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I get around in a wheelchair and even though I've been in Oregon for almost 15 years, I just recently received my Oregon disabled angler's permit. I arrived around 7:00 am on July 3rd and there was only one other party there--a guy with 4 boys, ages perhaps 8 to 12. The fish were pretty quiet until around 9:00 or 9:30 when they started jumping and biting better. In the next hour the boys caught a total of 5, two around 9 inches and a third around 12 inches. The other two were under legal size and were released. See the photos I took below of the fish and all the pond growth.
I found out the fish were taken with floating yellow Autzke's Fire Bait rigged about 18 inches above a sinker off the bottom. There were so many weeds and gunk that spinners were not practical. The fish came out of a relatively weed-free deeper spot quite a ways from the bank. If one could plant a cast right in that little weed-free area it was the best chance at a bite.
I got a few bites, but if there are very many fish in this pond, they didn't seem overly aggressive. Overall, though it was a fun time just to be outdoors--the weather was fabulous and I saw what I think was an Osprey trying to snag a fish.
I'll be back, but likely some time closer to after the pond is stocked in the Spring.
I found out the fish were taken with floating yellow Autzke's Fire Bait rigged about 18 inches above a sinker off the bottom. There were so many weeds and gunk that spinners were not practical. The fish came out of a relatively weed-free deeper spot quite a ways from the bank. If one could plant a cast right in that little weed-free area it was the best chance at a bite.
I got a few bites, but if there are very many fish in this pond, they didn't seem overly aggressive. Overall, though it was a fun time just to be outdoors--the weather was fabulous and I saw what I think was an Osprey trying to snag a fish.
I'll be back, but likely some time closer to after the pond is stocked in the Spring.
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