Oregon fishing report for Oregon Fishing Club members fishing Oregon and Washington. The Oregon Fishing Club offers private pond fishing for trout, bass, panfish and catfish and river fishing access for steelhead, salmon, trout and bass.

October 31, 2008

Happy Halloween.

* Brookside Inn Work Party. Friday, Nov. 14 1pm to 5pm and Saturday, Nov. 15 10am to 2pm. We’ll be installing a dock, working on the trail, and other fun stuff. Please, show up and help. We’ll bring food, drink and tools of construction.

* Trask #2 and Rainier Work Party reports. Both work parties were mostly about opening new trails. At the Trask #2, we opened a new trail from the south side of landowner’s house downstream ~1/2 mile to an awesome section of water. Well worth the walk for Chinook and steelhead. Expect the homeowner’s on the opposite shore to be curious as to how you got there; they are used to having it all to themselves. We also opened a new trail fro m the landowner’s home upstream to existing river trail. Before, we had to follow the river  to walk upstream, but now we have an easier to walk inland trail. Look for the signs and pink ribbon trail markers. At Rainier Lakes, we built a new trail from the Middle Lake parking area to the Lower Lake outlet. We also spent a day working on the newish trail from Upper Rainier campsite #3 (across the upper lake dike on the right) to the outlet of Rainier West. This trail provides excellent fishing access to the west shoreline of Middle Rainier. The two new trails at Rainier complete the walking loop, and you can now hike all the way around all the lakes on OFC trails. We also carved out a new campsite at Middle. Thanks go to Bill, Cliff, Ed, Tim, Sam, Martha, and Bill & Tim (again). Thanks Art Wilson for the use of your tractor….one of these days it will come home clean.:) 

*F all Trout Planting. Trout are being planted in OFC stillwaters. Fresh fish are going into most of the stillwaters. They are going to be very gulpible (gulpible - to gulp food and be gullible at the same time); so, handle with care and consider not using bait at the ‘bait OK’ ponds.

*Coho Season closes. Coho season ends tonight on most Oregon rivers. One exception is Eagle Creek off the Clackamas which closes Nov. 30. Too bad for those fishing the lower Trask. The state produces a hatchery run of late season coho which traditionally don’t return until mid-November. Makes you want to scratch your head and say “huh”? 

* Alaska report. The coho fishing was incredible! Best Bruce has ever seen in 20 years of fishing in Alaska. The fish were big and bright, and stacked like cord wood until the rains came durin g the third week. Lots of pinks in various stages of decomposition, from chrome bright to fuzzy white. Not very many chums this year.Give us a call, if interested… 877.521.8947. The dates will be Wednesday, Sept. 9 - Wednesday, Sept. 30. Three weeks of hot coho action. Very limited availability…5 max. for weeks #1 and 2 and 3 max. for week #3. Those who’ve been before get first dibs. The cost per angler/week is $1,595. We need a $600 deposit to secure a spot ($500 refundable prior to June 30, 2009.) The balance of $995 is due by July 1, 2009.

* Trespassers! Hunting season means trespassers. Be on the lookout and report them to the office. (877.521.8947) The most important bit of info is a license plate number. A description of them, the vehicle and their activities is also handy. We can pursue them and perhaps change their ways, if we get enough info; so, please make the e ffort.

Stillwaters: Trout fishing is improving; the rain will help the water quality. Sunny afternoons should be best for bug hatches for the rest of the fall. Burdick Pond is still fishing real good for large trout and bass. (This pond is perhaps our best summer performer. It stays cool, is well oxygenated and has good food sources.) We swung by before the work party and the fish were all over a big caddis hatch. A great fallback option when the rivers are a bust. Rainier Lakes: the Middle and Lower lakes are fishing best. We patched the dike at Rainier West and it has begun to fill. We sprayed the weeds in Upper Rainier while they were still exposed. We dug out the beaver tunnel in Upper’s dike and repacked that section of dike. There were trout left in West, but they now have access to a bunch of newly flooded grasses and will be extra f inicky about what they eat. We pulled the beaver dike apart at Lower Rainier; so, the level is down a foot or so. Depends upon how busy the beavers are at night. Hartland Lake is reportedly fishing good for trout. the wind hasn’t been too bad. Tough to fish from shoreline due to weeds; so, bring a boat. Big/Little Tree: fishing is improving. Boulder, Shawna and Onie ponds all have fresh fish; water levels are still low. Lake Margaret is down several feet due to irrigation needs of the farmer. Colton Ponds: Lower is mostly weed free and fishing good…Upper is weedier. Marquam Lake is fishing slow for trout, bass and bluegill, but a little rain will fix that. Brookside Pond: A member reported catching trout and bass during a recent stay at the inn. The green slime is gone a t the upper end, and the barley straw worked good. We also treated the pond weeds; so, there should be more of a boat corridor. The poison oak is mostly dead, but not all the way dead; so, use caution. Twin Oaks is slow for trout. Water levels could change at Twin Oaks as we are now able to tap into an irrigation line.

Rivers: The coastal rivers are on the rise and fish will be on the move. Fish now while the rivers are still in good shape. The weekend’s tides are sort of wishy washy. There will be an outgoing high tide at Trask #1 tomorrow and Sun. morning and fish should be available. The Trask #3 should produce fish as well. If we get enough rain, fish will make it up to the Trask #2. The big holes at the top end are great Chinook holding pools, but the water we opened up access to below the owner’s home is where I’d be headed. We noted a good number of cutthroat rises while at the work party….big caddis hatch. At the Wilson, the ‘Piling Hole’ will produce fish, and the gravel bar corner is better after last winter’s flood. The Nestucca #1 should be fishing good, too. The corner below the bridge is good, and two sets of cablestairs lead down to some great water above the bridge. All the coastal rivers have been worked on recently and are in good shape for fall fishing. The inland rivers are in good shape. The Sandy and Clackamas close tonight for coho. Eagle Creek #1 upper end is open to members. Remember to enter the site via Wildcat Mountain Road. We worked on the trails there,and the place is ready to fish. A suggested trail from the bridge downstream to the property corner need s a day of work partying to make it real. Eagle Creek #3 has been worked on and signs have been posted re: the ‘Off-Limits Hole’. The Washougal has fish in, and with the rain will be more boat friendly.

Go fish

Brian

OFC

877.521.8947

Referrals:  Do you know someone who’d enjoy an Oregon Fishing Club membership?  Send us their name and number. We’ll mail them some info re. the Club and a DVD. If they join, you will be rewarded with a $50 OFC credit.

* OFC Google Map. an OFC map on Google’s Mapquest. Here is the link http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100160749089880217653.00043b4570c6145e43de8 Thanks Shing. Update your google map program online, if you haven’t recently. A new beta version is available. They have a car running around out there taking 360 degree pictures every 50 feet and you can see them on the new program. Kind of Big Brother like, but still very cool.

Links:

Oregon Fishing Club Forum - http://members.ofc.org/

Oregon Anglers - www.oregon-anglers.org - 503.655.4077 (Denny Richey)

Chris Nordling - Chris is fishing for Chinook on the north coastal streams and Columbia. He’s also booking ’keeper’ sturgeon trips on the Columbia. Give him a call to get on board. www.catchsomefish.net  503.866.0971  chrisnordlingfishingguide@comcast.net 

Grant Scheele - http://home.comcast.net/~grantsnwguideservice/  541.990.6358  scheeleteam1@comcast.net

Shane Groshong - www.fishonnw.com  541.338.8362  shane@fishonnw.com

Jack LaFond - www.fishyfs.com  503.622.3634  jack@fishyfs.com

Ron Lauzon - www.theflyfishinginstructor.com  503.622.3634  ron@theflyfishinginstructor.com

Oregon Fishing Websites -

Ifish - www.ifish.net  (Jenny Logsdon Martin’s premier Oregon Fishing website)

Willamette Falls fish counts - http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/fish_counts/willamette%20falls.asp

Weather - http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi  (NOAA 10 day forecast)

http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?stn=EGKO3&time=GMT  (Eagle Creek weather)

Tides - http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/oregonsites.html

or  http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html

Oregon fishing report for Oregon Fishing Club members fishing Oregon and Washington. The Oregon Fishing Club offers private pond fishing for trout, bass, panfish and catfish and river fishing access for steelhead, salmon, trout and bass.

October 23, 2008

* Fall Chinook Clinic. OFC Prostaffer, Chris Nordling, has a Fall Chinook clinic scheduled for this Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Trask #1. This is a excellent opportunity for new Club members looking to learn about a couple of the Club’s premier Chinook sites OR members looking to improve their odds of catching Fall Chinook. Learn where the snags are, how high to run your bobber stop, where the fish lay, and what tide is best to fish. For $35 you will be able to sponge out at least $100 worth of knowledge (that’s $65 of free info…what a deal!). Give Chris a call 503.659.1401 or 503.866.0971 to reserve a spot in the clinic.

* Work Party. Work Party this weekend at Rainier Lakes. Friday 1pm-5pm, Sat. 10am-2pm. We are going to party hard for a couple days. Show up and help. We’ll bring food, drink and tools of destruction.

*Fall Trout Planting. Trout have been planted in a number of OFC stillwaters in the past few days. We primarily concentrated on refueling the ‘bait OK’ ponds. (Twin Oaks, Boulder, Onie, Lake Margaret) But new fish are going into most of the stillwaters. They are going to be very gulpible (gulpible - to gulp food and be gullible at the same time); so, handle with care and consider not using bait at the ‘bait OK’ ponds.

* Alaska report. The coho fishing was incredible! Best Bruce has ever seen in 20 years of fishing in Alaska. The fish were big and bright, and stacked like cord wood until the rains came during the third week. Lots of pinks in various stages of decomposition, from chrome bright to fuzzy white. Not very many chums this year. Most of those who went this year are going back next year; so, give us a call, if interested… 877.521.8947. The dates will be Wednesday, Sept. 9 - Wednesday, Sept. 30. Three weeks of hot coho action. Very limited availability…6 max. for weeks #1 and 2 and 4 max. for week #3. Those who’ve been before get first dibs. The cost per angler/week is $1,595. We need a $600 deposit to secure a spot ($500 refundable prior to June 30, 2009.) The balance of $995 is due by July 1, 2009.

* Clackamas cable gate locked. Expect to find the cable gate at the Clackamas site up and locked. Make sure the lock is securely locked after entry and exit from the property. To check a lock, give it a squeeze or two and make sure it won’t open. Please report any suspicious activity. Remember, the most important item to obtain in regards to trespassers is the license plate number. 

* Eagle Creek #3 ‘Off-Limits Hole’. The renter of the house on the bluff at the ‘Off-Limits Hole’ is back and he doesn’t want anyone to fish his hole; so, we won’t. All the other water is OK.  The property line is drawn on the map and is real close to accurate, and crosses the gravel bar 12 feet or so up from low water. The opposite shore of the corner pocket below the ‘Off-Limits Hole’ is in our landowner’s section and can be waded in low water. The ‘Off-Limits’ renter has given us permission to fish from the ‘pocket’ to the Hwy. 224 bridge along the north side of the creek. Signs have been posted on the property. Members with old maps to EC #3 should find the map note with the ‘Off-Limits Hole’ clearly marked. For new members, look for the only ‘hole’ note below ‘bluff’ and ‘house’ on the NW corner of the property flier map. Eagle Creek is a non-navigable waterway and landowners or their agents have the right to keep anglers off their turf. Trespassers are fairly common; so, report them, if you see them and ask them to leave.

* OFC Google Map. an OFC map on Google’s Mapquest. Here is the link http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100160749089880217653.00043b4570c6145e43de8 Thanks Shing. Update your google map program online, if you haven’t recently. A new beta version is available. They have a car running around out there taking 360 degree pictures every 50 feet and you can see them on the new program. Kind of Big Brother like, but still very cool.

* Trespassers! Hunting season means trespassers. Be on the lookout and report them to the office. (877.521.8947) The most important bit of info is their license plate number. A descr iption of them, the vehicle and their activities is also handy. Pictures are a plus, but more confrontational and can escalate the situation. We can pursue them and change their ways, if we get enough info; so, please make the effort.

Stillwaters: Trout fishing is improving, more rain would help. Sunny afternoons should be best for bug hatches for the rest of the fall. Rainier Lakes: the Middle and Lower lakes are fishing best. Upper Lake is low and weedy, thanks to a beaver. He punched a hole under the road, let out a couple feet of water and muddied up the pond. We dug it out and patched the hole, but it will take a while to fill the lake. We patched the dike at Rainier West and it has begun to fill. There were trout left in West, but they now have access to a bunch of newly flooded grasses and will be extra finicky about what they eat. Hartland Lake is repo rtedly fishing good for trout. It can get pretty windy at times; so, remember your anchor. Tough to fish from shoreline due to weeds. Big/Little Tree: fishing is improving, the weed mats are forming up, again. The weed mats are good for the pond, and provide shade, oxygen and bugs (lots of scuds). Lake Margaret is down a couple feet due to irrigation needs of the farmer. Colton Ponds: Lower is mostly weed free and fishing good…Upper is weedier. Marquam Lake is fishing slow for trout, bass and bluegill, but a little rain will fix that. Brookside Pond: A member reported catching trout and bass during a recent stay at the inn. The green slime is gone at the upper end, and the barley straw worked good. We also treated the pond weeds; so, there should be more of a boat corridor. The poison oak is mostly dead, but not all th e way dead; so, use caution. Twin Oaks is slow for trout, but crappie are present. Water levels could change at Twin Oaks as we are now able to tap into an irrigation line. Burdick Pond is still fishing real good for large trout and bass. A great fallback option when the rivers are a bust.

Rivers: The coastal rivers need rain. The best high tide series (at Trask/Hoquarten Slough) for the next two weeks will occur in the next 6 days or so. Low tides will will be an early am occurrence, and this is a good opportunity to fish the upper end of Trask #1. Chinook are reportedly balled up in the lower Wilson below our site. But the ‘Piling Hole’ is producing fish. All the coastal rivers have been worked on recently and are in good shape for fall fishing. The inland rivers in good shape. The Sandy is cloudy and clearing.  Coho are in the Clackamas and Sandy and fishing has been pretty good. Rain and a high tide would move more fish. Eagle Creek #1 upper end is open to members. Remember to enter the site via Wildcat Mountain Road. We worked on the trails there,and the place is ready to fish. We need 3-6 inches of rise in the creek to move more fish in from the Clackamas. A few early fish have gone through and are stacked up below the hatchery. Eagle Creek #3 has been worked on and signs have been posted re: the ‘Off-Limits Hole’. The Washougal has fish in, but needs rain to be more boat friendly.Go fishBrianOFC

Oregon fishing report for Oregon Fishing Club members fishing Oregon and Washington. The Oregon Fishing Club offers private pond fishing for trout, bass, panfish and catfish and river fishing access for steelhead, salmon, trout and bass.

October 7, 2008

* Alaska report. The coho fishing was incredible! Best Bruce has ever seen in 20 years of fishing in Alaska. The fish were big and bright, and stacked like cord wood until the rains came during the third week. Lots of pinks in various stages of decomposition, from bright to fuzzy white. Not very many chums this year. Most of those who went this year are going back next year; so, give us a call, if interested… 877.521.8947. The dates will be Wednesday, Sept. 9 - Wednesday, Sept. 30. Three weeks of hot coho action. Very limited availability…6 max. for weeks #1 and 2 and 4 max. for week #3. Those who’ve been before get first dibs. The cost per angler/week is $1,595. We need a $600 deposit to secure a spot ($500 refundable prior to June 30, 2009.) The balance of $995 is due by July 1, 2009.

* Clackamas cable gate locked. Expect to find the cable gate at the Clackamas site up and locked. Make sure the lock is securely locked after entry and exit from the property. To check a lock, give it a squeeze or two and make sure it won’t open. Please report any suspicious activity. Remember, the most important item to obtain in regards to trespassers is the license plate number. 

* Eagle Creek #3 ‘Off-Limits Hole’. The renter of the house on the bluff at the ‘Off-Limits Hole’ is back and he doesn’t want anyone to fish his hole; so, we won’t. All the other water is OK.  The property line is drawn on the map and is real close to accurate, and crosses the gravel bar 12 feet or so up from low water. The opposite shore of the corner pocket below the ‘Off-Limits Hole’ is in our landowner’s section and can be waded in low water. The ‘Off-Limits’ renter has given us permission to fish from the ‘pocket’ to the Hwy. 224 bridge along the north side of the creek. Signs have been posted on the property. Members with old maps to EC #3 should find the map note with the ‘Off-Limits Hole’ clearly marked. For new members, look for the only ‘hole’ note below ‘bluff’ and ‘house’ on the NW corner of the property flier map. Eagle Creek is a non-navigable waterway and landowners or their agents have the right to keep anglers off their turf. Trespassers are fairly common; so, report them, if you see them and ask them to leave.

* Coastal Fall Chinook limits reduced. The rules on retention of Fall Chinook out of Oregon’s coastal rivers have changed. You may only keep one unmarked fish per day and only 5 per season. Unmarked means the presence an adipose fin. Low return numbers are expected. You may still keep two fish per day, but only one may be unmarked. The other fish could be a ’fin-clipped’ Chinook, coho or steelhead. Fin clipped Chinook are released into the Trask and Nestucca. The Trask also gets fin clipped coho. Probably a good year to let those unmarked hens go on upstream to spawn. ‘No fishing bait after retaining one unmarked Chinook’ would also be a nice rule to live by for anglers looking to find an ummarked fish to fill their quota. IMO we, collectively, may kill more fish with the special rules than with the two fish rule. Reason: bait kills fish and with folks looking for the second ‘marked’ fish, a bunch more unmarked fish will be hooked, handled and released with blood flowing than the old ‘catch two keepers and quit’ scenario.

 * OFC Google Map. an OFC map on Google’s Mapquest. Here is the link http://maps.goog le.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100160749089880217653.00043b4570c6145e43de8 Thanks Shing. Update your google map program online, if you haven’t recently. A new beta version is available. They have a car running around out there taking 360 degree pictures every 50 feet and you can see them on the new program. Kind of Big Brother like, but still very cool. * Trespassers! Hunting season means trespassers. Be on the lookout and report them to the office. (877.521.8947) The most important bit of info is their license plate number. A description of them, the vehicle and their activities is also handy. Pictures are a plus, but more confrontational and can escalate the situation. We can pursue them and change their ways, if we get enough info; so, please make the effort.

Oregon fishing report for Oregon Fishing Club members fishing Oregon and Washington. The Oregon Fishing Club offers private pond fishing for trout, bass, panfish and catfish and river fishing access for steelhead, salmon, trout and bass.

September 15, 2008

* OFC news on the way. Well almost, we’ll mail it tomorrow. Have you paid your dues? Only members current with their dues will be sent the newsletter. If you haven’t, give us a call now or real soon after now (toll free 877.521.8947), to avoid the black dot next to your name when we go to sort address labels.

* Alaska report. Bruce is there right now and I just got off the phone with him. They arrived at the front end of the run,and the silvers are in the Klawock and possibly the Harris. He figured he’d landed, fair caught, maybe 20 silvers, so far. The coho are large and chromy. More pinks this year and fewer chum…both are kind of old. River levels are low, they could use a little rain which is forecasted for the rest of the week. Give us a call, if interested in next year. 877.521.8947

* Coastal Fall Chinook limits reduced. The rules on retention of Fall Chinook out of Oregon’s coastal rivers have changed. You may only keep one unmarked fish per day and only 5 per season. Unmarked means the presence an adipose fin. Low return numbers are expected. You may still keep two fish per day, but only one may be unmarked. The other fish could be a ’fin-clipped’ Chinook, coho or steelhead. Fin clipped Chinook are released into the Trask and Nestucca. The Trask also gets fin clipped coho. Probably a good year to let those unmarked hens go on upstream to spawn.

*Shelton self-releasing hooks. www.sheltonproducts.com  They are a little spendy at $3.35/ pretied rig but considering, in one afternoon alone using only one hook, he saved $12-18 worth of fishy lives, they well worth the investment.  Their website is a little difficult to navigate and members have reported issues with ordering certain items, but techie issues aside, they seem to be a very good product.

* OFC Google Map. an OFC map on Google’s Mapquest. Here is the link http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100160749089880217653.00043b4570c6145e43de8 Thanks Shing. Update your google map program online, if you haven’t recently. A new beta version is available. They have a car running around out there taking 360 degree pictures every 50 feet and you can see them on the new program. Kind of Big Brother like, but still very cool.

* Trespassers! Hunting season means trespassers. Be on the lookout and report them to the office. (877.521.8947) The most important bit of info is their license plate number. A description of them, the vehicle and their activities is also handy. Pictures are a plus, but more confrontational and can escalate the situation. We can pursue them and change their ways, if we get enough info; so, please make the effort.

*Stillwaters: Trout fishing is improving as fall approaches. We are having one last round of summer heat, but it’s already lost a lot of it’s punch. The days are getting short, and night time lows are helping to lower water temperatures. A sprinkle of rain may fall on Thursday. I use the word ’sprinkle’ to tease the rain gods; we could use more than a ’sprinkle’. Rainier Lakes: the Middle and Lower lakes are fishing best. Upper Lake is low and weedy, thanks to a beaver. He punched a hole under the road, let out a couple feet of water and muddied up the pond. We dug it out and patched the hole, but it will take a while to fill the lake. We patched the dike at Rainier West and it has begun to fill. There were trout left in West, but they now have access to a bunch of newly flooded grasses and will be extra finicky about what they eat. Hartland Lake is reportedly fishing good for fat trout…they seem to be holding onto their hatchery weight well, suggesting a healthy diet of bugs and critters. It can get pretty windy at times; so, remember your anchor. Tough to fish from shoreline due to weeds. Big/Little Tree: fishing is improving, the weed mats are forming up, again. The weed mats are good for the pond, and provide shade, oxygen and bugs (lots of scuds). Lake Margaret is down a couple feet due to irrigation needs of the farmer, but fishing is still good. Colton Ponds: Lower is mostly weed free and fishing good…Upper is weedy (hopefully mostly dead after being treated) and tougher to fish. Marquam Lake is fishing slow for trout, bass and bluegill, but a little rain will fix that. Brookside Pond the green slime is almost gone at the upper end, and the barley straw is working good. We also treated the pond weeds; so, there should be more of a boat corridor. The poison oak is mostly dead, but not all the way dead; so, use caution. Twin Oaks is slow for trout, but crappie are present. Water levels could change at Twin Oaks as we are now able to tap into an irrigation line. Burdick Pond is still fishing real good for large trout and bass. A great fallback option when the rivers are a bust.

Rivers: The coastal rivers are low and clear and fishing is tough. We need some rain to make things happen. The best high tide series for the rest of September will occur this Thursday and Friday when it just crests 7 feet at Hoquarten Slough in Tillamook Bay around 4pm. There should be a few coho moving through the Trask rain or no rain….rain would definitely help. Now through the first of September is a good time to catch searun /native cutthroat. Grab your waders, trout weight flyrod and start at the upper end of almost any of our sites and wade your way downstream. Great way to scout the rivers for fall Chinook fishing, and you might even catch a couple fish. All the coastal rivers have been worked on recently and are in good shape for fall fishing. The inland rivers are at summer lows. Coho are in the lower Clackamas and Sandy and fishing has been pretty good on a rare occasion. Rain  and a high tide would move a bunch of fish. Eagle Creek #1 upper end is open to members. Remember to enter the site via Wildcat Mountain Road. We worked on the trails there a week or so ago,and the place is ready to fish. We need 3-6 inches of rise in the creek to move fish in from the Clackamas. Cross your fingers for spring Chinook. Eagle Creek #3 still needs a little work and may be a little rough. The Santiams are low and warm, and most of the fish are in the upper reaches. The Washougal has fish on the lower river; it’s too low to float a driftboat at our site (a pontoon boat maybe, but expect to slide over rocks). The Willamette River site is still producing bass, crappie and bluegill. The road down is a slippery steep gravel slope, but it’s definitely drivable. The site received a day of work recently, and the trails have been cleared. 

Go fish

Brian

877.521.8947

Referrals:  Do you know someone who’d enjoy an Oregon Fishing Club membership?  Send us their name and number. We’ll mail them some info re. the Club and a DVD. If they join, you will be rewarded with a $50 OFC credit.

Lost and Found:  Found at the Club picnic.  A little girl’s pretty pink coat. Please, call to claim; we know she’s growing rapidly and she might never get a chance to wear it again.

Links:

Oregon Fishing Club Forum - http://members.ofc.org/

Oregon Anglers - www.oregon-anglers.org - 503.655.4077 (Denny Richey)

Oregon Fishing Club Prostaff -

Chris Nordling - www.catchsomefish.net  503.866.0971  chrisnordlingfishingguide@comcast.net Chris is booking Bouy 10 trips for the end of August. Call him now to get on board. Lots of salmon available

Grant Scheele - http://home.comcast.net/~grantsnwguideservice/  541.990.6358  scheeleteam1@comcast.net

Shane Groshong - www.fishonnw.com  541.338.8362  shane@fishonnw.com

Jack LaFond - www.fishyfs.com  503.622.3634  jack@fishyfs.com

Ron Lauzon - www.theflyfishinginstructor.com  503.622.3634  ron@theflyfishinginstructor.com

Oregon Fishing Websites -

Ifish - www.ifish.net  (Jenny Logsdon Martin’s premier Oregon Fishing website)

Willamette Falls fish counts - http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/fish_counts/willamette%20falls.asp

Weather - http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi  (NOAA 10 day forecast)

http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?stn=EGKO3&time=GMT  (Eagle Creek weather)

Tides - http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/oregonsites.html

or  http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html

August 15, 2008

* Rainier Lakes Work Party. This Friday, August 22 1pm - 5pm and Saturday, August 23 10am to 2pm. We’ll be repatching the dike at Rainier West, blazing trail, clearing roadways, and lots of other fun stuff. Come help out! Spend the night and party with your OFC crew for two days. Lots to do.

*Last Chance for Alaska. We are sealing up the trip to POW Alaska and have two openings for the last week…Sept. 26 - Oct. 4. The coho are running late up there again this year, according to reports; so, we should be timed about perfect. If you like catching salmon in small streams, this is an awesome opportunity. Coho, pinks and chum will all be present. Give us a call, if interested. 877.521.8947

*Go salmon fishing on Tuesday, Aug. 19 with fellow Club members at Bouy 10. Chris Nordling is piecing together a trip and is looking for a few more Club members to fill the boat. Give him a call at 503.866.0971 to get onboard. Salmon fishing has been good out at the bouy. Both Chinook and coho should be available.

 * What the hay is going on around here? We’ve recently placed barley straw bales in a number of the ponds. (eg - Brookside, Twin Oaks, Schmadeke, Marquam) Barley straw helps to fight algae growth in ponds. It’s an unproven science that can work real good…sometimes. Something to do with the release of enzymes from a substance in the Barley when it decays…maybe. Mucho hocus-pocus, but we’ve seen it work. The bales are also good habitat for bugs and pond critters such as turtles. The bales in Brookside are working real good and have cleared the alga from the upper end.  We added some more a couple days ago into the greenest patches, and expect to see even clearer water the next time we visit.

*Shelton self-releasing hooks. www.sheltonproducts.com  OFC member, Tom Maravilla, took the plunge and bought some of their trout hooks. He reports they worked very well.  He landed 6 trout with bait at Lake Margaret, and was able to release all 6 without handling the fish and without leaving hooks in throats. Tom thinks we should make the hooks use mandatory for all bait OK ponds. They are a little spendy at $3.35/ pretied rig but considering, in one afternoon alone using only one hook, he saved $12-18 worth of fishy lives, they well worth the investment.  Their website is a little difficult to navigate and members have reported issues with ordering certain items, but techie issues aside, they seem to be a very good product.

* OFC Google Map. OFC member, Shing Gordon, compiled an OFC map on Google’s Mapquest. Here is the link http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100160749089880217653.00043b4570c6145e43de8 Thanks Shing. Update your google map program online, if you haven’t recently. A new beta version is available. They have a car running around out there taking 360 degree pictures every 50 yards and you can see them on the new program. Kind of Big Brother like, but still very cool.

* Trespassers! The summer weather brings out the pests…including trespassers. Be on the lookout and report them, if seen, to the office. (877.521.8947) The most important bit of info is their license plate number. A description of them, the vehicle and their activities is also handy. Pictures are a plus, but more confrontational and can escalate the situation. We can pursue them and change their ways, if we get enough info; so, please make the effort to at least get the plate number.

* High Fire Danger! No open fires at the sites; except those on the coast (Trask #3 & #2). Cookstoves and weber type grills with briquettes are OK.

*Stillwaters: Trout fishing is best early morning/late afternoon with the summertime heat. Water temperatures are high; so, practice your best fish handling techniques. Leave the fish in the water and don’t handle, if possible. Leave them in the water. Marquam Lake is fishing ok for trout, bass and bluegill, according to member reports. There is a possible hole in the dike at lower Colton Pond and the water level is apparently down a foot or so. Brookside Pond is even less impacted with green slime at the upper end, and the barley straw is working good. The poison oak is mostly dead, but not all the way dead; so, use caution. Burdick Pond is still fishing real good for large trout and bass.  Reports from Rainier are good for both trout and bass. Hartland Lake is reportedly fishing good for fat trout…they seem to be holding onto their hatchery weight well, suggesting a healthy diet of bugs and critters. Big Tree is fishing slow, according to a report, and the weed mats are forming up, again. The weed mats are good for the pond, and provide shade, oxygen and bugs (lots of scuds). Lake Margaret is down a couple feet due to irrigation needs of the farmer, but fishing is still good. Twin Oaks is slow for trout, crappie are present. Water levels are about to change dramatically at Twin Oaks as we are now able to tap into an irrigation line.

Rivers: Fall Chinook season opened on the coast Aug.1, for most coastal rivers. The coastal rivers are low and clear and fishing is tough. Should be some summer steelhead in the mostly the upper Nestucca. Now through the first of September is a good time to catch searun /native cutthroat. Grab your waders, trout weight flyrod and start at the upper end of almost any of our sites and wade your way downstream. Great way to scout the rivers for fall Chinook fishing, and you might even catch a couple fish. way cooler than hanging out in the heat of the valley. All the coastal rivers have been worked on recently and are in good shape for fall fishing. The inland rivers are at summer lows. The Clackamas and Sandy have been fishing pretty good for summer steelhead. Eagle Creek #1 upper end is closed to members until September 1. EC#1 lower end is no longer accessible by members. (see your summer newsletter for an explanation). The Santiams are low and warm, and most of the fish are in the upper reaches. A report from the Washougal says it’s too low to float a driftboat at our site (a pontoon boat maybe, but expect to slide over rocks)…should be some summers in there as well. The Willamette River site is still producing bass, crappie and bluegill. The road down is a slippery steep gravel slope, but it’s definitely drivable. The site received a day of work recently, and the trails have been cleared. 

Go fish

Brian

877.521.8947

Referrals:  Do you know someone who’d enjoy an Oregon Fishing Club membership?  Send us their name and number. We’ll mail them some info re. the Club and a DVD. If they join, you will be rewarded with a $50 OFC credit.

Lost and Found:  Found at the Club picnic.  A little girl’s pretty pink coat. Please, call to claim; we know she’s growing rapidly and she might never get a chance to wear it again.

Links:

Oregon Fishing Club Forum - http://members.ofc.org/

Oregon Anglers - www.oregon-anglers.org - 503.655.4077 (Denny Richey)

Oregon Fishing Club Prostaff -

Chris Nordling - www.catchsomefish.net  503.866.0971  chrisnordlingfishingguide@comcast.net Chris is booking Bouy 10 trips for the end of August. Call him now to get on board. Lots of salmon available

Grant Scheele - http://home.comcast.net/~grantsnwguideservice/  541.990.6358  scheeleteam1@comcast.net

Shane Groshong - www.fishonnw.com  541.338.8362  shane@fishonnw.com

Jack LaFond - www.fishyfs.com  503.622.3634  jack@fishyfs.com

Ron Lauzon - www.theflyfishinginstructor.com  503.622.3634  ron@theflyfishinginstructor.com

Oregon Fishing Websites -

Ifish - www.ifish.net  (Jenny Logsdon Martin’s premier Oregon Fishing website)

Willamette Falls fish counts - http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/fish_counts/willamette%20falls.asp

Weather - http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi  (NOAA 10 day forecast)

http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?stn=EGKO3&time=GMT  (Eagle Creek weather)

Tides - http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/oregonsites.html

or  http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html

August 5, 2008

* Hartland Lake.  Work party this weekend, Aug. 8th (1pm to 5pm) and 9th (10am to 2pm). Lots to do.  Come camp out with us and work both days. Fishing for trout has been good, but we’ve yet to confirm the presence of fish other than catfish.  Please report catches of any other species.The new lake has been added to the website along with some pictures. www.ofc.org

* What the hay is going on around here? We’ve recently placed barley straw bales in a number of the ponds. (eg - Brookside, Twin Oaks, Schmadeke, Marquam) Barley straw helps to fight algae growth in ponds. It’s an unproven science that can work real good…sometimes. Something to do with the release of enzymes from a substance in the Barley when it decays…maybe. Mucho hocus-pocus, but we’ve seen it work. The bales are also good habitat for bugs and pond critters such as turtles.

*Shelton self-releasing hooks. www.sheltonproducts.com  OFC member, Tom Maravilla, took the plunge and bought some of their trout hooks. He reports they worked very well.  He landed 6 trout with bait at Lake Margaret, and was able to release all 6 without handling the fish and without leaving hooks in throats. Tom thinks we should make the hooks use mandatory for all bait OK ponds. They are a little spendy at $3.35/ pretied rig but considering, in one afternoon alone using only one hook, he saved $12-18 worth of fishy lives, they well worth the investment.  Their website is a little difficult to navigate and members have reported issues with ordering certain items, but techie issues aside, they seem to be a very good product.

* OFC Google Map. OFC member, Shing Gordon, compiled an OFC map on Google’s Mapquest. Here is the link http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100160749089880217653.00043b4570c6145e43de8 Thanks Shing.

* Loreto Mexico trip report. Best dorado year, ever! Big fish and lots of them. We also found sailfish and a few blue marlin. As a bonus, roosterfish were available at Puerto Escondido south of Loreto a little ways. Wow! pound for pound they are one of the fightenest fish I’ve ever caught. We are already planning for next year…want to go? Let us know and we’ll mail you the info and DVD. Our web guy inadvertently included a couple Loreto pics in with the Hartland Lake photos … check them out before we correct the mistake.

* Trespassers! The summer weather brings out the pests…including trespassers. Be on the lookout and report them, if seen, to the office. (877.521.8947) The most important bit of info is their license plate number. A description of them, the vehicle and their activities is also handy. Pictures are a plus, but more confrontational and can escalate the situation. We can pursue them and change their ways, if we get enough info; so, please make the effort to at least get the plate number.

* High Fire Danger! No open fires at the sites; except those on the coast (Trask #3 & #2). Cookstoves and weber type grills with briquettes are OK.

*Stillwaters: Trout fishing is best early morning/late afternoon with the summertime heat. Water temperatures are high; so, practice your best fish handling techniques. Leave the fish in the water and don’t handle, if possible. We’ve received reports of members netting/pulling trout up onto docks to remove hooks and release. Don’t do this! Leave them in the water. Marquam Lake is fishing well with large trout, bass and bluegill in the mix, according to more member reports. There is a possible hole in the dike at lower Colton Pond and the water level is apparently down a foot or so. Brookside Pond is not so solidly impacted with green slime at the upper end and is more passable…be alert for possible poison oak still alive in the fishing zones. Burdick Pond fished real good last weekend for large trout and bass.  Reports from Rainier are good for both trout and bass. Hartland Lake is reportedly fishing good for fat trout…they seem to be holding onto their hatchery weight well, suggesting a healthy diet of bugs and critters.

Rivers: Fall Chinook season opened on the coast Aug.1, for most rivers. Nothing to get too excited about over there as the rivers are low and clear and fishing is tough. Should be some summer steelhead in the mostly the upper Nestucca. Now throught the first of September is a good time to catch searun /native cutthroat in the coastal rivers. The Trask #2, Rowe Creek downstream, can be especially good with dry flies. We worked on the trails and campsite at Trask #2 last week and things are in good shape…wished we’d had time to fish. We also cleared trails and fishing zones at Trask #1, Trask #3 and Wilson sites. The inland rivers are in summer shape as the snowpack is mostly gone. The Clackamas and Sandy have been fishing pretty good for summer steelhead. Eagle Creek #1 upper end is closed to members until September 1. EC#1 lower end is no longer accessible by members. (see your summer newsletter for an explanation). The Santiams also have summer steelhead available…counts over Willamette Falls have slowed; so, most of the fish are in the upper reaches. A report from the Washougal says it’s too low to float a driftboat at our site (a pontoon boat maybe, but expect to slide over rocks)…should be some summers in there as well. The Willamette River site is still producing bass, crappie and bluegill. The road down is a slippery steep gravel slope, but it’s definitely drivable. The site received a day of work recently, and the trails have been cleared….again. 

Go fish

Brian

877.521.8947

Referrals:  Do you know someone who’d enjoy an Oregon Fishing Club membership?  Send us their name and number. We’ll mail them some info re. the Club and a DVD. If they join, you will be rewarded with a $50 OFC credit.

Lost and Found:  Found at the Club picnic.  A little girl’s pretty pink coat. It won’t fit me;so , please call to claim.

Links:

Oregon Fishing Club Forum - http://members.ofc.org/

Oregon Anglers - www.oregon-anglers.org - 503.655.4077 (Denny Richey)

Oregon Fishing Club Prostaff -

Chris Nordling - www.catchsomefish.net  503.866.0971  chrisnordlingfishingguide@comcast.net Chris is booking Bouy 10 trips for the end of August. Call him now to get on board. Lots of salmon available

Grant Scheele - http://home.comcast.net/~grantsnwguideservice/  541.990.6358  scheeleteam1@comcast.net

Shane Groshong - www.fishonnw.com  541.338.8362  shane@fishonnw.com

Jack LaFond - www.fishyfs.com  503.622.3634  jack@fishyfs.com

Ron Lauzon - www.theflyfishinginstructor.com  503.622.3634  ron@theflyfishinginstructor.com

Oregon Fishing Websites -

Ifish - www.ifish.net  (Jenny Logsdon Martin’s premier Oregon Fishing website)

Willamette Falls fish counts - http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/fish_counts/willamette%20falls.asp

Weather - http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi  (NOAA 10 day forecast)

http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?stn=EGKO3&time=GMT  (Eagle Creek weather)

Tides - http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/oregonsites.html

or  http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html

July 21, 2008

* Hartland Lake Report. We held a work party at Hartland July 11 & 12. Thanks go to Bruce, Linda, Debbie, Glen, Ken and Jacob for helping out. We raised the willow canopy; so, you can relax in the shade, cut a few openings to fish easier from shore, set a gate and bladed the road and parking areas in preparation for rock. Drive slow so as not to raise dust when entering the property. A second work party is scheduled for Aug. 8th (1pm to 5pm) and 9th (10am to 2pm). Lots to do.  Come camp out with us and work both days. Fishing for trout was good, but we’ve yet to confirm the presence of fish other than catfish.  Please report any catches of any other species.The new lake has been added to the website along with some pictures. www.ofc.org

* Camp Angelos Kids Fishing Camp. Gus needs volunteers to help out up at the pond. The dates are July 27 - 31. This is a great opportunity for you to help some kids learn how to fish and enjoy nature.  503.695.5267

* Shelton self-releasing hooks. www.sheltonproducts.com OFC member, Tom Maravilla, took the plunge and bought some trout hooks. He reports they worked very well.  He landed 6 trout with bait at Lake Margaret, and was able to release all 6 without handling the fish and without leaving hooks in throats. Tom thinks we should make the hooks use mandatory for all bait OK ponds. They are a little spendy at $3.35/ pretied rig but considering Tom, in one afternoon alone, saved $12-18 worth of fishy lives with one hook are well worth the investment.

* Fish die-offs. We lost a minimum of 100 ’special’ Brook trout at Schmadeke Pond. They were excessively obese and couldn’t handle the transition from little pool to big pond. No rainbows died during the incident and it’s definitely a case of wrong fish/wrong time.  The dead brookies have been removed and buried. We’ve also received a report from Twin Oaks Pond of a die-off of rainbows in the past couple days. We’ll head up there this week to clean up. Low oxygen levels plague Twin Oaks during the summer and there is no easy solution.

* Firewood thief. An OFC member is accused of driving away from Little/Big tree with a load of the landowner’s firewood. If the perpetrator is caught, they will be booted from the Club and criminal charges may be filed. Please report any suspicious activity by members. Try to get their member number and/or license plate number. This is also a bad time of year for trespassers.  Send us any reports of trespassers … preferably with a description and license plate number.

* OFC Google Map. OFC member, Shing Gordon, compiled an OFC map on Google’s Mapquest. Here is the link http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100160749089880217653.00043b4570c6145e43de8 Thanks Shing.

* Loreto Mexico trip report. Best dorado year, ever! Big fish and lots of them. We also found sailfish and a few blue marlin. As a bonus, roosterfish were available at Puerto Escondido south of Loreto a little ways. Wow! pound for pound they are one of the fightenest fish I’ve ever caught. We are already planning for next year…want to go? Let us know and we’ll mail you the info and DVD. Our web guy inadvertently included a couple Loreto pics in with the Hartland Lake photos … check them out before we correct the mistake.

* New email fishing report program. We’ve adopted a new email report program. It’s giving me fits, but what do you expect from a farmer? I’ve given it a good cussing out and it seems to be working better. If it gives you any troubles, let us know.

Stillwaters: Trout fishing is best early morning/late afternoon with the summertime heat. Water temperatures have risen sharply in the past few weeks; so, practice your best fish handling techniques. Leave the fish in the water and don’t handle, if possible. We’ve received reports of members netting/pulling trout up onto docks to remove hooks and release. Don’t do this! Leave them in the water. Marquam Lake is fishing well with large trout, bass and bluegill in the mix, according to a member report. There is a possible hole in the dike at lower Colton Pond and the water level is apparently down a foot or so. Brookside Pond is solidly impacted with green slime at the upper end…be alert for possible poison oak still alive in the fishing zones.

Rivers: Spring Chinook season closes on the coast July 31. Nothing to get too excited about over there as the rivers are low and clear and fishng is tough. Should be some summer steelhead in the mostly the upper Nestucca. Now throught the first of September is a good time to catch searun /native cutthroat in the coastal rivers. The Trask #2, Rowe Creek downstream, can be especially good with dry flies. The inland rivers are finally falling into summer shape as the snowpack is mostly gone. The Clackamas and Sandy have been fishing pretty good for summers and springers. Eagle Creek #1 upper end is closed to members until September. EC#1 lower end is no longer accessible by members. (see your summer newsletter for an explanation). The Santiams also have summer steelhead available…counts over Willamette Falls have slowed; so, most of the fish are in the upper reaches. A report from the Washougal says it’s too low to float at our site…should be some summers in there as well. The Willamette River site is now accessible to the river. The road down is a slippery steep gravel slope, but it’s definitely drivable. Smallmouth bass, crappie and bluegill have been caught this Spring.

Go fish

Brian

877.521.8947

Referrals:  Do you know someone who’d enjoy an Oregon Fishing Club membership?  Send us their name and number. We’ll mail them some info re. the Club and a DVD. If they join, you will be rewarded with a $50 OFC credit.

Lost and Found:  Found at the Club picnic.  A little girl’s pretty pink coat and a red/white mini-cooler.

Links:

Oregon Fishing Club Forum - http://members.ofc.org/

Oregon Anglers - www.oregon-anglers.org - 503.655.4077 (Denny Richey)

Oregon Fishing Club Prostaff -

Chris Nordling - www.catchsomefish.net  503.866.0971  chrisnordlingfishingguide@comcast.net

Grant Scheele - http://home.comcast.net/~grantsnwguideservice/  541.990.6358  scheeleteam1@comcast.net

Shane Groshong - www.fishonnw.com  541.338.8362  shane@fishonnw.com

Jack LaFond - www.fishyfs.com  503.622.3634  jack@fishyfs.com

Ron Lauzon - www.theflyfishinginstructor.com  503.622.3634  ron@theflyfishinginstructor.com

Oregon Fishing Websites -

Ifish - www.ifish.net  (Jenny Logsdon Martin’s premier Oregon Fishing website)

Willamette Falls fish counts - http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/fish_counts/willamette%20falls.asp

Weather - http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi  (NOAA 10 day forecast)

http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?stn=EGKO3&time=GMT  (Eagle Creek weather)

Tides - http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/oregonsites.html

or  http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html

June 23, 2008

    The summer edition of OFC news was mailed Wednesday last week.  If you’ve paid your dues, you should have received it by now.  Featured news is the new Hartland Lake and reduction in size of Eagle Creek #1.  We are holding newsletters for 50 or so members who’ve yet to pay their 3rd quarter dues.  We’d prefer not having to send nasty grams by mail to collect; so, please give us a call with a credit card number or mail a check. Don’t know how much you owe OR didn’t receive your newsletter and should have, give us a call or send an email. (I just double checked the list … there were a couple more that needed mailing and are on the way.)

Calendar:

July 11,12 - Work Party at Hartland Lake

July 27-31 - Camp Angelos Kids Fishing Camp

Sept. 13- Oct. 4 - OFC goes to POW Alaska. We are almost full up, again. Still a couple openings. 41498 for 7 nights lodging, 7 days fishing (We’re having to fly into KTN a day early due to flight changes with Alaska Air; so, we might as well fish KTN on Saturday.) Hurry up and get on board! Call us 877.521.8947.

The Stillwaters:  Water temps are still on the cool side.  It should be a good summer for the ponds.  Fresh fish went into most of the ponds in the last couple of weeks; so, they are fishing real good. Some better than others. We slipped something special into Schmadeke Pond.  They are still a little fat and timid as of yesterday, and we lost a few due to stress of transplant. What ‘they’ are is a surprise.  Go fish it and report what you find on th e bulletin board. The summer green is taking over at Brookside Pond and Marquam Lake.

The Rivers:  A few spring Chinook were landed in the last couple weeks in the Tillamook area rivers.  There was a little push of fish and the Trask and Nestucca were good.  The coastal rivers are low and clear now, though, and high tides and/or rain will be needed to bring in fresh fish.  The Clackamas and Sandy have springers in, but are still running a little high and cold….as are most valley streams. Summer steelhead are spreading out into the rivers. (Nestucca, Washougal, Clack, Sandy and Santiams)

Go fish

Brian

www.ofc.org

877.521.8947

Lin ks:

Oregon Fishing Club Member’s Bulletin Board -  http://members.ofc.org/ Oregon Anglers Report -  www.oregon-anglers.org - 503.655.4077 - Oregon Anglers is a Political Action Committee run by OFC members working on the behalf of us sportanglers, and deserve your support. Send them $50 as an individual or $100 as a couple.  Oregon Anglers is fighting a huge fight on multiple fronts and they need your help!  Get involved…make a difference.Weather - The NOAA home page http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ or http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi  (A great 10 day look at the future with color pictures)

Tides - htt p://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/oregonsites.html  or

http://tbone.biol .sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html

River Levels -http://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/current/?type=flow  (USGS Oregon River Levels)orhttp://ahps2.wrh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=pqr  (NOAA’s Advanced Hyrologi c Prediction Service - NW OR)

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/fish_counts/willame tte%20falls.asp  Willamette Falls fish counts

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June 5, 2008

*   Work party this Saturday, June 7, at Hartland Lake (10am - 2pm).  This will be a sneak preview of our newest stillwater.  We’ll fix a fence, set a couple gate posts, put up signs, move and cut brush and then fish.  We’ll either go into Lyle or provide lunch and beer at the lake.  Hartland Lake has surface 15 acres and is 18 feet deep.  It’s a beautiful place …12 inches of rain a year, ponderosa pine forest, very central Oregony.  The lake is 20 or so years old and has a mature ring of trees (mostly willow, pine,& scrub oak) around it’s perimeter.  We will ultimately be planting trout.  The lake currently contains catfish, bluegill? and bass?  Camping will be available, but no fires will be allowed.  Google Earther’s check it out at (45°45′57.13″N  … 121° 9′22.05″W)  www.googleearth.com .  The official opening will be June 16th with delivery of the summer edition of OFC news. Directions from Portland 1. Follow Interstate 84 East to Hood River.2. Take Exit 64 (White Salmon/Gov’t Camp/Mt. Hood Hwy 35) and turn left. Cross the Columbia River (toll bridge: $0.75).3. Turn right (east) on Highway 14 and go approx. 13 miles to Lyle. You will pass through Bingen on the way.4. Drive through Lyle until you see a red café on the left – turn left (north) just before the café on Centerville Highway (Note: it doesn’t look like a highway). If you pass the Lyle Mercantile market, you’ve gone too far.5. Follow Centerville Highway 8 miles to Hartland Road. This leg takes about 10 minutes.6. Turn left (north) on Hartland Road for 2.2 miles. It turns to gravel after 2 miles (at High Prairie Road).

*   Sunday, June 15,‘Catch and Cook’ wine dinner –  Brookside Inn is hosting a unique ‘Catch and Cook’ dinner.  Guests are invited – but not required – to spend the afternoon fishing Brookside Pond.  That evening, Chef Paul Bachand of Hunters Ridge Bistro and Lange Vineyard on Dundee Hill will collaborate in a dinner showcasing trout and other local bounty of the Northwest and Lange’s unique approach to wine making. 

    The Menu - The evenings progressive meal will include, but not be limited to…

    1. Chilled Asparagus Soup, Dilled Trout Rillettes, Pink Peppercorn Crème Fraiche…the wine - Gris

    2. Olive Oil Poached Trout, Endive, Citrus Vinaigrette, Hazelnuts, Pea Tips…the wine - Blanc

    3. Quenelles Of Trout and Wild Shrimp, English Pea Nage, American Paddlefish Roe, Roasted Lobster Essence…the wine - Chardonnay

    4. Grilled Trout Saucisson, Grainy Mustard Sauce, Charred Spring Onion, Pinot Noir Gastrique…the wine - Pinot Noir

    5. Fennel Seed Dusted Crispy Trout, Fingerling Potato-Spring Onion Hash, Dried Chorizo, Crispy Fennel and Lemon

    Contact:    Seating is VERY LIMITED. Cost – $125 plus gratuity per person. Service will begin promptly at 6:00.  Please contact Bruce Bandstra, if you are interested.  Brookside Inn on Abbey Road,  503-852-4433,  www.Brooksideinn-oregon.com

 *  Eagle Creek #1 lower end has been sold. By agreement, we still have access through June 21.  The fate of our agreement beyond June is unknown at this time.  Hopefully, the new landowner will see the value of having us around and will choose to allow us continued access.  The upper end landowner has assured us that we will still have access to the upper end (bridge on up).  If any news develops, we will pass it on to members.

*   Speed limit on OFC properties is 10mph …. 5mph around buildings or other places where you need to slow down.  Check your speed when driving … otherwise we’ll conscript you onto the road crew.  We know it’s tough to contain your excitement once you get past the gates, but please slow down.  Calendar:June 7  -  SPECIAL!  Work party at Hartland Lake, 10am - 2pmJune 14 - Oregon Fishing Club annual picnic at Lake Margaret

June 15 -  ‘Catch and Cook’ Wine dinner at Brookside Inn

June 15 -  OFC news summer edition to be mailed … Please, send us your photos!  The drawing winner wins one night stay at ‘the Inn at Spanish Head’ in Lincoln City.June 19 - 26 - OFC goes to Loreto, Mexico.June 26 - July 3 - OFC goes to Loreto, Mexico.

Sept. 13 - Oct. 4 - OFC goes to Prince of Wales, Alaska.  A DVD slideshow is available!  We have two openings for the third week, Sept.27 - Oct. 4. $1498 for 7 nights lodging, 6 days fishing, everything but airfare, gear and beer included.  Get on board. Call us toll free 877.521.8947

The Stillwaters:

    Big hatches of bugs are coming out of the ponds.  Upper and Middle Rainier fished OK on Thursday and Friday before and after the work parties, and then turned outrageously good on Sat./Sun. with the cloudier weather.  Thanks go to Linden, Paul, Dennis, Bob, Bruce, Daniel, Bill & Terry for helping out.  We cleared the roads, spread some new rock, and cleaned up the main camping area.  We stayed up there until Sunday and besides fishing a little, we managed to clear a big casting zone on the dike at Rainier Pond and  carve out a canoe slide from the upper lake thru to the lower lake (look for the pink ribbons). The lower lake portion takes you thru the swamp at the upper end and is still pretty tight and shallow.  I was casting big foam flies and the trout were attacking them on the surface.  Others were hooking more fish with subsurface flies.  Found a few bluegill on the lower lake and one small bass.  Burdick Pond is fishing very good for trout.  Schmadeke was not so good according to latest report, but the bite changes drastically from day to day and even hour to hour.  Now is a good time to fish North Santiam Pond.  Colton ponds are mostly free of weeds and clarity is the best its been in years.  Marquam Lake is beginning to green up and bass fishing has improved.  Brookside Inn Pond’s weeds are starting to fill in at the upper end….I’m going to put the hurt on them tomorrow, if the weather allows.  Don’t expect the weeds to disappear overnight once treated.

The Rivers:

   Summer steelhead and spring Chinook are in the rivers.  The coastal rivers are in good shape, but the valley rivers are back in good shape.  The Willamette has good numbers of summer steelhead in and they are spreading out into the Clackamas and Santiams, etc..  A member fishing the Clackamas landed 3 springers by 9am while fishing with a guide.  Eagle Creek only 2 weeks more of OFC access to the lower end of EC #1…better go give her a kiss goodbye. The Sandy is a little millky, but summers and springers are available.  The Molalla, the ‘House Hole’ is the deepest hole for quite a stretch, and a good place for stray summers & springers or smallmouth bass when things warm up a little. Santiams, both the North and South got easier to fish this winter. Summers and springers take a week or so to get from the falls at Oregon City to these sites. (see link below under Fishing for counts). Willamette, can be a super smallmouth fishery in the spring. The road down to the river is torn up. Best to park at the top of the hill and then walk down the hill or you might get stuck. Launch a small boat, one you can drag up a hill 100 yds., and fish the seam where the river enters the slough. The Wilson, is good for an occasional summer steelhead and spring Chinook should be available.  The Trask,  springer fishing improved dramatically in the upper bay this week; and, fish are being caught in the lower river.  The Nestucca is producing summer steelhead and a few springers. #1 is easiest to fish below the Hwy 101 bridge, but two sets of cable stairs exist above Hwy. 101.  Nestucca #2 is good beneath 3rd Bridge and at the ‘Red House Drift’ on the upper end, but is difficult access.  Stop in Hebo at ’the Original Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods’ and ask Pat Gefre what’s going on in the river.  Call after hours for Pat’s daily? report (503) 392-4269.  http://www.nestuccariveroutfitters.com/  The Washougal (an excellent summer steelhead fishery) opened June 1 for our section.

Go fish

Brian

Oregon Fishing Club

877.521.8947

Found: a set of Creek Co. float tube fins, a butterfly net, and a hemostat on Marquam Pond in early May.  Call OFC at 877.521.8947, if you lost them.

Lost:  Fly rod at Shawna Pond.  Call OFC at 877.521.8947, if you found it.

Referrals: Do you know someone who’d like to join OFC?  Send us their name and phone number.  You’ll earn a $50 reward for your efforts.

Links:

Oregon Fishing Club Member’s Bulletin Board -  http://members.ofc.org/

Oregon Anglers Report -  www.oregon-anglers.org - 503.655.4077 - Oregon Anglers is a Political Action Committee run by OFC members working on the behalf of us sportanglers, and deserve your support. Send them $50 as an individual or $100 as a couple.  Oregon Anglers is fighting a huge fight on multiple fronts and they need your help!  Get involved…make a difference.Weather - The NOAA home page http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ or http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi  (A great 10 day look at the future with color pictures) Tides - http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/oregonsites.html  orhttp://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html River Levels -http://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/current/?type=flow  (USGS Oregon River Levels)orhttp://ahps2.wrh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=pqr  (NOAA’s Advanced Hyrologic Prediction Service - NW OR)

http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?stn=EGKO3&time=GMT   Eagle Creek  weather report.

Oregon Fishing Club Prostaff - http://home.comcast.net/~grantsnwguideservice/  (Grant Scheele) scheeleteam1@comcast.net   (541)990-6358  http://www.fishonnw.com/  (Shane Groshong) shane@fishonnw.com   (541)338-8362www.FishYFS.com  (Jack LaFond) Jack@FishYFS.com   (800)270-7962

www.theflyfishinginstructor.com  (Ron Lauzon) ron@theflyfishinginstructor.com   (503)622-3634

www.CatchSomeFish.net  (Chris Nordling) ChrisNordlingFishingGuide@comcast.net   (503)866-0971 (cell); (503) 659-1401

Fishing -

www.ifish.net  (Jenny Logsdon-Martin) (The premier Oregon fishing website.)

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/fish_counts/willamette%20falls.asp  Willamette Falls fish counts

2008 Chewaucan Challenge -   Looks like a lot of fun!  Take away the competition thing … go planning on losing … bad!  A little town is going to bust there collective behinds to throw a big party and this’ll be a unique opportunity to fish otherwise unaccessible waters. Check it out at http://www.paisley.presys.com/fish.htm .  Send us an email, if you have interest and maybe we can help get a team together. Scheduled for June 15-18, 2008. The Chewaucan basin flows from the Gearheart Wilderness, high in the Cascades, to the little city of Paisley in Southern Oregon on the edge of the Great Basin. The Chewaucan River has over 40 miles of walkable, wadeable, fishable water with a diversity of challenges from fast boulder strewn rapids to the slow meandering holding waters. The past five years have seen over four million dollars in improvements to the river from local ranchers and state and federal agencies, which has allowed the wild red band trout to return to its historic runs. A BBQ (tritips) kick off dinner is held on Sunday, June 15, 2008 at 5pm, and morning briefings will be held daily.  Package also includes 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, and an ‘all you can eat’ spagetti feast. Bag lunches, T-shirts and assistance with lodging, meals and amenities will be available. Registration is $170 per person (3 person teams).  A trophy and cash prizes will be awarded. Paisley is a tiny town and this is one time of the year where they all get together to throw a big party…should be a lot of fun…even if you don’t catch fish.

May 28, 2008

    Work party this Thursday and Friday, May 29 & 30, at Rainier Lakes.  (1pm - 5pm Thurs., 10am - 2pm Fri.)   We will be clearing roadways, trails and casting zones.  We will be camping onsite Thursday night.  Workpartiers camp for free…plus we’ll feed you dinner, breakfast and lunch…call or email us, if you intend to spend the evening; so, we bring enough grub and beer.  Also, there is a group event at Upper Rainier on Saturday/Sunday.  Quango Inc., our website designer, is hosting a corporate campout.  We expect 24 or so people to show up; so, the place will be much more crowded than usual.  We’ll be camped at Upper Rainier and will spend most of our time there, but figure on a few of the braver souls venturing out to Middle and perhaps even Lower Rainier.

*   ‘Catch and Cook’ wine dinner at Brookside Inn – On Sunday, June 15, Brookside Inn is hosting a unique ‘Catch and Cook’ dinner.  Guests are invited – but not required – to spend the afternoon fishing Brookside Pond.  That evening, Chef Paul Bachand of Hunters Ridge Bistro and Lange Vineyard on Dundee Hill will collaborate in a dinner showcasing trout and other local bounty of the Northwest and Lange’s unique approach to wine making. 

    NEW! The Menu - The evenings progressive meal will include, but not be limited to…

    1. Chilled Asparagus Soup, Dilled Trout Rillettes, Pink Peppercorn Crème Fraiche…the wine - Gris

    2. Olive Oil Poached Trout, Endive, Citrus Vinaigrette, Hazelnuts, Pea Tips…the wine - Blanc

    3. Quenelles Of Trout and Wild Shrimp, English Pea Nage, American Paddlefish Roe, Roasted Lobster Essence…the wine - Chardonnay

    4. Grilled Trout Saucisson, Grainy Mustard Sauce, Charred Spring Onion, Pinot Noir Gastrique…the wine - Pinot Noir

    5. Fennel Seed Dusted Crispy Trout, Fingerling Potato-Spring Onion Hash, Dried Chorizo, Crispy Fennel and Lemon

     The Chef - Executive Chef Paul Bachand has over 15 years of progressive culinary experience with focus on regional American cuisine deeply rooted in Classical European cooking methods and techniques. As an avid supporter of SLOWFOODUSA, all products are made in house to assure the finest quality and care going into each dish.  With an agricultural playground virtually at his back door, Paul and his culinary team can be found in pursuit of the finest locally grown produce, wild game, mushrooms and seafood while supporting our local dedicated farmers.

    The Wine - Lange crafts beautifully balanced wines from fruit grown on the Winery Estate, located in the heart of the prestigious Dundee Hills appellation. Lange also purchases additional fruit from the best vineyards in the surrounding area. Long-standing relationships with these talented and dedicated growers have helped the winery establish a well-deserved reputation for consistency and complexity in the wines. Currently, Lange bottles six different Pinot Noirs, Tempranillo, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay.

    Contact:    Seating is VERY LIMITED. Cost – $125 plus gratuity per person. Service will begin promptly at 6:00.  Please contact Bruce Bandstra, if you are interested.  Brookside Inn on Abbey Road,  503-852-4433,  www.Brooksideinn-oregon.com

 *  New OFC Lake -  We’ve signed an agreement for access to a new lake.  Hartland Lake is a 15 acre, 18 foot deep lake 15 minutes north of Lyle, Washington.  Lyle is across the Columbia from Hood River in the Columbia Gorge and about an hour east from Portland/Vancouver.  It’s a beautiful place …12 inches of rain a year, ponderosa pine forest, very central Oregony.  The lake is 20 or so years old and has a mature ring of trees (mostly willow, pine,& scrub oak) around it’s perimeter.  We will ultimately be planting trout,and the lake currently contains catfish, bluegill? and bass?  Camping will be available, but no fires will be allowed.  Google Earther’s check it out at (45°45′57.13″N  … 121° 9′22.05″W)  www.googleearth.com .  We are considering having a work party to open it up on Sat., June 7 … email or call us, if you are interested in helping out and getting a sneak preview.  The official opening will be June 15thish with the delivery of the summer edition of OFC news.

*  Eagle Creek #1 lower end has been sold. By agreement, we still have access through June 21.  The fate of our agreement beyond June is unknown at this time.  Hopefully, the new landowner will see the value of having us around and will choose to allow us continued access.  The upper end landowner has assured us that we will still have access to the upper end (bridge on up).  If any news develops, we will pass it on to members.

Calendar:May 29,30 - Work Party at Rainier Lakes.  Thursday is 1pm - 5pm and Friday is 10am -2pm.  We’ll bring beer and lunch makings.  Camp out Thursday night and work both days.

May 31- June 1 - Group event at Upper Rainier - Our webdesigner, Quango Inc., is hosting a corporate campout on Saturday night. We expect 24 people or so. 

June 14 - Oregon Fishing Club annual picnic at Lake Margaret

June 15 -  ‘Catch and Cook’ Wine dinner at Brookside Inn

June 15 -  OFC news summer edition to be mailed … Please, send us your photos!  The drawing winner wins one night stay at ‘the Inn at Spanish Head’ in Lincoln City.

June 19 - 26 - OFC goes to Loreto, Mexico.

June 26 - July 3 - OFC goes to Loreto, Mexico.

Sept. 13 - Oct. 4 - OFC goes to Prince of Wales, Alaska.  A DVD slideshow is available!  We have two openings for the third week, Sept.27 - Oct. 4. $1498 for 7 nights lodging, 6 days fishing, everything but airfare, gear and beer included.  Get on board. Call us toll free 877.521.8947

The Stillwaters:

    Big hatches of bugs are coming out of the ponds.  Upper and Middle Rainier are fishing good, but Rainier West has dried up and is in need of summer repairs.  Burdick Pond is very good for trout.  Schmadeke has been good according to reports.  Now is a good time to fish North Santiam Pond.  Colton ponds are mostly free of weeds and clarity is the best its been in years.  Marquam Lake is beginning to green up and bass fishing has improved.  Brookside Inn Pond’s weeds are starting to fill in at the upper end….we’ll let them get a little more flush and then put the hurt on them.  Don’t expect the weeds to disappear overnight once treated; as with all our ponds, Brookside Inn Pond is a long term project.

The Rivers:

   Summer steelhead and spring Chinook are in the rivers.  The coastal rivers are in good shape, but the valley rivers are still running high.  The Willamette has good numbers of summer steelhead in and they are spreading out into the Clackamas and Santiams, etc..  The Clackamas is a little high, but should be fishing good for summers and the occasional springer.  Eagle Creek might receive it’s first hatchery spring Chinook returns this year. Conditions were poor when the fish went in; so, don’t expect a huge return.  We need reports of springers in the Clackamas to get excited about fish entering the creek. The Sandy is still high as well, but summers and springers should be available soon.  The Molalla, the ‘House Hole’ is the deepest hole for quite a stretch, and a good place for stray summers & springers or smallmouth bass when things warm up a little. Santiams, both the North and South got easier to fish this winter. Summers and springers take a week or so to get from the falls at Oregon City to these sites. (see link below under Fishing for counts). Willamette, can be a super smallmouth fishery in the spring. The road down to the river is torn up. Best to park at the top of the hill and then walk down the hill or you might get stuck. Launch a small boat, one you can drag up a hill 100 yds., and fish the seam where the river enters the slough. The Wilson, is good for an occasional summer steelhead and spring Chinook should be available.  The Trask,  one springer reported caught at Trask #1 last week.  The local Club members have been fishing it hard, but the fish aren’t cooperating.  The Nestucca is producing summer steelhead and a few springers have been caught. #1 is easiest to fish below the Hwy 101 bridge, but two sets of cable stairs exist above Hwy. 101.  Nestucca #2 is good beneath 3rd Bridge and at the ‘Red House Drift’ on the upper end, but is difficult access.  Stop in Hebo at ’the Original Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods’ and ask Pat Gefre what’s going on in the river.  Call after hours for Pat’s daily? report (503) 392-4269.  http://www.nestuccariveroutfitters.com/  The Washougal (an excellent summer steelhead fishery) opens June 1 for our section.

Go fish

Brian

Oregon Fishing Club

877.521.8947

Referrals: Do you know someone who’d like to join OFC?  Send us their name and phone number.  You’ll earn a $50 reward for your efforts.

Links:

Oregon Fishing Club Member’s Bulletin Board -  http://members.ofc.org/

Oregon Angler Report -  Ron Mason, a retired  college math teacher from Corvallis, was recently appointed to fill the local government position on the Oregon Hatchery Research Center’s advisory board. Ron happens to be one of Oregon Anglers and RFA’s active Ocean Team members. This gives OA 2 members on the extremely  important steering committee that directs the research for the future of hatchery mitigation and salmon and steelhead fishing in he Northwest.  Congratulations Ron.  - Dennis Richey (5/20/08)

www.oregon-anglers.org - 503.655.4077 - OA is a Political Action Committee run by OFC members working on the behalf of us sportanglers, and deserve your support. Send them $50 as an individual or $100 as a couple.  OA is fighting a huge fight on multiple fronts and they need your help!  Get involved…make a difference.   There are evil legions of anti-sportanglers working to dissolve away our rights and resources, and OA provides a means of stopping them.

Weather - The NOAA home page http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ or http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi  (A great 10 day look at the future with color pictures)

Tides - http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/oregonsites.html  

or

http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html

River Levels -

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/current/?type=flow  (USGS Oregon River Levels)

or

http://ahps2.wrh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=pqr  (NOAA’s Advanced Hyrologic Prediction Service - NW OR)

http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?stn=EGKO3&time=GMT   Eagle Creek  weather report.

Oregon Fishing Club Prostaff -

http://home.comcast.net/~grantsnwguideservice/  (Grant Scheele) scheeleteam1@comcast.net   (541)990-6358 

http://www.fishonnw.com/  (Shane Groshong) shane@fishonnw.com   (541)338-8362

www.FishYFS.com  (Jack LaFond) Jack@FishYFS.com   (800)270-7962

www.theflyfishinginstructor.com  (Ron Lauzon) ron@theflyfishinginstructor.com   (503)622-3634

www.CatchSomeFish.net  (Chris Nordling) ChrisNordlingFishingGuide@comcast.net   (503)866-0971 (cell); (503) 659-1401

Fishing -

www.ifish.net  (Jenny Logsdon-Martin) (The premier Oregon fishing website.)

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/fish_counts/willamette%20falls.asp  Willamette Falls fish counts

2008 Chewaucan Challenge -   What … no interest?  We’ve recv’d zero, zip, no interest in this and don’t get it.  Looks like a lot of fun.  Take away the competition thing … go planning on losing … bad!  A little town is going to bust there collective behinds to throw a big party and there’ll be a unique opportunity to fish otherwise unaccessible waters. Check it out at http://www.paisley.presys.com/fish.htm .  Send us an email, if you have interest and maybe we can help get a team together. Scheduled for June 15-18, 2008. The Chewaucan basin flows from the Gearheart Wilderness, high in the Cascades, to the little city of Paisley in Southern Oregon on the edge of the Great Basin. The Chewaucan River has over 40 miles of walkable, wadeable, fishable water with a diversity of challenges from fast boulder strewn rapids to the slow meandering holding waters. The past five years have seen over four million dollars in improvements to the river from local ranchers and state and federal agencies, which has allowed the wild red band trout to return to its historic runs. A BBQ (tritips) kick off dinner is held on Sunday, June 15, 2008 at 5pm, and morning briefings will be held daily.  Package also includes 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, and an ‘all you can eat’ spagetti feast. Bag lunches, T-shirts and assistance with lodging, meals and amenities will be available. Registration is $170 per person (3 person teams).  A trophy and cash prizes will be awarded. Paisley is a tiny town and this is one time of the year where they all get together to throw a big party…should be a lot of fun…even if you don’t catch fish.