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HHM, thanks. It's a very rountine type of surgury, but......
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The Metolius is a beautiful river....We camped and fished it and had a great time. White fish weren't mentioned as being in the river but we had fish swimming at our feet and we believed them to be white fish....are we wrong?
i caught a 3 pound whitefish in maupin in april!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!if you are standing in a river east of I-5.... you can figure you are sharing that enviroment with a whitefish... or possibly the ookla ookla fish, grows up to three feet long and attacks people who are standing in a river swinging a stick... all the native tribes know about them, thats why there are no native owned fly shoppes anywhere in america...funny, now that you think about it.. have you ever been in a native flyshoppe on a res?? its best just to stay out of the whole general area... LOOOOOOOOOOOTs of fish.. some up to 75LBs over near maupin.. and the waters warmer!
if you are standing in a river east of I-5.... you can figure you are sharing that enviroment with a whitefish... or possibly the ookla ookla fish, grows up to three feet long and attacks people who are standing in a river swinging a stick... all the native tribes know about them, thats why there are no native owned fly shoppes anywhere in america...funny, now that you think about it.. have you ever been in a native flyshoppe on a res?? its best just to stay out of the whole general area... LOOOOOOOOOOOTs of fish.. some up to 75LBs over near maupin.. and the waters warmer!
The Met is a very difficult river to fish, the fall river is probably the only body of water in oregon more difficult to fly fish, access is abundant, which is rare... but fishing it is actually quite difficult, floating it and getting out of the raft or kayak is boarderline legal.. but I don't recomend it, I have been all the way down the river 3 times.. it can be a very dangerous float. The river is still quite high for this time of year, while dry fly fishing is good, czech nymphing and dredging buggers is what produces most big fish. It is a stunning river... and very fun and challenging to fish.. I have fished it around 40 days total... and barely can produce a big day. Go... but don't take your begginer friends with you.. this is Gods water, and it breaks my heart to imagine hatchery steelhead and nooks on it... I wish they would leave well enough alone.. for with the return of the salmon...here comes the meat hunters..garbage... bobbers in trees and crowds... then I will have to drive all the way to the Fall River..But what-ever... Go ahead odf.. tax me some more to ruin my favorite spots... thanks
No offense here. They are to expensive to leave in the trees! :lol: We fish the Rouge in the summer where its fly only with no added weight on the line. I can make some pretty heavy micro jigs. LOL
These regs are mild, try reading the ones for the fly only water on the North Umpqua. Its basically dry fly only!
I have to say, I really like what they are doing with the Metolius. It is serving as a model for other formerly awesome native fisheries, and how they can be brought back to their former glory. I don't think anyone is suggesting that it will be a fast or easy process, but I think the lessons to be learned are plenty.
If you are at all interested, the oregon fly fishing blog is following the issue as it pertains to the McKenzie, and it's future very closely. the posts are few and far between, but searching Native Mckenzie on the site's search bar should yield the majority of the information.
ill bet you in a few years they open it up for bait on the river,,,then its all over,,,,they should leave well enough alone
Never happen,