June 2019 / 2 posts found
5000 plus newly planted Rainbow Trout in the McKenzie River
On Thursday, my friend Garry & I volunteered to run the planter raft to release hatchery-reared Rainbow Trout in the McKenzie River. We released over 5000 fish from the big, gray monster, a pontoon raft with a large stainless steel basin for fish sandwiched between the large floats. We picked up our loads of trout at 3 different locations and scatter planted fish as we worked our way down river. I ran the oars while Garry released fish with a dip net. With the heavy current and high water level on fish planting day, running the raft was more than a chore. The […]
2019 Summer Newsletter – Roaring Fork Guide Service
2019 Summer Newsletter from Roaring Fork Guide Service Greetings Friends & Fishermen- With record snowfall in Oregon, and then dozens, if not hundreds of sites in the Midwest ravaged by devastating tornadoes, all one can say is “indeed what a weird year it’s been.” Hopefully many western states got sufficient snow-pack to fill reservoirs and meet our ever-expanding water needs. Heath issues here on the home front in 2018 proved equally challenging with 2 failed surgeries to re-connect a torn right quadriceps tendon off the right knee. The second hospital visit involved several days of clean-up to remove a contaminated […]