Recent content by Jodin

Looks like this trip is canceled due to a deployment, however I plan to hit the Deschutes almost immediately upon returning. I'll post a follow up when it's all said and done with.

Thanks very much for the suggestions guys. Prior to reading them I was taking a close look at the area upriver from Maupin - it looks like canyon, sage, big river, fast current, and tough wading. Also tough camping. I am currently leaning towards trying to make way with our adventure in this...

In the middle of July (13 - 16) I will be going with a friend to fish on the Deschutes. The idea is to fish for trout, however we are both setup for steelhead. We both have waders, and we are both active duty military. He prefers spin fishing, I prefer fly fishing. I am looking for a good...

I work for the CG in oil spill / HAZMAT response, spent 21 days down there from day 10 - day 31. It's pretty wild. Probably one of the biggest mobilizations I will ever see within my job field!

I enjoy drifting quite a bit more, willing to change strategies based on water though

usually when I'm all tangled up and performing an awful retrieve

I was in Oxbow the other day and saw a few Osprey hunting. Good stuff.