I was starting to think no one fished for catfish in the John Day. I've tried up near the narrows years ago but all I ever caught up there were bull heads. Great eating but small. Tried them at Clarno this year and did real well. Got in about a month before it went south and got over 15 smallest...
Took my boat up to Biggs three time's last year hoping to fish and soon as I saw the river the whitecaps sent me home. Long ride just to turn around and go home. Seem's last year was more windy than normal. Used to go up from LaPage Park several time a year and don't recall ever turning around...
Bucket list. Love to figure out Kokanee but don't like Billy Chinook and any other lake is pretty much to far off. Channel cats high on the list but have gotten into Blues lately. Loving it, great eating! Gonna give walleye a go in October, read that's a good month for them. Supposed to be...
Problem with chicken liver is it's hard to cast without loosing it unless wrapped in cheese cloth. Tried it out on Blue Cats in the John day and it does work very well. But cast softly. Then it comes off so easy it's hard to set a hook on a fish hitting it, mostly miss them. On Bull Heads years...
Boy this is old! What the heck, so am I! Heaviest line on one of my casting reels is 6# mono. Have a few spinning reels, mostly for crappie but now and then bass in the John Day. Max they get is 4#. On my catfish rod's I do have one with 15# on it but the rest 10# to 12#. Seem's to me people...
Haven't fished for trout in years. Used to go to East lake and Lava Lake with the ex and we'd fish for them with power bait. Not all that big on trout so we threw back everything we could. Deep hooked fish we kept, the rest went back in. I'd read years ago that simply cutting the line and...
Went on a guided walleye trip years back with my best friend. Feb and pretty cool out 20*! Spent 8 hrs on the water and we both got one fish! Had a great time but had no idea I had a fish on when I pulled up mine. Everybody say's they are great eating but I don't recall, but, I did eat it. Was...
I love my ABU's. Also just came back into the first Shamino I'd ever had, a 100. One really nice reel that somehow ended up at my sons! Have a few other's I really like but the other mentioned was a Kastking. Yea, got one of them too. Round Rover 40 and so far it is one very nice reel. I think...
I went on a walleye guided trip with the best friend years ago. We were out there 8hrs and we both caught one fish. Still thinking I should tryit again Can't remember what they taste like but most people seem to like them. Think I got all I need except a good supply of worms! I'd go back to the...
I have a 15' Jon Boat. Got it used with a 2014 20HP Honda for $3000. Won't take it out far on the Columbia but don't get up there that much anyway. Place on the Columbia near Irrigon I'd take it to though. All those lakes around Medford, I think ya said Medford, I'd go with what I have. I pretty...