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Called the N. Coast regional office this morning to see if they had any insight as to why it's been so tough out there this year. They believe it is poor ocean survival. The coho smolts were released about the same time as the winter steelhead and there was a poor return on on those fish as...

Trout opens on May 25th this year. I believe that is the statewide opener for streams, but lakes are open all year.

Yeah, I'm gonna give it a shot on Sunday. What else can you do? I keep telling myself it's gonna pick up any day now. Good luck!

What's up with the Wilson this season? I've been getting my butt kicked out there! I drifted from mills to Sollie on Sunday, the water level was perfect, the color was a bit off but still very good. I landed a small hatchery fish just past windy bend and we lost one at Josi but that was it and...

Thanks for the info! I'll give it another shot in a couple weeks.

I drift from Mills Bridge to Sollie and I don't really like to fish it unless its under 5.5. But if our bank fishing you can fish higher up on the river when the gauge height is much higher.

Fished the Sandy today from Oxbow to Dabney. My Dad released a native at the boat ramp at Oxbow while he was waiting for us to shuttle trucks. Unfortunately it was the only action of the day for us. Talked with a few other boaters that had released natives and one that had a hatchery fish. Saw 1...

I'm a bonker. Always have been. My Grandad was a bonker, my dad is a bonker, it's just the way I was raised. Does bleeding a fish really make that much difference in the quality of meat? I have eaten plenty of bonked fish and they were delicious! Could you actually tell the difference in a taste...

Good Luck!

That is how I understand it as well.

There are more Springers caught on the Sandy and the Clack than the Wilson. You can check out previous years catch rates on odfw website. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/fishing/docs/sportcatch/by_month_2009_Expanded_Catch.pdf 2009 is the last year listed, but it will give you an idea of...

Salmon and Steelhead are not the same fish. Check out this link, How to Identify Salmon/Steelhead | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, it may help you avoid a ticket. Also if you have not done so already, pick up the 2011 Oregon sport fishing regulations and read it! They are free, and...

I did make it out. It was a good day. Nobody on the water, I hooked 4 fish and boated 2. One of them was a 35" hatchery buck but he was pretty dark. Good luck!

I have never had much luck on the upper river, but lots of guys do. I have seen fish caught from the bank from Mills bridge all the way up to Elk creek. The few fish I have hooked in the upper river were between Musial creek and Jones creek. I've heard most of the fish being caught in the upper...

Yeah most of the fish I saw were bright.