Daily Archives: April 9, 2008

“Smolts Gone Wild”

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Caddisfly

High water and an abundance of Steelhead Smolts has caused some incredibly hot smolt on smolt action on the Mckenzie River from the Leaburg Dam down. Fish a dropper rig with a Royal Coachman Wet and a Possie Bugger and … Continue reading →

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Early stages of a summer steelhead stampede

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Caddisfly

A good number of summer steelhead bound for Willamette tributaries have passed Willamette Falls.  As of April 5, 625 fish have been counted at the falls and given the water temperature that is a big number.  Normally, the fish don’t really … Continue reading →

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Conservation News: DeFazio and Blumenauer propose “Oregon Treasures” bill

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Caddisfly

Congressmen Peter DeFazio and Earl Blumenauer recently proposed an “Oregon Treasures” bill that would add 132,000 acres of wilderness, 34,550 acres of recreation area and 80 miles of wild and scenic river designations to the Mount Hood National Forest as … Continue reading →

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