Current numbers of returning steelhead and salmon passing over Willamette Falls fish counting station are now on the decline.  It would appear that we are now past the peak of the run.  Because of the distance involved as these fish migrate to their various tributaries, we can still expect fishable number of newly-arriving fish to continue into coming weeks.

In a year of often dismal P.R. regarding West Coast Salmon, steelhead fishing on the McKenzie River, the South Santiam and Middle Fork Willamette may be a bright spot in the clouds.

In spite of this year's poor fish run, my guests did generally very well on McKenzie Salmon

Landing 8 out the 10 salmon he hooked, Matt Essary ended up getting hooked on salmon fishing!

There exists a direct relationship between success and years of experince on the water