Recent content by Teo

Yeah, This is kind of curious. It's sort of like an internet connection is a requirement to go fishing. I don't really have a beef with ODFW. It's understandable that they would want to be able to change the catch limits later in the season, but can't they sort out the deadline? And thanks...

Ya know, I think that changed this year. Says the deadline is Fall Cr. in the copy of regs I have, which adds quite a bit of river to fish.

Hello All, I'm looking for recommendations for a good electric smoker. What features do you think are important? Which should I avoid? Thanks, Ken

Yes, launch at Andrew Wiley, and the take out is at Pleasant Valley Rd which is the same as 2nd St. in Sweet Home. The boat ramp for taking out is next to the water treatment plant. That will give you about 4 river miles of drift.

Is there a shuttle service near by?

I didn't want to hijack the other thread about problems tying 30 lb line to 0/1 hooks, so I decided to start a general conversation about rigging for springers. What's your fav? Do you pull plugs, what size, how deep? Do you use bait? What type? How deep? What size hooks. What size line do...

Alsea Hatchery is only about 30 minutes from Corvallis. I was there last Tuesday and there were still some steelhead in the traps. They also have some large ponds full of trout. But I like the Leaburg Hatchery a lot more. It has a seperate pond for large fish with some very large trout, and...

Thanks Kodiak!

So do the Marion Forks and Leaburg hatcheries produce salmon? The real question is where are the clipped salmon that go past the Willamette Falls fish count station headed? I thought Leaburg only did trout and steelhead. And let's see Mapleton. Do you mean the Mapleton on the Siuslaw?

I was looking at the fish counts today and things seem to be picking up. I was wondering is there any other salmon hatchery above Willamette Falls besides the one up at Foster Dam?

I was down in Eugene last weekend and I couldn't find Harvest Lane. How do I get there? I can't find it on any map either.

So when you say Pleasant Valley I assume you mean Pleasant Valley Rd. that crosses the river a little below Sweet Home. I haven't been there so I assume there's a boat ramp, yes? And how rough is the water from Foster to Pleasant Valley, and also from Pleasant Valley down to Waterloo. I'm...

Fished Clemens yesterday, no luck. But talked to a guy that floated Mill Cr. to Campbell and he got one. Does seem pretty quiet though. I think I'll float tomorrow, but it will probably be my last trip.

So if I have this right Gate Creek rapid is down stream from Helfrich Landing and I think just before Vida. Looks like a Silver Cr. to B&K Doris would be a good float. About 6 river miles, a good days worth. Or is 6 miles too much? I guess it depends on your style of fishing. I tend to be...

I would like to revive this thread because I would also like to know of good stretches of the McKenzie that aren't too difficult. I have a pontoon boat also that I have been floating the Alsea with this winter. Spring is coming and I need to start figuring out where to fish. In particular I...