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kurtataltos;n597461 said:Great inputs ! Bend is a bit "spendy" but, still, very nice. My reason, typically, for float tubing is safety. I'm pushing 70 and climbing over slick boulders in the middle of a fast moving stream just isn't as much fun as it used to be. Slower/shallower rivers, great. Bend appears very nice and Eugene is certainly an option. I suppose I should amend my comments to something closer to a preference for float tubing but stream fishing is great too as long as the stream isn't pushing 191,017 cfm a minute downstream. Currently I have to drive about 5 1/2 to 6 hours to find decent fishing and that's not a superb thrill. Regardless, thank you for the inputs and keep those thoughts coming ! Enjoy !
kurtataltos;n597551 said:Note from me, the OP: my wife and I haven't been to Bend for almost two years whe we took an exploratory visit that was quite nice. Taking the excellent advice from posters on this board, I tried doing more research on Bend as a good focal point for freshwater lake and stream fishing. I was amazed at the multitude of negative online reviews of the City of Bend itself: impossible to find a job (I'm retired, so....), crowded, high crime, favorite phrase: "poverty with a view", horrible traffic, lousy weather, snotty newcomers, a lot more crime, blah, blah, blah. I can only figure there are a couple reasons for this: a) it's true. b)people are trying to keep newbies away by posting crap. c) grumpy people post a lot. d) Other.
fish face;n597973 said:I never thought that Oregon was a retirement friendly state. Granted, no sales taxes (yet) but high income taxes. I know a lot of people who intend to move to Washington when they retire because of that.