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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.
Record Low Rainfall made for Difficult Fishing on the Elk & Sixes Rivers in 2011
Glenn miller truly appreciated some hard fighting Elk River Chinook he landed in early January 2012 while fishing with guide John Gross. Glenn displays two of the 4 fish hooked during the drift before a late afternoon rain sent us rowing hard to the take out.