Recent content by Peaceful

I can attest to that! Even in winter, when they're supposed to be more "lethargic."

I second what @Grant22 said about Echo's "Base" setup -- it's a great package for the price and put a lot of fish in the net this year, mostly on small-mid sized streams. I also added a Euro rod to my mix this year after totally resisting anything other than dries (boy, wasn't that a foolish...

Yeah, it was super depressing to see all the loss... I feel for those communities and tried to find as many excuses as I could to buy food/supplies/stuff I didn't really have to have. It's going to take a long time for nature and the towns to recover. The hot springs/retreat center up there on...

That's correct, it's gated off from the Detroit Lake entrance right up the road from what used to be a sweet little market/gift shop there on the corner. :(

You're quite a writer, @olshiftybiscuits ! Great read, as always. I think you might be the one underselling a bit with those half a beer rates, no? Then again, my brother lives in Japan and is faced with the hard decision to pay $8 or $9 for a single craft beer ... or drink sake. Hard life, that...

That's a good way to put, @Echskech -- it has been a quest! I've been doing the 2-3 hour drives a lot lately, trying to hone my skills (read: patience) with high water streams. I was just reading a section of George Daniel's book, Dynamic Nymphing, where he describes fishing in winter/high water...

Thx a lot, Chuck. I take it you live in the Eugene area? A few follow-up questions for ya... Does the coastal fork beneath the Cottage Grove reservoir fish like a normal tailwater? In other words, is the flow pretty steady throughout the year? Recently, I went up Fall "Creek" (out of...

Gorgeous fish! Put up a pretty good fight in heavy current, or did it walk on in to shore?

That's exciting! I hadn't heard of Cooper Creek Reservoir, so I'll have to look into that one. Was your buddy throwing streamers? (Lake flyfishing is still pretty new for me.)

Hi all! Happy (almost) New Year. Nice thing about the winter regulations is that I'm forced to go explore further out from Portland. Lately, I've visited the upper McKenzie, Metolius, Fall Creek, and, of course, the Deschutes. I'm not accustomed to winter fly fishing (I've never been quite...

Has anyone fished in the Vida/Rainbow area since the fires? Thinking about a trip down there next week. Never fished the river which should be listed as sin in the Oregonian fly fishing bible.

They're on sale right now at Red's for ~$1.25. Snatch em up!

I gave these a shot on the Deschutes recently. The fish found it irresistible.

Totally hear you on that... and then on top of that it seems like there's outdated info posted out on/near the river. I was going to do Maupin this time but found some nice pockets on the first stretch there and, like you'd recommended, fished the holy hell out of them until it was too dark to...

Yeah, first time for me so I was a little perplexed. Gave me a good walk downstream... didn't help that my second nymph had hooked into its fin. Just an awkward landing altogether!