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Three Generations of the Elkins Family were represented on their McKenzie River Fishing Trip in July 2016
We got a nice Steelhead & a Salmon in the morning and then switched gears for Rainbow Trout in the afternoon. 6 yr old Taylor put on a bit of a Trout Clinic in the afternoon showing all us old-timers just how it’s done.
Late Arriving McKenzie Springers
Robert K. found some fun action on late-arriving McKenzie River Spring Chinook
Middle Fork Willamette River is still kicking out some nice Springers along with it’s gorgeous Summer Steelhead
After shaking off the loss of a challenging summer steelhead which won the battle by shaking the hook at the last minute, Gary was very pleased to make good on his first back-bounced Willamette Springer.
A 3- Day McKenzie Fishing Adventure Yields Great Rewards
Wes had an absolute blast and brought home not only a lot of stories & memories, but quite a few fillets as we went 12 for 14 over 3 days of salmon and steelhead fishing on his mid-July 2016 McKenzie River Vacation. Truth be told, we spent 1 afternoon with Wes’s 6 year old grandson Taylor who put on a clinic of his own catching McKenzie Rainbows. No doubt Mom & his sisters got an earful once Taylor got home.
Gary opened up a can of Mojo on his recent McKenzie Fishing Adventure
Gary prevailed on 2 out of 3 of the Steelhead we tangled with on his recent McKenzie River Drift.
In Memory of Chris
Long time friend and frequent guest of RFGS, Chrissy D. recently lost a hard-fought battle with cancer. Her love of life, people, and fishing lives on in our hearts and memories along with that unforgettable infectious laugh and smile. Chrissy is holding a massive McKenzie River Steelhead, one of many toads she put in the boat over our years fishing together.
Spring Chinook & Summer Steehead Combo Trips
Dwight and Milton got to take home some quality McKenzie River tablefare.
McKenzie River Offers a Hat-Trick of Fishing Options
In addition to some excellent fly fishing for trout, we now have Spring Chinook Salmon & feisty Summer Steelhead all producing some fun summer fishing action on the McKenzie. This past week, Julie and her Dad celebrated a combination Birthday-Fathers Day with a salmon/steelhead combo trip. In addition to Julie’s big steelhead, they landed several nice Springers as well. Suffice to say, their Father’s Day BBQ was plentiful!
WISHING YOU ALL FUN, GOOD HEALTH & CONTENTMENT IN THE NEW YEAR
As we slide into the New Year, our fishing focus transitions as well. Time to say Good Bye to our 2016 Salmon season and embrace the on-coming 2017 Winter Steelhead season. My guests yesterday who were out visiting from Texas got a taste for some winter chrome as we stumbled into several fresh winter-runs