We put in on Thursday at 10:30am. The weather was not the best and the water level was around 6500 cfs. Ken and I decided to head straight for our camp below Whitehorse Rapids and pass on fishing for a few hours. Upon arrival we saw Whitehorse in full fury:
We safely moved on to camp and got ready for a fine evening of fishing. The sky was a clear sign the weather was perhaps beginning to change.
The next day brought clear skies and warmer temperatures. We saw many golden stones flying about. The fish were still keying on stone imitations! We were pleasantly surprised to see the Norm Woods Special producing many fine redsides along with Half Down Golden, and Clark’s stone producing. We also fished some eddy’s and found the Hot Butt Caddis pattern working very well.
The fishing proved to be better each day with each of us landing decent sized redsides. One thing we did manage to do was walk back up to Whitehorse Rapids and see how much the river had dropped over the last two days.
We could not believe the river had dropped so quickly and the fishing still remained strong.
It was easy to see the impact of the all of the rain in the canyon on our way out. I could not recall when the canyon was so green.
Ken and I left having a great trip and on the way out of the canyon enjoyed a view that always reminds us of how fortunate we are to live in Oregon. LV
Very cool… excellent report Lou. I bet you tied your boat rrreeeeeallll good when scouting White Horse. That “downed boat” looks like it might’ve shifted a little bit. GH
You are indeed very fortunate to live in Oregon! I was once so fortunate. I lived in Portland for 14 years, and frequently made it Hood River, Mt. Hood, Maupin, and everywhere-in-between, to fly-fish. I have since moved back to Florida to finish my degree, and cannot wait for the day I get to come “home”; I hope it proves to be as delightful as the day I left.