Daily Archives: May 8, 2008

March Brown bonanza on mainstem Willamette

What started out as a slow afternoon with high water turned out to be a dry fly bonanza yesterday as Caddis Fly Shop guide Lou Verdugo put Frenchy Laroux and I on a shallow riffle with scads of rising cutthroat … Continue reading

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McKenzie: Hayden to Armitage produces good numbers

The lower Mckenzie River near Eugene, specifically the drift from Hayden Bridge to Armitage Park fish fished surprisingly well yesterday. The water was high, around 6600cfs but softer inside turns and the few defined bars that were available did produce … Continue reading

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NOAA Fisheries Releases Latest Snake River Biop

On May 5 NOAA fisheries released its latest court ordered Biological Opinion  intended to guide the operation of the Snake and lower Columbia hydrosystem in a manner safe for the 13 threatened Snake/ Columbia River anadramous fish stocks.  This was the … Continue reading

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