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Spring Chinook & Summer Steelhead now Arriving on Upper Willamette Tributaries- McKenzie – Willamette Middle Fork – Santiam
Friend Russ Matthews with a healthy, hard-fighting “Springer” he landed on our trip this past thursday. With 16,000 plus Spring Chinook and 5,500 plus Summer Steelhead now past the Willamette Falls Counting Station, we can expect more new arrivals daily through June, July and beyond. These fish will provide some fun local summer sport as we have 3 different major tributaries to the Main Willamette River in close driving distance to the the Eugene-Springfield area of the southern Willamettte Valley. The McKenzie River, the South Santiam and the Middle Fork Willamette all sport runs of Summer Steelhead & Spring […]
ROARING FORK GUIDE SERVICE NEWSLETTER – SPRING-SUMMER 2013
Spring Greetings 2013 Newsletter John Gross – Roaring Fork Guide Service – 2013 Newsletter As a relatively mild winter melts into spring, it‘s time to start formulating plans for outdoor adventures including spring & summer fishing. I just took a peak at the early numbers for Summer Steelhead and Spring Chinook observed migrating over the Falls at Oregon City on the main Willamette River. Though I’m not a huge fan of relying strictly on statistics, we certainly can identify patterns and utilize the numbers as a useful tool in planning where and when to commit specific angling efforts. It […]
McKenzie River Trout Fishing – Great Late Summer – Early Fall Fun
Late Summer – Early Fall Trout provide great action for fishermen of any level on the majestic McKenzie near Eugene, Oregon. Matt Dickerson and his buddy Dave O’Hara set an all-time record for trout landed on a single day’s drift while enjoying the gorgeous scenery along the Upper McKenzie River last week. Dave & Matt landed over 120 trout, all on flies, wet & dry. The guys put on an amazing fly fishing clinic, the likes of which may never again be duplicated. At trip’s end, Matt complained of a sore arm, but tempered the complaint adding that it was […]
Our Spring Chinook – Summer Steelhead season is in Full Swing now on Oregon’s Majestic McKenzie River
Cecil & Julie brought some hot “Mojo” along on their McKenzie fishing trip on Wednesday. They really had a blast, and let me tell you, when Julie hooks a fish, pretty much everyone for half a mile knows it. Great fun! They ended up taking home 3 big Springers and a chromer Steelhead to boot. Not too shabby for folks looking for pleasant float, where hooking a salmon would be just a bonus. That kind of good attitude seems to just bring success.
Our Spring/Summer Salmon & Steelhead Season is now in Progress
My Guest Jamie Lowe was all smiles yesterday on his first Springer trip of the season. Fishing pressure was surprisingly light and the weather, absolutely delightful as we drifted down the McKenzie River. Hooking 3 salmon was icing on the cake, boding well for a season that is now just underway. We look forward to many more memorable days in the weeks ahead.
Big Steelhead & Salmon Run predicted for 2012 McKenzie River
A very good run of Springers and Summer Steelhead is anticipated for the 2012 season. A few fresh chrome-bright steelhead are already showing up in the McKenzie, MF Willamette, & Santiam systems. We have been enjoying some great hatchery trout action mostly on pitched spinners and spoons in the coastal lakes as we wait for the steelhead and salmon fishing to really materialize
McKenzie – MF Willamette – Santiam Fishing to Start Soon!
RFGS Newsletter – Spring/Summer – 2012 Dear Friends, Fishermen & Guests, After a very cold, and snowy start to our spring, the last 2 days of sunshine were a very welcome change. I guess the bright side of all the extra work bucking up downed trees and cleaning up limbs and brush is the resulting cache of stocked firewood that will no doubt provide winter heat for years to come. It’s definitely time to start focusing on more enjoyable pursuits such as river floats and fishing trips.