Recent content by plumbertom

Yeah, that south shore is generally most productive area. I believe it has a lot to do with the fast break to deeper water (not that dexter is all that deep overall) along the shouth shore. aside from a shallow bench in the center of the shoreline it's mostly a steep dive to 20 plus feet of...

Yep, that sounds like Dexter to me. I get what you're saying about those few exrta miles to Hills Creek. On my fixed income and not great mileage in my tow vehicle, that tramslates into an expense it's hard to cover to test out unknown waters.

That's more when I've fished than not, but once the boat is on the water, I'm gonna wet a line. But it's a 25 mile drive to launch at Dexter, so when the water is high enough to launch, Fern Ridge is only a 5 mile drive from my house, so I even occasionally fish it a little.

Quick run to ABC this morning for 2-1/2 hours of line wetting. I got there about 8:30, left at 11. I did not see the delivery truck so they were either very early today or perhaps sometime yesterday. Caught a trout on aalmost every cast within a couple of minutes. I released all I caught...

While I only occasionally fish Dexter, I've found that I do best while trolling the south shore.

Okay. I would wonder why it popped up in my feed, being so old. It's not as if I search the archive looking for outdated stuff to comment upon. Nevertheless, I hope someone can find my ravings useful.

I lived and worked in SoCal for most of my life. Like you I got used to local waters. for the same species. I have fished most of the water within a couple hundred miles or so of LA. Just to spark interest, I suggest lake San Antonio on the central coast for striped bass, Nascimento lake nearby...

If your looking to fill your freezer, Oregon ain't the place to do it on one day of fishing. Salmon and steelhead being limited to one or two fish per day depending on species and waters. That being said, Hit the ocean for rock fish and ling cod that will provide the most generous bag limits...

I don't know. There are Blue cats in Idaho waters. And I'm almost certain that Idaho is responsible for Channel cats and Flathead cats being in Oregon waters. Reports of 50 lb channels always makes me think it just might have been a Blue.

Or possibly a Blue. They aren't even uncommon in that size, and are often mistaken for channel cats by those unfamilier with catfish.

My curiosity is aroused. I'm wondering what stretch of the Willie you were fishing? I have been told that Channel Catfish are rare to the point of being almost nonexistent in the Willamette above the Falls but are common below there.

Thank you for participating in helping promote what could become an improved resource for many anglers in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Catfish could easily improve the numbers of fishers participating in our sport. More participants translates to more licenses sold and thereby more revenue for...

Yeah, and I don't think $5 would cover retail of a jar of powerbait today. The bag of Mousetails are just under that at Bi-mart, or they were a couple of weeks ago.

I've checked the Berkley Store and they don't offer anything I can find called a Spring Green. They do have the Chartuse and a Lime Green, though.

Yeah, I always have a couple jars of power eggs in my bag. But, of late I've been using Berkleys Mousetails. Mostly because of where I've been fishing. Pretty much the same as power eggs but with the trailer tails. In the slow moving water of the A-B Canoe Canal, I believe the tails provide a...