Recent content by SWriverstone

Whoa! I'm assuming those are salmon in the photo, right? (Amazing!!!)

Thanks for the advice Chromatose. I'd like to think I'm already pretty good at reading water—because I've been an expert whitewater kayaker for decades and spent thousands of hours on swift-flowing rivers. Believe it or not, many of the same features fish seek in rivers are identical for...

Haha thanks Tony (I think? LOL). Really my question hinges on steelhead behavior—do they ALWAYS go to the exact same holding spots? And are there really so few holding spots in a given river suitable for a steelie's picky tastes that if you don't know those few spots you'll never find one...

I'm a beginner flyfisherman hoping to (someday) hook into a steelhead (much less actually land one!). I've spent many hours this summer on the North Umpqua (in the fly-only section)...and am starting to wonder if steelhead fishing is really all about knowing where the holding spots are? I ask...

I dunno. It's Friday evening and I still don't know where to go tomorrow morning. (Obviously my hesitation prevented me from getting anywhere tonight!) The heat is intimidating. I keep reading about all the steelhead at the mouth of the Deschutes...but then I think "It's 3.5hrs to get there, and...

Ugh. Finding a place to spend the night is another problem if I go to the Deschutes. Like every state campground in Oregon, 100% of all campsites in the state recreation area campground at the mouth are booked a year in advance. :-( doesn't look like there's a whole lot of other options out...

I've been wondering about the Coast Fork of the Willamette. I read (somewhere online) that ODFW started planting smolts in the Coast Fork a few years ago and some returns are happening. I did get out one evening a few weeks ago and fished downstream of the Rt.58 bridge. Nice wading and nice...

Thanks for the replies! Troutski, I've scouted out parts of the Upper Middle Fork Willamette above Hills Creek—it's a beautiful stretch of river, but I've never been sure how many fish are up there? (There isn't a whole lot about that section online that I can find.) And the section between...

I have a VERY rare free weekend (from the family) coming up (August 20-21) and want to spend it flyfishing! But I'm suffering from "analysis paralysis" trying to figure out where to go to get the most from the weekend. I live in Eugene, so that's my starting point. As always, it's got to be a...

Hi——just back from John Day country. I scouted out most of the river from Sheep Rock (junction of 26/19) downstream to Kimberly. And it immediately became obvious why nobody fishes that section—as some pointed out above, access is a pain in the a$$. Seems like 90% of the whole river in that...

Hi All: I've been doing a lot of Googling and asking around, and it appears there is a near-total information vacuum regarding the 30-mile stretch of the mainstem of the John Day between Dayville and Kimberly. I'm really curious to know if anyone fishes that stretch and what fishing is like...

New to the forum here (from Eugene), and thought I'd chime in on the Metolius. I fished it last fall for the first time, on a beautiful sunny day. The river (and surrounding scenery) is heartbreakingly beautiful! In short, my buddy and I were skunked completely. No fish caught all day. We're...