Recent content by yearofthescud

Thank you all for your replies. Sounds like my initial reaction was right - a beautiful, special fish for sure, probably a steelhead!

Hi all, I've been up to Fall Creek a couple of times recently (including today), and pulled this beauty (plus like 20 6-9" cutthroats). The colors seemed a bit different than what I'd expect for a stocker rainbow; is this just an old holdover, or is it a smallish steelhead? (It's a bit hard to...

Like many of you, I’m itching to get back out and fishing regularly in spite of the cool, rainy conditions we’ve been having. (Not a complaint - more water is good for the fish, after all!) As a wading trout fisherman, what’s my best bet this weekend? The McKenzie certainly looks high, as does...

Yep, I updated that date. Since I moved in August, it hasn’t been 6 months quite yet, so perhaps that the issue. I also contacted ODFW to see if theres anything they can do from their end.

Hi everyone, I’m trying to buy a fishing license for 2023 and switch my ODFW profile from non-resident to resident. I updated my address in my profile, but it will still only let me buy a license at non-resident prices, and the banner at the top still shows “non-resident”, which is mildly...

Thank you all for your replies! Will keep you all updated with pics/reports as I continue exploring the area. @NKlamerus, I'm not opposed to bass fishing as well - I actually did more fly angling for bass than trout in the Midwest (where I lived before just moving here). It sounds like I may...

Hi all, long time lurker and first time poster. I just officially moved to the Eugene area, and have been starting to explore the myriad trout water this week. So far, I've been able to land some nice trout from the McKenzie (Hendricks and Deerhorn) and the Row River (fish pictured below - I...