"JR" wrote in message ...
I'm on home leave... will be in the Valley (Corvallis) from the 3rd to the
8th, around PDX over the weekend, in Maupin on the 12th and 13th and back
in Bend from the 14th to the 16th.

Anybody want to fish? Bob?

JR

Wish I could JR. I have professional obligations on the 6th & 7th, be
fishing the water east of here with some folks on the 11th (its been
fantastic BTW), have another commitment on the 15th and leaving early on the
17th for Minnesota to visit my daughter & granddaughter, and to clave w/ a
few ROFFians back there.

Counts over the first 2 Columbia dams have been great, but unfortunately
they are just as good over the third dam. No fish are making the right turn
up the D. I was at the mouth last week and the water temp was already 69
deg. F in the evening and 64 deg.F in the morning, while the Columbia was at
62 deg.. I did catch a 3# smallmouth though so it wasn't a total bust. The
Klick was extremely milky from glacial till and our "hot" river was
literally that - 80deg.+.

Your best bets - for steelhead: North Santiam at Fishermens Bend Park to ~
1/2 mi. above (about 20 mi. E of Salem).
- for Redsides: D around S. Jct, Mecca, or Trout Cr.
( EHC in the evening, Golden Stone nymphs during the day) The Green Drake
hatch has been going on the Metolius, but will probably be over by the time
you get here.

Sorry to miss you this time. Any chance you will be back here this fall?
I'm expecting some pretty good steelheading in a couple of months.


--
Bob Weinberger
La, Grande, OR

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