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yeah, it's a trip report, not a fish report. 


that's coz it's captain skunkage reporting here. (maybe i should change my username)
anyway, i went to the wilson this morning, all fired up and pumped - feeling totally optimistic that i was gonna bank some metalheads. i was dying to try out my new float rod and reel, and i had a bunch of sweeeet looking spinners from kodiak and a bunch of killer jigs.
but, alas, it was not to be. the fish gods did not smile, and captain skunkage had a bit more casting practice time... and lost 2 of the spinners to the riverbed, to boot.
but, on the plus side... i gotta say, oregon has some really picturesque scenery. the drive was awesome. my first stop was at elk creek. the water was fantastic and the spot i was fishing looked really fishy (so thinks capt skunkage). water temp was 39.5 and air temp must be in the mid 40s.
after an hour (50% spinner, 50% bobber/jig) of nada, a couple of guys came up from around the bend. they didn't touch fish either.
with that, i decided to move further down river. got to mile 27, parked and hiked to the river. feeling really pumped still...
2 1/2 hours later, nada. okay time for lunch (less pumped, stomach growling). went to lee's shack? (forgot the name.) anyway, while i was having a burger, a bunch of anglers came in. got into some "how'd you guys do?" and "any fish?". 1 out of the 8 guys who came in landed a nate upriver from where we were. another said they were fishing further down river and saw lots of boats. he had talked to the fish checker, and was told he checked more than 100 fish on friday, but saturday was less.
anyway, after lunch, i headed back upstream to continue my skunk streak for another few hours before all the pumpage died and i decided to head home.
i took some photos to share. i know, they're just shots of a river. but to me it's a beautiful experience to be able to enjoy a day out on one of the most beautiful places on earth. makes me happy to live in oregon... even if i can't catch any feeeeesh...
that's coz it's captain skunkage reporting here. (maybe i should change my username)
anyway, i went to the wilson this morning, all fired up and pumped - feeling totally optimistic that i was gonna bank some metalheads. i was dying to try out my new float rod and reel, and i had a bunch of sweeeet looking spinners from kodiak and a bunch of killer jigs.
but, alas, it was not to be. the fish gods did not smile, and captain skunkage had a bit more casting practice time... and lost 2 of the spinners to the riverbed, to boot.
but, on the plus side... i gotta say, oregon has some really picturesque scenery. the drive was awesome. my first stop was at elk creek. the water was fantastic and the spot i was fishing looked really fishy (so thinks capt skunkage). water temp was 39.5 and air temp must be in the mid 40s.
after an hour (50% spinner, 50% bobber/jig) of nada, a couple of guys came up from around the bend. they didn't touch fish either.
with that, i decided to move further down river. got to mile 27, parked and hiked to the river. feeling really pumped still...
2 1/2 hours later, nada. okay time for lunch (less pumped, stomach growling). went to lee's shack? (forgot the name.) anyway, while i was having a burger, a bunch of anglers came in. got into some "how'd you guys do?" and "any fish?". 1 out of the 8 guys who came in landed a nate upriver from where we were. another said they were fishing further down river and saw lots of boats. he had talked to the fish checker, and was told he checked more than 100 fish on friday, but saturday was less.
anyway, after lunch, i headed back upstream to continue my skunk streak for another few hours before all the pumpage died and i decided to head home.
i took some photos to share. i know, they're just shots of a river. but to me it's a beautiful experience to be able to enjoy a day out on one of the most beautiful places on earth. makes me happy to live in oregon... even if i can't catch any feeeeesh...