"Larry L" wrote in message
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How crowded was it JR?

I've heard good things about the Owyhee, but also heard that the Boise
people are there elbow to elbow, worse than many locations in the West. I
have to take a different route to Yellowstone this year to conduct some
business on the way and witll go by there ( more or less


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While the Owyhee is certainly not a river a person seeking solitude would
choose, it is rarely elbow to elbow.
During weekdays a you may not always get to fish your favorite runs alone,
but can usually find a decent run to fish by yourself at least 100yds from
another fisherman.. After the irrigation season gets started (about Apr.
15), and the flows are raised from the now 20CFS up to about 200 CFS, both
the fish and the fishermen spread out, and its much less crowded. Also,
soon after that, many of the home waters of the majority of the people who
fish the Owyhee (Idahoans from the Boise area) have opened up, and they stay
near home.

Oregon has 1,3, and 7day non-resident fishing licenses available for not too
many $$$, for those who don't think they would get enough use out of a
season license to justify buying one.

After JR left I caught a several more 17-20" Browns - 3 of them on dries -
2 on a Skwala & 1 on a size 20 Griffith's Gnat.

It is a very interesting and often productive river to fish, but the
aesthetics of the stream itself, especially during low flows leaves much to
be desired. Much of the fishing is in pools with little current, heavy
levels of filamentous algae, water that is perennially off color, and a
bottom that is often quite mucky. However, it is often very challenging ,
often quite technical fishing for large numbers of fish in the 16-22" class
that are occaisionally very cooperative.

It was good to see you again too JR. Glad we could get together.


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Bob Weinberger
La, Grande, OR

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