DethanB said:
I won't even go near trying to fillet at this time! It was a major accomplishment for me just to clean it out, I have no idea how to fillet a fish yet.
It's actually not that hard, gut/clean the fish, now just cut down the spine until you hit the rib cage. Some people cut down through the ribs and then remove them later. Instead I follow the ribs, only cutting through the pin bones. This is all much easier on large fish. I don't worry about the pin bones as they always seem to soften enough while cooking.
It's all just a matter of practice, and some minimal knowledge of the fish's anatomy (which you'll understand after a fish or two).
As for the Detroit & Big Cliff idea. I was thinking about going up there, but with the major snow falls they've had up there I thought I would wait a few weeks for it to warm up a bit. In fact I heard 22 was closed at detroit?! With that being said, I do plan on trying it out, but for now Walter Wirth and Walling will work for us.
Yeah, that's why I recommended once the weather gets better. Myself, I'm dying to get up to Green Peter but I'm just not going to try my luck until the snow lightens up a bit.
Is there any other places to go locally?
E.E. Wilson down on 99W, there's also a decent sized lake that damns Rickreall creek a few miles west of Dallas, the name escapes me at the moment, but it's out there.
Edit: OK, I've got the name of that lake by Dallas, Aaron Mercer Reservoir,
Aaron Mercer Reservoir Fishing in Polk County, Oregon | Fishing Works