Oct. 3 - Oregon Fishing Update
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millions and chum by the hundreds of thousands stuffed the Klawock River. The silvers were slower to appear and hard to find in high waters. Thanks Dennis, Terry, Colin, Melinda and Heather.
Group #2 was on the island Sept. 16 - Sept. 23. They inherited high waters and fishing was tough. I entered the scene on Sept. 19 and switched out with Bruce. After dropping Bruce at the ferry on Sunday, I checked the Harris 
River for coho, and landed 6 (kept 5) by noon. Cliff and Denny were having a great day on the Klawock; so, they stayed, but Mike and Bill made the move 
to the Harris that afternoon and we landed 5 more coho. Monday, we all ended up at the Harris and caught more coho … it’s a pretty little river that allows you to roam and has a good run of fish. After a night of heavy rain,
the Harris was up 5 feet on Tuesday, and we took a driving tour of the island. All the water we saw, and there is lots of water, was completely out of shape. Fun drive … the eastern coastline north of Thorne Bay 
towards Coffman Cove is particularly pretty. Thanks Mike, Denny, Bill, Cliff and Robert.
coho in the Thorne and a couple dolly varden at Hatchery Creek. The rain finally let up towards the end of week #3, but Klawock Lake was so swollen that the river never became low enough to stop coho from moving through at full speed to the Hatchery Hole. The Harris turned out to be our best option. Thanks Dwayne, John and Steve.
In general, for the entire 3 weeks, we were faced with difficult high water options … squeeze into the Hatchery Hole on the Klawock or venture out to
the smaller streams and hope to find coho. We did both, and made the best of a tough situation. Even during a tough year, fishing in Alaska is still awesome. You catch lots of fish (might have to 
settle for fewer coho but plenty of 5 #ish hot pinks or chum), the scenery is wonderful and wildlife abounds. We are going back next year for the last 3 weeks of September. Availability is very limited as those who’ve been before want to go, again.
Call us to get on board, 877.521.8947.
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April 16, 2008 - Oregon Fishing Update
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008April 16, 2008
Winter is refusing to let go and cold weather is expected for this weekend. The cold should keep the fair weather anglers indoors; so, go fish as you’ll be more likely to have your favorite spot all to yourself. There will be a work party at the North Santiam River site on April 26, (10am-2pm). We will be spreading some rock on the road, improving the campsite and working on the trails. Afterwards we’ll head into Mehama for lunch and a beer. Last week’s ‘after work party’ beer will be tough to top (Fearless Brewing Co. in Estacada), but we’ll see what we can find. Thanks go to Daniel, Bruce, Bill, Connie & Randy for helping out at the Clackamas River work party. We ended up walking 3 1/2 miles and cleared both the upper and lower end trails. The work parties are a great opportunity to learn more about the place where we work in terms of both fishing and history of the site. Plus, you get a real taste of what it’s like to maintain the properties.
* Wine dinner at Brookside Inn – On Sunday, June 15, we are hosting a unique ‘Catch and Cook’ dinner here at the Inn. Guests are invited – but not required – to spend the afternoon fishing Brookside Pond for trout and bass. 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 details are (or will be shortly) on our website - http://www.brooksideinn-oregon.com. Please contact me if you are interested. Seating is VERY LIMITED and I like to give OFC members first chance.
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.
Given the self proclaimed fishing prowess of both the chef and the wine makers, this should be a very interesting experience. We are looking for OFC members to challenge these two.
Contact: Bruce Bandstra, Brookside Inn on Abbey Road, 8243 Abbey Road, Carlton OR 97111, 503-852-4433, www.Brooksideinn-oregon.com
May 2 - Kings for the Kids salmon fishing derby … call Rick King 503.709.6603. http://kingsforthekids.org/
May 10 - Work Party at Trask #3/Burdick Pond…10am-2pm.
May 17 - Kid’s Day at Lake Margaret … call Bob Jackson 503.372.8933 to volunteer. http://kidsdayoregon.com/
June 14 - Oregon Fishing Club annual picnic at Lake Margaret
June 15 - ‘Catch and Cook’ Wine dinner at Brookside Inn
June 19 - 26 - OFC goes to Loreto, Mexico. Want to go? Call us 877.521.8947. DVD slideshow available! Mexico week #1 is almost full …1 villa still open. Great fishing, food and friends. Alaska Air canceled there Friday flights into Loreto and this trip had been shuffled back in time one day from the original schedule. Airfare is still reasonable at $653 roundtrip and seats are available.
June 26 - July 3 - OFC goes to Loreto, Mexico one more week. The moon will be dark and the water should be the warmest we’ve yet to fish. Could get very exciting. Dorado, marlin, sailfish and more. DVD slideshow available!
Sept. 13 - Oct. 4 - OFC goes to Prince of Wales, Alaska. A DVD slideshow is available! Thought we were full, but we now have two openings for the third week. $1498 for 7 nights lodging, 6 days fishing, everything but airfare, gear and booze included. Get on board while you can. Call us toll free 877.521.8947
The Stillwaters:
Trout fishing in the ponds is getting more real. The fish are hungry and active; especially on warmer days, but they’ve definitely gotten more selective. Big hatches of midges have spoiled our fish and anything less than that particular midge in matching color and form is looked on with far less interest. Most midges are small (#18 -22) generally dark, but sometimes w/ a little red or olive, others (Rainier) are a bit larger, black and known to bite. The fish love ‘em and can be seen sipping the emerging adults off the surface. Dragon and damselfly larva are getting fat and more active as they prepare to emerge. Scuds, tiny shrimplike crustaceans, are thick in the weeds at the Trees, and the trout will cruise the edges of the mats looking for stray morsels. The fish are feeding, for the most part, in the upper 2 feet of the water column. You need to stay in the zone to be seen. Bugs will be most active on sunny afternoons. Report any damage or issues you may encounter.
The Rivers:
Winter steelhead fishing has slowed on the coast, but summer steelhead should soon be arriving. Bright hatchery fish are still available, but are more scarce. The Wilson, is still producing the occasional fish. Trask, wild fish predominate. Trask #1 and Trask #3 are good, and Trask #2 can be awesome this time of year (The road was blocked by fallen trees just the other side of second gate, but was cleared by an enterprising Club member…thanks Miguel). No springer reports, yet … still a little early. The Nestucca is also still producing the occasional bright hatchery steelhead. #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, is closed to all fishing from March 15 until April 16. From April 16 to June 1 it is open only downstream of the Mt. Norway Bridge and for selective gear only. Fishing at the Club property is closed until June 1. Eagle Creek might receive it’s first hatchery spring Chinook returns this year. Conditions were poor when the fish went in, but we might see as many as 3,000 fish return to the creek this year. The Clackamas has been getting better for steelhead and will continue to improve as more fish enter the system. The Sandy - Member Report “Fished the Sandy this morning. Water was high and great color. On the first cast had a fish on. Then nothing for the rest of the morning. Been a fun year for me with those steelie. I’m ready for the springers!” Posted By: Tony Jacobs - Date Posted: 4/14/2008 . 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. Big Creek continues to return the occasional spring Chinook. Call Howard Kem at 503.318.4804 or 503.397.0213 to make a reservation. $10/OFC angler … $20/guest … kids 12 and under free. Lodging available at $45/night/person … $20/kids 12 and under. 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 by the recent passage of a large tractor. Best to park at the top of the hill and then walk down the hill or you might get stuck. There is rock all the way to the launch, but turning around and then getting back up the hill will be extremely difficult. Launch a small boat, one you can drag up a hill, and fish the seam where the river enters the slough. (1/4oz -1/2oz jigheads w/ 2 inch white doubletail rubber grubs are a known fish catcher.)
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/
I was asked to represent the sports fishermen of
The day was mostly background regarding the status of the various salmon stocks and the sea lion population. Also, a good deal of time was spent on the legal requirements of the Marine Mammal Act, and the states’ request for lethal take. The request asks that up to 85 sea lions be killed from the population in the 5 miles below Bonneville. Each sea lion would be impossible to track, so if the animal is in the vicinity it is assumed to be part of the “rogue” group feeding primarily on the endangered salmon and steelhead. There are 5 more scheduled meeting days in the next 2 months. It should prove interesting!
Meanwhile I am serving as chair on the advisory board of the Oregon Hatchery Research Center, working on the Upper Willamette Recovery Plan ( Bruce Harpole is my alternate), and I have been asked to work on the allotments for the sport/ commercial fishing for the Columbia for the next few years. Oh well, never a dull moment!
I am just one of the dedicated volunteers working for protecting and improving our sport fisheries. We have a team of 4 working on the proposed “marine reserves” our Governor is still proposing to close down much of our state ocean waters to fishing.
We sure could use help. If you are interested in giving your time, or sending a contribution that is a TAX CREDIT contact:
Oregon Anglers
West
Oregon Anglers’ ALERT (3/29/08)
I just spent Thursday and Friday in Newport for the Marine Working Group (Marine Reserves) and OPAC (Ocean Policy Advisory Committee) meetings.
I joined OA’s ocean team members John Holloway, Walter Chuck, OA’s President Tony Meeker and Ron Mason. We fully expected to hear a standdown from the Governor’s office. OPAC had just spent $80,000 on a coast-wide outreach program in which a staff member from Sea Grant and a former ODFW Commissioner led the meetings and promised that “everyone will be heard”. The comments were generally against establishing marine reserves that are set to fail because of haste and a lack of science. The sentiment for reserves was about 1%. Much to their surprise, and ours, midway through the morning, and just before public comment, a decree from Kulongoski was read to all.
The Governor told OPAC, an advisory group, that they were to work with ODFW in moving along with the MR nomination process immediately, and have up to 9 reserves screened and ready by Jan. 2009. This siting process will be random, since we do not have the species assessments or mapping needed to make them work. It is nothing more than an attack on fishing to take areas out of access FOREVER.
Oregon Anglers is NOT against well planned marine reserves. But they must have:
1) Clear objectives- target species in need of help must be identified
2) Specifically selected for the target species- depth, structure, etc.
3) Pre-assessed as to number and size of the target species, and other occupants in the area
4) Research assessments must be conducted regularly
5) FUNDING
6) A sunset clause must be a part of the siting- if there is no difference, or funding is not available to continue, the NO TAKE designation must be removed.
7) MOST IMPORTANTLY control must be retained by the citizens of the state.
The Gov. obviously doesn’t care. After the extensive outreach he ahs given us all the finger and transferred the burden to ODFW. That way if it fails it is their fault. AND the cost, if not funded in other undetermined ways will come out of ODFW general funds- read that our license money for hatcheries and stream restoration for recovery.
The most important election in the history of sport fishing is upon us. We must elect, or re-elect, legislators aware of the impacts to fishing and the economy of not only the coast, but the whole state. Oregon Anglers is the lead on this once again. The Steelheaders will decide whether or not to join us next week. WE MUST build up our war chest. We will need at least $25,000 to make contributions, send letters of endorsement, and travel around the state to get the message out.
We will be getting a newsletter out very soon with more details, but invitations to speak to groups are very important at this point.
Dennis Richey, Oregon Anglers
Oregon Fishing Club Fishing Trip - POW Alaska - Three different weeks of hot coho action in small coastal streams. Bruce will handle the first 10 days or so and Brian the last 10 days. Sign up now for a week of adrenaline pumping excitement. Call us for details…877.521.8947. DVD slideshow available!
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)270-7962www.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 best 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 I 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.
April 8, 2008 - Oregon Fishing Update
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008April 8, 2008
In tribute to ‘the Boz’, I think I’ll rate the day a “6“. We should reach an “8” or ”9” by the weekend. So get out there and fish. Work Party at the Clackamas River site on Saturday morning, 10 - 2pm. It will be all about the trails. Brush cutting and rock rolling; so, bring loppers and gloves & whatever else you feel may be appropriate. You should definitely include your summer steelhead gear. Part of this exercise is to open areas to fish and we’ll need to test our progress. We’ll treat you to lunch and a beer, if so inclined, in Estacada afterwards. We recently spent a couple days working at Schmadeke Pond … the road has two new loads of rock & the pond looks super spiffy.
* Eagle Creek #1 lower end has been sold. By agreement, we still have access through the end of June. 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.
* Stillwater trout retention rules have been changed with the most recent newsletter. Members may now harvest only 4 trout/ month / membership.
* Salmon River access changed, again. We may now fish the whole property, again. If you are a fairly recent joinee of the Club, your Salmon River property flier may need a stroke of whiteout. Get rid of the “No OFC Access” section that extends from the ‘no passage’ bluff upstream to the bridge. We may now fish this section.
* Chinook retention rules have changed for the Willamette Basin. You may only harvest one spring Chinook per day on all tributaries except Eagle Creek on the Clackamas where you may still harvest two/day. 2005 was a bad low water year and our 3 year old fish are returning in low numbers. Coastal harvest numbers may be changed as well, and it may extend into the fall season.Calendar:Mar. 15 - Oregon Fishing Club news Spring edition mailed. Haven’t received yours? Have you paid your dues?April 1 - Spring Chinook season opened on most coastal rivers
April 12 - Work Party at Clackamas River…10am - 2pm. (This Saturday!) Loads of trailwork fun, should be a beautiful day, bring your steelhead gear and brush cutting tools.
April 26 - Work Party at North Santiam River…10am-2pm.
May 2 - Kings for the Kids salmon fishing derby … call Rick King 503.709.6603. http://kingsforthekids.org/
May 10 - Work Party at Trask #3/Burdick Pond…10am-2pm.
May 17 - Kid’s Day at Lake Margaret … call Bob Jackson 503.372.8933 to volunteer. http://kidsdayoregon.com/
June 14 - Oregon Fishing Club annual picnic at Lake Margaret
June 19 - 26 - OFC goes to Loreto, Mexico. Want to go? Call us 877.521.8947. DVD slideshow available! Mexico week #1 is almost full …1 villa still open. Great fishing, food and friends. Alaska Air canceled there Friday flights into Loreto and this trip had been shuffled back in time one day from the original schedule. Airfare is still reasonable at $653 roundtrip and seats are available.
June 26 - July 3 - OFC goes to Loreto, Mexico one more week. The moon will be dark and the water should be the warmest we’ve yet to fish. Could get very exciting. Dorado, marlin, sailfish and more. DVD slideshow available!
Sept. 13 - Oct. 4 - OFC goes to Prince of Wales, Alaska. A DVD slideshow is available! Thought we were full, but we now have two openings for the third week. $1498 for 7 nights lodging, 6 days fishing, everything but airfare, gear and booze included. Get on board while you can. Call us toll free 877.521.8947
The Stillwaters:
Trout fishing in the ponds is getting more real. The fish are hungry and active; especially on warmer days, but they’ve definitely gotten more selective. Big hatches of midges have spoiled our fish and anything less than that particular midge in matching color and form is looked on with far less interest. Most midges are small (#18 -22) generally dark, but sometimes w/ a little red or as Rod found at Colton (see Rod’s report below) a little olive, others (Rainier) are a bit larger, black and known to bite. The fish love ‘em and can be seen sipping the emerging adults off the surface. Dragon and damselfly larva are getting fat and more active as they prepare to emerge. Scuds, tiny shrimplike crustaceans, are thick in the weeds at the Trees, and the trout will cruise the edges of the mats looking for stray morsels. The fish are feeding, for the most part, in the upper 2 feet of the water column. You need to stay in the zone to be seen. Bugs will be most active on sunny afternoons. Report any damage or issues you may encounter.
Rod’s report - “Lower Colton Pond“ The geese took no notice as I parked in the grass next to the pond. As I approached the fishing platform at the edge of the pond, geese began to paddle around nervously. The geese were cool to watch, but those splashes all over the pond were trout, not geese. Splashy rises are generally indicative of fish chasing prey to the surface. The prey were rising rapidly to the surface from the pond’s muddy bottom. Black chironomids work great in Big and Little Tree Lakes. Black chiros would obviously be my first imitation to try. Not a hit. Every technique in my bag of tricks was used. Not a hit. Dry imitations. Not a hit. Scuds. Not a hit. Wooly Buggers and Brush Bunnies. You guessed it….Not a hit. A long-handled aquarium net emerged from my pontoon boat’s left pocket. Bending over to sample the water hoping to find whatever the trout were chasing to the surface, I saw, right in front of me, an adult size 18 chironomid. A gently positioned finger was welcomed as a way to get away from the voracious trout. As the insect crawled over my finger I noticed its overall blue-gray color which didn’t surprise me. The body however, was different from other chiros I had found in OFC lakes. The front one-third was a beautiful medium olive and the rear two-thirds was the expected gray-black of other chiros. All I had was black or olive, no combos. I did have some light blue duns in a size 18. Again, the trout refused to take a dry. I examined the fly. What could I do to make it look like an emerger? The light bulb that went off might have spooked a few fish, but was worth the chance. I pulled the wings off. I pulled and pressed the dry hackle toward the rear of the fly to sweep it back wet fly style. After tying the fly back on the 6X tippet, into my mouth it went. A careful soak in saliva (makes it sink immediately) and I casted to the edge of the shoreline structure, an area of partially submerged brush next to a fishing platform adjacent to the outlet of the pond. A ten-count got the fly down and then I began slowly and sharply twitching the fly to the surface. The next hour and a half were so much fun. I lost count of the two, three, and four pound trout that came to my boat. This was a great learning experience for me and I wanted to pass it along to you. Next time, and there WILL be a next time, I will have more of these dry flies and a LOT of the same pattern tied as an emerger. The addition of permanent markers will leave me totally prepared for any contingency……or, probably, until the next time I go fishing.
Posted By: Rod Grant - Date Posted: 4/4/2008“
The Rivers:
Steelhead fishing continues to be best on the coast. Bright hatchery fish are still available. The Wilson, winter steelhead fishing continues to be good. Trask, a rare hatchery steelhead stray from the Wilson wanders upriver, but wild fish predominate. Trask #1 and Trask #3 are good for both, and Trask #2 can be awesome this time of year (the road is blocked by fallen trees just the other side of second gate). No springer reports, yet … still a little early. The Nestucca is also still producing the occasional bright hatchery steelhead. #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, (big time summer steelhead run) use our boatslide to fish the upper river with a pontoon boat or driftboat. Eagle Creek might receive it’s first hatchery spring Chinook returns this year. Conditions were poor when the fish went in, but we might see as many as 3,000 fish return to the creek this year. The Clackamas has been getting better for steelhead and will continue to improve as more fish enter the system. The Sandy - Member Report “Fished the Sandy River last night. Caught one 10 lb hen steelie and lost one. Also lost one on Saturday. The water is in great shape.” Posted By: Tony Jacobs - Date Posted: 4/8/2008. 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. Big Creek continues to return the occasional spring Chinook. Call Howard Kem at 503.318.4804 or 503.397.0213 to make a reservation. $10/OFC angler … $20/guest … kids 12 and under free. Lodging available at $45/night/person … $20/kids 12 and under. 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 by the recent passage of a large tractor. Best to park at the top of the hill and then walk down the hill or you might get stuck. There is rock all the way to the launch, but turning around and then getting back up the hill may be extremely difficult. Launch a small boat, one you can drag up a hill, and fish the seam where the river enters the slough. (1/4oz -1/2oz jigheads w/ 2 inch white doubletail rubber grubs are a known fish catcher.)
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 Anglers - 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.
Oregon Fishing Club Fishing Trip - POW Alaska - Three different weeks of hot coho action in small coastal streams. Bruce will handle the first 10 days or so and Brian the last 10 days. Sign up now for a week of adrenaline pumping excitement. Call us for details…877.521.8947. DVD slidehow available!
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 best 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 I 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.
Mar. 26, 2008 - Oregon Fishing Update
Thursday, March 27th, 2008March 26, 2008
It’s another cold/wet Oregon spring. Go fish anyway. The ponds are fishing super good and the rivers are still receiving winter steelhead. The ponds will get better as the water warms. The rivers will switch over to summer steelhead and spring Chinook. Chinook retention rules have changed for the Willamette Basin. You may only harvest one spring Chinook per day on all tributaries except Eagle Creek on the Clackamas where you may still harvest two/day. 2005 was a bad low water year and our 3 year old fish are returning in low numbers. Coastal harvest numbers may be changed as well, and it may extend into the fall season.
* Eagle Creek #1 lower end has apparently been sold. Any details are unknown at this time; so, don’t call and ask. The upper end landowner has assured us that we will still have access to the upper end (bridge on up). Hopefully, the new landowner will see the value of having us around and will choose to allow us continued access. If any news develops, we will pass it on to members.
* Stillwater trout retention rules have been changed with the most recent newsletter. Members may now harvest only 4 trout/ month / membership.
* Salmon River access changed, again. We may now fish the whole property, again. If you are a fairly recent joinee of the Club, your Salmon River property flier may need a stroke of whiteout. Get rid of the “No OFC Access” section that extends from the ‘no passage’ bluff upstream to the bridge. We may now fish this section.
Calendar:Mar. 15 - Oregon Fishing Club news Spring edition mailed. Haven’t received yours? Have you paid your dues?April 1 - Spring Chinook season opens on most coastal rivers
April 12 - Work Party at Clackamas River…10am - 2pm.
April 26 - Work Party at North Santiam River…10am-2pm.
May 2 - Kings for the Kids salmon fishing derby … call Rick King 503.709.6603
May 10 - Work Party at Trask #3/Burdick Pond…10am-2pm.
May 17 - Kid’s Day at Lake Margaret … call Bob Jackson 503.372.8933 to volunteer.
June 20 - 27 - OFC goes to Loreto, Mexico for a ‘couples week‘ of fun in the sun. A DVD slideshow is available! Mexico week #1 is close to full…1 villa still open. Want to go? You should … the world is changing fast and fishing opportunities such as this are disappearing. Don’t save it up for something to do years from now. Go fish!
June 26 - July 3 - OFC goes to Loreto, Mexico for an ‘angler’s week‘ of fun in the sun. Dorado, marlin, sailfish and more. A DVD slideshow is available!
Sept. 13 - Oct. 4 - OFC goes to Prince of Wales, Alaska. A DVD slideshow is available! Thought we were full, but we now have two openings for the third week. $1498 for 7 nights lodging, 6 days fishing, everything but airfare, gear and booze included. Get on board while you can. Call us toll free 877.521.8947
The Stillwaters:
Trout fishing in the ponds is real good right now. The fish are hungry and getting more active as the water temperatures warm. The newbies aren’t quite as stupid as they were a month ago when they went in, and matching the hatch is more important. Lots of midges come out of the ponds in the Spring. Most are small (#18 -22) sometimes w/ a little red others (Rainier) are a bit larger, black and known to bite. The fish love ‘em and can be seen sipping the emerging adults off the surface. Dragon and damselfly larva are getting fat and more active as they prepare to emerge. Scuds, tiny shrimplike crustaceans, are thick in the weeds at the Trees, and the trout will cruise the edges of the mats looking for stray morsels. Fly anglers … go low, slow and small (emerging chironomids under an indicator or behind a beadhead) OR large and dark (woolly buggers - olive/black). Bugs will be most active on sunny afternoons. Drive on the rocks and avoid grass or you may get stuck at Marquam Lake, Schmadeke, and Little Tree. A wet weather ‘Save our Roads’ request … drive around potholes, especially when full of water, and slow down. Report any damage or issues you may encounter. Rainier West is now lower than was published in the newsletter and the mud flats are visible.
The Rivers:
Steelhead fishing has been good on the Wilson and Trask. Trask, a few hatchery steelhead strays from the Wilson continue to wander upriver, but wild fish predominate. Trask #1 and Trask #3 are good for both, and Trask #2 (can be awesome this time of year) is best for natives (Rowe Creek downstream). The Wilson, winter steelhead fishing continues to be good. The same was true, with less boats and carnage, at the Nestucca, #1, 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. 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, (big time summer steelhead run) use our boatslide to fish the upper river with a pontoon boat or driftboat. Eagle Creek might receive it’s first hatchery spring Chinook returns this year. Conditions were poor when the fish went in, but we might see as many as 3,000 fish return to the creek this year. The Clackamas has been OK for steelhead and will get better as more fish enter the system. The Sandy has been good and continues to pump out the occasional steelhead. Summers and springers should soon be in the mix. 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. Big Creek continues to return the occasional spring Chinook. Call Howard Kem at 503.318.4804 or 503.397.0213 to make a reservation. $10/OFC angler … $20/guest … kids 12 and under free. Lodging available at $45/night/person … $20/kids 12 and under. 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. Launch a small boat, one you can man handle, into the slough and fish the seam where the river enter the slough. (1/4oz -1/2oz jigheads w/ 2 inch white doubletail rubber grubs are a known fish catcher.)
Go fish
Brian
OFC
541.967.8301
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 - 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.
Oregon Fishing Club Fishing Trip - POW Alaska - Three different weeks of hot coho action in small coastal streams. Bruce will handle the first 10 days or so and Brian the last 10 days. Sign up now for a week of adrenaline pumping excitement. Call us for details…877.521.8947. DVD slidehow available!
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)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 best Oregon fishing website.)
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/fish_counts/willamette%20falls.asp Willamette Falls fish counts
2008 Chewaucan Challenge - Want to go have some flyfishing fun in eastern Oregon? Check this out … 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 timne 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.