June 2014 / 3 posts found
Doug & Jay had Quite a Day
Doug & Jay were pretty happy to say the least on their McKenzie Drift on Wednesday. The weather was perfect and the fishing even better as ths boys went 5 for 7 on Steelhead and Spring Chinook.
Spring Chinook and Summer Steelhead now Showing on the McKenzie River
Doug was quite happy to land this large Spring Chinook salmon caught yesterday on his trip with RFGS. This hatchery fish tested both gear & skill and will provide an unmitigated delicacy for the barbeque. As he put it, “at the current cost of non-farmed salmon, the filets off this beast are worth several hundred dollars.” Trout fishing on the McKenzie remains very productive and both salmon and steelhead are currently available on the Middle Fork Willamette and on the South Santiam as well. While the wild Spring Chinook run remains viable on the McKenzie River, recent misguided efforts […]
Spring Chinook Salmon & Summer Steelhead are showing in the Catch on the McKenzie, Willamette, & South Santiam Rivers
Good Friend & Guest J-LO was all smiles as he got into several Steelhead and a big Springer on our drift yesterday