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oregonbassmaster
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The closest spot, is probably the Kiger Island slough (part of the Willy). SE Kiger Island Drive, is out 3rd St. / Hwy. 99W on the end of town...just past SE Rivergreen. Just park your car/bike, at the 1st bridge that you come to going east. A tube or toon, will help you get back into the slough and the best fishing.
There's also lots of smallies, and some bucketmouths, farther south along the Long Tom River. And even farther, is Fern Ridge Reservoir. Miles and miles of bank access. Good crappie holes, and spots for cats too.
Thanks for the tips I'll defenitely be checking out Kiger Island Slough. Are there large mouths in there? From Google it looks pretty bassy. I've noticed that everything seems to be private around here SiletzTroutKiller, it's a big change from what I'm used to.
Thanks for the tips I'll defenitely be checking out Kiger Island Slough. Are there large mouths in there? From Google it looks pretty bassy. I've noticed that everything seems to be private around here SiletzTroutKiller, it's a big change from what I'm used to.
Like you man I'm a college student in Corvallis and I too come from an area with lots of public access to great fishing so I feel your pain. I know of a couple places to catch trout if you're interested but all the places Troutdude and Throbbit_Shane said are your best bet.
Incidentally, there is an old rock quarry pond on Hwy. 34 between the Corvallis bridges and Peoria Road...on the south side. Do NOT eat any fish, from that pond. There is an old layered, land-fill along the west bank. Saw a bunch of dead 'gills in there, back in the 70's. Never went back.
I was under the impression this pond was private property, do you or anyone else know if thats true? I don't eat fish anyway so I dont care about that.
So far, its been open to the public. Its only the one you can see from hwy 34. You can take a kayak from it to a channel out to the Willamette. There are many more ponds back in there that are private. Mostly the gravel company.
Maybe we are talking about a different pond. This one, is along the east side of a short gravel road called Ireland Lane. Between Ireland and the pond, is where the old landfill is located. I see peeps fish it all of the time; along the north shore (Hwy. 34 side). Maybe they are trespassing?
But, a small finger of the Willamette does go along the east side of the pond. You would have take out, hop over a small piece of land, to put into that slough. But, it probably could be done.