Recent content by donjduck2

I always wear a pfd when i'm out in my toon no matter where i fish or how hot it is,always best to be safe and live to fish another day.besides i float like a rock so i have even more reason to wear one.

Good advice.I always wear a bright orange hat when i go out in my toon,just so i can be seen by other boaters.The last time i fished Diamond I had a boat come by and thank me for wearing a bright orange hat so i could be seen,he told me he could see me from the other end of the lake.

Nevr caught an osprey but have had them take fish i've just released,seems to happen all the time when i float the umpqua for smallmouth.I've had them hit the water just a few feet in back of my toon.The first time it happend it scares the hell outa me I didn't know what was going on till the...

Thanks for the info guys it sure helps out.I'm hoping to go in about two weeks,I just have to see if my buddy has the time off and it will give me a little time to buy a couple traps to use.I plan on letting the traps set with a can of cheap tuna catfood and while they soak net a few more.I'll...

I hope I'm posting this question in the right spot if no my appology.I am wanting to catch some crawdads and was wondering if anyone knew of some good spots around the Cottage Grove/surrounding area or within 50 miles.I have tried several of the local rivers and creeks but the crawdads are...

Nice vid.I've caught bullfrogs by using a red bobber and a hook.Bull frogs hate anything red,i've even caught one on a red black berry,it's crazy how bad they hate the color.They are tons of fun to catch for a mess of frog legs.Just walk around the edge of a pond with a pole with a small red...

toon fishing toon fishing I fish from a pontoon and have enjoyed every min of it.I don't have a fancy one just a BiMart special,I hope to ugrade this year.I have used mine to float the Umpqua for smallies around the Elkton area,Diamond lake and several other high lakes.I haven't heard of any...

nice pics.sorry to hear about the rudness.Thanks for the umpqua report,I have a couple friends flying in form the east coast and have never been to Oregon and they have heard of oregons fishing and are dieing to go.I've been racking my brains on where to take them and what to fish for,you just...

I've got an old South Bend split bamboo fly pole still in the orginal card board storage tube and cloth rod bag. I also have an old split bamboo fly rod in a mohogany presentation case with three differnt weight tips,cat gut fly line and hand tied flies,my father brought back from japan or the...

old hiway old hiway The old mckenzie pass is supposed to be closed until mid august for what it says on the trip check site.I followed a link to a website that talks about what the work is and what progress they are making and any updates on when they expect it to be done. Figures it would...

senco senco Nice fish.I've been wanting to go out to CG Lake and try for some bass.I haven't fished CG lake since i was a kid.I was wondering if my toon would work good for chasing the bass at CG.I was also wondering what a senco lure was,I know prob a really stupid question but I've never...

I was wondering if anyone has fished Lookout Point.I never see anyone fishing it when I drive by it on my way to Oakridge.I was just wondering if anyone has had any luck fishing it.I've thought about taking my toon up there and trying it.I was hoping someone could give me a little info on where...

walleye walleye I was read the posts here and found this one on walleye fishing.I've never fished for them but would love to sometime.I read in one of the posts that the odfw put some walleye in one of the lake down here around Eugene,which one was it?i'd love to take out my toon and try for...

I hear of a lot of people fishing Cottage Grove/Dorena Lakes with powerbait right off the dam,and others that fish it closer to the inlets.I don't know how big of fish they are catching but do know there are some nice fish that come out of these lakes.I'm always seeing lots of people fishing the...

pontoon pontoon I bought the 8' Osprey pontoon from Bi Mart a couple yars back and love it.I've floasted so of the slower umpqua,taken it up to Diamond Lake several times and have had no complaints,so far its done everything I've asked it to. I just wished I had more time to take it out and...