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Betty Opened up a Big Can of Mojo in Pursuit of Elk River Kings

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At the start of the trip, Betty wasn’t 100% sure about the whole fishing thing.  However, after landing a nice Elk River hatchery hen, she was definitely sold on the whole gig.  She did a nice job handling the feisty Elk Chinook.  Michael was certainly tickled to share in Betty’s joy.

As our McKenzie River Salmon Season comes to a close, we now have reports of freshly arriving Salmon in Oregon’s coastal rivers

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Saying Goodbye to our 2017 McKenzie River Salmon Season. Our final September salmon journey down the McKenzie this past week proved fun and surprisingly productive.  We actually brought 3 hatchery salmon to the net on Thursday, September 7, including a double header on a last minute half-day effort.  When I got the call, I was initially pretty skeptical about our prospects given the late date and the fact that I had pretty much already packed it in for our McKenzie River Spring-Summer Chinook Season.  I guess since I was available and I had noticed a forecast for possible showers, I […]

McKenzie River Trout Fly Fishing

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Tuesday’s upper McKenzie River Trout Fly Fishing drift boat trip certainly proved fun & fruitful and certainly substantiated that McKenzie River trout fly action remains excellent and in fact fast & furious.  As we pulled into the very first riffle just to demonstrate a new fly technique and the corresponding fly set-up, it was “Fish On!” instantly.  As the day progressed, action would continue to heat up and just get better and better.  My guests “Chill” Wills and his buddy Ricky were a total hoot constantly ribbing on one another as they had me in stitches the entire day.     While […]

Middle Fork Willamette River & McKenzie River still Producing Late-Arriving Spring Chinook

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Wes Connected with Numerous Late-Run Spring Chinook Over the past 10 days we have had great luck finding some quality Spring Chinook, mostly of  hatchery origin.  To our delight, all the fish retained had nice orange meat.  Back-bouncing baits, running baits behind divers, and even plugs all produced strikes.  Wes spent 2 days of his vacation successfully chasing after big fish and then also did a day of fly fishing for Rainbow Trout on the very scenic upper McKenzie River with his son Wes Jr. and grandson Taylor also joining in on the fun.  It was great to watch all three […]

Gorgeous Scenery & Good Trout Fishing on the Upper McKenzie River

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Fishing Reunion This past Thursday & Friday I had the opportunity and privilege of coordinating a mini fishing reunion  on the McKenzie River for a group of former freshmen dorm mates dating back forty some odd years since college.  What a fun group!  It was so interesting to marvel at the incredibly diverse paths taken by each person leading to their current career.  Included was a surgeon, a commercial real estate executive, numerous engineers, and a corporate financial planner. Lunch near Eagle Rock  On Day One, we tried for salmon on the lower river which proved a tough nut to […]

McKenzie River Trout & Salmon Fishing Now in Full Swing

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McKenzie River Trout & Salmon Fishing Improving daily!   Jeff & his friend David enjoyed some excellent fly action resulting in 50+ fish to the boat, not to mention, some spectacular scenery during their McKenzie River trout fishing adventure last Saturday.  In the left photo Jeff is playing a feisty McKenzie River Rainbow Trout in direct view of famed monolith “Eagle Rock” as his backdrop.  The upper McKenzie includes some rapids with pocket water and stair steps.  It has quite a bit more gradient than the lower river below Leaburg Dam.  The pool and drop character of the upper river […]

Had a Very Fun & Relaxing Day Lake Fishing for Trout near Eugene, Oregon

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We have numerous local Lakes in the Eugene-Springfield area, all of which have good trout fishing. We can comfortably accommodate as many as 4 guests in the Jet Boat on these lake fishing trips. The close attention of my guests in preparing their rigs certainly paid off in fish!  On some lakes we cast lures while on other lakes it’s a troll fishery.  Some of the lakes are less than an hour drive from the Eugene -Springfield area.  Among the local favorites are Dexter and Lookout Point Reservoir and also Fall Creek and Hills Creek Reservoir.  Cottage Grove and Dorena […]

Wes & Wes Team Up on some Serious Springer Action

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How about a Big Salmon for Christmas?

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  Julia won an epic battle against this huge hatchery origin King Salmon taken in December on the pristine Elk River near Port Orford Oregon.