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That is a Spotted Bass That is a Spotted Bass Back east we call them Kentucky Bass, but out here they are known as the Spotted Bass. They don't get as large as Large Mouth Bass, but can grow up to 10 lbs. It differentiates from the LM bass by its black bar having spaces and the mandibles do...

Competing for resources Competing for resources Sounds like the Bass are being indirectly out-competed for resources. Hypothesis: Suckers are eating the phytoplankton and organic debris, not leaving left overs for the zooplankton which feed the small fish/crayfish and then feed the bass...

Middle Fork Middle Fork Yes, I am defenitely down for floating the middlefork; I'll let you know how I do on the Mac this weekend and maybe we can line something out.

I am looking towards going down the Upper McKenzie to haul in some early season trout on either March 28 or 29. Is there anyone out there who would be willing to make this run. I am taking my toon, insulated waders, and a life vest for sure and will throw some flys and spinners.

Thanks Thanks Thanks for the heads up A.A. I'll go give it a whirl on thursday and friday.

I am going to go to Sawyers Rapids and try to land some early Fall Salmon; has anyone heard if they are in yet?

The Loop Floated well The Loop Floated well After we finally found a place to launch our pontoons (we used a logger road and luckily they left the gate unlocked for us that evening) the fishing was great all morning under the overcast sky. I was using a topwater Spit-n-Image by Excalibur; the...

Looks like fun Looks like fun Looks like your hard work paid off; Curious if you fried him up or released him. I fried up some smallmouth from the Umpqua last week with some Jiffy cornbread mix for batter and followed it with some Blackberry cobbler. AAAhhhh! Delish. Okay, now I'm really...

BLM road BLM road Thanks for the information so far; I found a BLM road that looks to have an access piont directly across from Big K's main launch. That will be a really good take out spot after putting in at Kellogg. If my memory serves me correctly, there is a long stretch after Big K's...

Does anyone know of some areas to put in and take out my pontoon when floating "The Loop" around Big K ranch? I fished this earlier in the summer with great success, but had problems trying to find good places for launching.