its about 7.5 hours from portland to vale, then, probably another 40 min to the river. yes it is still hot right now but its always hot if you spend the time finding the right flies. the river is so packed with trophy browns that have most likely seen about every fly in the book so if you're...
It is an amazing river. they are very picky, especially on dries. Ians Brass ass was the nymph (imitates a midge/caddis larva) striptease streamers and crippled midge dry was the ticket for this trip. its a long drive from my home in portland but you really can't beat it. best fishery in the...
this is just one of many that i got into during my 3 day stint on the Owyhee. had to crack down on some folks trying to snag spawners with spinners, people who do that have no skill or respect for the river. disgusting.
Had a great day at the Owyhee, got into some browns early but the heat turned out to be two much so we drove to burns and slept. the next day we hit Lost Lake on the Santiam Pass and caught 30+ brook trout in a 3 hour period (No Joke) small but fun.
Owyhee: Ian's Brass Ass (Orvis fly) caught...
I drove from portland to Maupin on friday and destroyed it on the Deschutes. if you are planning on going there i must advise you bring a grip of size 18 black and white renegades. i caught 90% of my fish on that and 10% on a size 18 EH caddis