Recent content by tmattevans

What kind of fish is it?

Thanks for all of the n00b advice last week y'all. I was able to fish a few hours on Saturday at the Newport pier and Nye Beach. It was obvious that I had no idea what I was doing, but it was fun for sure. Plus, I didn't get skunked -- look at this lunker.

Bass -- fantastic! That makes a ton of sense to me now. A pontoon or a float would be great -- I'll think about it, but my first purchase will probably need to be some hip or chest waders.

Thanks for the information, y'all! The Urban Hog Map is pretty sweet -- I'll have to check some of those places out next time I'm in/near Portland. Also, I appreciate the info on live bait -- that's very different from NC and VA. There, some of the best fishing for crappie and largemouth is...

Thanks for the kind reply and the tips. To be clear, what you're talking about here is standing on the bank, throwing the spinner/spoon upstream a bit, and then letting it drift with the current? When the line goes tight and the spinner drifts up, you pull in and re-cast?

Thanks for the tip! Didn't know that book existed, but I will track it down.

Hi, All -- I just joined the forum, but I've been reading the archives and trying to get up to speed for a few weeks now. I recently moved to Corvallis from NC and it looks like I need to learn how to fish all over again. In NC, the majority of my fishing was in the surf, the sound, farm ponds...