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Mckenzie Hatch Mistaken for Blizzard

April 14th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Back on the sticks and I fished the Mckenzie on Sunday from Harvest Landing down to Armitage Park. Similar to what everyone else observed it was pretty much raining caddis. They were bouncing off my face, hanging out on my sunglasses and all over the boat. Biblical plague proportions.
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Tags: McKenzie River

Catching Columbia Spring Chinook Salmon (Food porn?)

April 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Last weekend I got out with a couple buds from the Target Global Warming campaign, and we put the hurt on some Columbia River Spring Chinook Salmon with Guide Bob Rees. The mostly hatchery-based springer run is off the hook this year, and will likely be Oregon fishermen’s best bet for salmon in 2008 with […]

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Tags: Fishing Porn

Middle Fork Willamette Fishes Despite High Water

April 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Saturday I floated the Middle Fork Willamette from lower Oakridge down to Black Canyon with my new buddy Mike. He rowed and I fished–what a revelation! I’m used to being the poor slob on the oars watching my passengers fish. The hatch wasn’t anything to write home about, a few caddis here […]

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Tags: Middle Fork Willamette below Hills Creek