Recent content by Gar

I used to fish for bass and catfish quite a bit growing up in Missouri, but since I've been out here for the last few years I'm a true lake/pond trout convert! I mean, who wants to get up at a reasonable time and use relatively simple setups to hook into several large, fighting fish when you...

Like Stayton or Mill City area? I had heard in the past that Mill city can be a good place to bank fish, but since I'm really new to oregon's crazy fishing scene I am never too sure where fish typically are in a given time...

Hey all, I'm wondering if anybody's chasing steelies in the Salem area now? I have a small windfall of time and was hoping to head out early, but I don't know where to go!! ~M~

I can survive without any legs or arms, but I'd prefer not to. After all, who'd open my beers? ~M~

Nice Feesh! :)

so when they scrape that crap outta the lakes and rivers, what can they do with it? It's not like the lead, PCBs, etc. just disappear after all.... ~M~

Yeah, i have actually bookmarked that thread on my computer and have emailed it to my brother already! I found it pretty soon after finding the forum last month and it's pretty great advice for someone like me who has no idea where to actually go around here! Thanks Kodiak! ~M~

Having just moved to the state, I hear a lot of people talk about how dirty the Willamette is. I understand that historically it was a bit of a sewer, but in more recent times surely it (we) has cleaned up a bit, no? Is it still a gross place to be, or is the anti-Willy sentiment outdated...

these things you say are good ones!

This blows my mind still! I'm from MO most recently and you can fish for 26 hours a day there! What's the deal on only fishing during the light? Do the fish turn into were-fish at night and emerge from the water, killing and eating everything they find? ~M~

nice question FMJ! I was wondering the same thing of the Willamette catties! ~M~

50+, that'd be a real trip! I'd be pretty stoked to pull a huge, ancient looking beast like that up! ~M~

well, I;m in Salem so I was hoping to find places relatively close to home. So, I guess that means the north branch!

agreed! I'm totally new to the area and fishing from Salem and would love some of this info too! ~Mike~

Hey all, I'm new to the area / state and was hoping to see if there were any sturgeon in the Salem area? What equipment do you all use to fish for them here? Thanks, ~Mike~