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hire a guide for around 150 it will be quality money spent and let them show you how to do what you want to do, plus its guaranteed that you won't leave empty handed
I am new to Oregon and have just started Steelhead fishing. Still working on getting my first fish. I am in Southern Oregon and am going to be making a treck up to try bank fishing on Sandy River. I was wondering if there was any tips that you could give me for either fly fishing or bait fishing here, I have both poles but am really a beginer at both. I have never been to the river as well, just have read great things about it so far. Any Advice would be greatly appreciated, I will be heading up there on 2/3/09. Thank you.
I'm no guide FS, just a simple angler...I don't want some lurker reading that and thinking they want to get the law after me! I don't need any headaches like that.
But hiring a guide can be a really good learning experience, if you end up with a good one. Just make sure you ask "why." Why this, and why that, ask "why" about rods, reels, mainlines, leaders, plugs, whatever. Gain as much information as you can without asking how. Unless it is a "how" to use it type of question. Not how to catch fish. It is vastly different for everyone. And yes, a guide will backtroll, or side drift you through traditionally productive streches. When you go out again, look for similar water. Simple as that. Sorta...