Rick and Sam’s River Crawl 2011
Between Eugene and Bend, Oregon lie an outlandish number of fly fishing opportunities for the bank angler. This is good because it is sad and true that we do not own a drift boat. Much to our disappointment, we will never be featured on the Oregon Fly Fishing blog drifting through the foaming waves of the McKenzie River.
But wait. What if we contrive to perform some absurd fishing stunt, traveling in a gas efficient compact car instead of a McKenzie boat? Perhaps if we forgo the leisurely enjoyment of standing in pure mountain waters, communing with osprey and heron, deer and otters; perhaps if we turn fishing into a road rally scavenger hunt for trout, (and catch it all on video) then we too, shall be worthy of blogdom.
The Plan:
All in just one day, July 27, 2011, our intrepid party shall attempt to catch a trout in 10 separate rivers/creeks on the fly, while traveling from Eugene to Bend and back again. We shall catch and release trout from the McKenzie River, Blue River, Metolius River, Deschutes River, Fall River, Crescent Creek, Odell Creek, Salt Creek, North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette River, and finally the Middle Fork of the Willamette River. But wait, there’s more: we shall attempt to hit a trout grand slam by catching 4 different varieties of trout. Not enough craziness? There’s still more. We will perform this absurd feat without repeating the same fly that worked in one body of water in any other body of water. (Kind of like the antithesis to the Mckenzie River Two Fly competition, huh?). We will capture this endeavor on video for your viewing pleasure and hope that it will be worthy of the blog. So stay tuned….
The Team
Jen: Videographer and Photographer (thanks Jen)
Sam: Fly Fisher who will tempt trout to pose for our documentary.
Rick: Fly Fisher who shall also tempt the trout to say “cheese”
-Good luck guys.
Genius!! Good luck – can’t wait to read about your exploits.
GH
Good Luck,tight lines,bent rods,& screaming reells,can’t wait to see the video.
I only count three trout species that are available in those drainages. And two types of char. 🙂
You guys are awesome!!
rainbow, cutthroat, brown and brookies…May even try for steel.
Momma mia Smart Arse, now I’m a guessa you know: to a mia the taxonamy is what a the Uncle a Sam a he take outa my paycheck. We won’t count frogs as a variety, but if desperate I may even count the majestic mountain whitefish along with brookies, browns, bulls, cuts, bows. I have no shame 🙂
Good luck and great idea! That will be quite the feat if you can pull it off. Is there a catchy name for this super-human endeavor?
Good luck – Long Life to us boatless wonders!
What steps are you taking to prevent the spread of invasives throughout these ten rivers/creeks?
Sounds fun.
Is that picture a Yellowstone Cutthroat from Slough Creek? Good luck!
A MOST EXCELLENT Adventure!!! Can’t wait for the reports!
WE DID IT!! 10 rivers/streams with both Rick and I getting fish at every stop, close to 400 miles of driving. Grand Slam accomplished. No fly repeated. We will be editing the video/pics and posting soon…..stay tuned.
I don’t mean to be rude, but whatever happened to keeping smaller spots secret?
Not sure what Adam is referring to. Pretty sure we didn’t specify what parts of the river(s) we fished. Hmmm….
Andrew…..good eye.
I am on my way back to LA from a long Oregon roadie. I fished Hosier lake, Fall river, and the Metolius. That was in three days. Can’t wait to see the pics and vid. Cheers