Salmon / 93 posts found
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
Spring Chinook & Summer Steelhead now Arriving on Upper Willamette Tributaries- McKenzie – Willamette Middle Fork – Santiam
Roaring Fork Guide Service – Newsletter Spring-Summer 2014 Dear Friends, Anglers and Recreationists Yes it’s that time of year again when thoughts change to shorts, barbeques, and outdoor fun. As a river/fishing guide, this is my busiest time of year and also a special time of year when I get to focus my efforts on my home river, the McKenzie. Though I do run trips elsewhere locally on the Middle Fork Willamette, South Santiam and Umpqua, certainly the McKenzie gets preferential treatment since it flows just past my backyard. These rivers all provide ample opportunity to tie into a […]
Elk & Sixes Rivers Continue to Produce after each New Splash of Rain
The rain which pulls our salmon from the Pacific Ocean into their natal streams has been all too absent this fall season. With only 3 short intervals of rain this fall, bumper fishing days have been in short supply on the smaller coastal streams in southwest Oregon in 2013. Folks with enough savvy or good fortune to time their fishing soon after a good rain often reap chrome rewards. Since an inch or two of rain may only result in a couple days of good fishing, timing becomes everything. Sustained wet weather that keeps the river level up with […]
“Sunrise Special” – Elk River – FISH-ON!
First pass of the morning and Bill was into an Elk River chrome Chunker Chinook. What a way to start the day!
Big Fish make for Big Battles
Kelly & Bill had a day to remember landing the famed Elk River Hawgs they had only previously heard about. The short-lived rise in the river gave way to a couple days of hot fishing before the river dropped back to low and clear conditions. I just hope they had a good supply of Ben Gay!
Big Kings Staging at the Elk River Mouth
In November and December I am headquartered down south on the Elk & Sixes Rivers at Port Orford. We have high hopes for a great late fall season this year. Big chunker Chinook are the target prey and the driftboat provides our means of attack. With consistent fall rains from Mother Nature and abundant numbers from the fish gods, this season could be epic. If you’ve never dabbled in this fishery, you may want to consider booking a trip.
The Beauty & Bounty of Fall Fishing
As we move toward November so do the Fall Salmon move upriver from the lower tidewaters to their natal tributaries. Brillant hues of yellow, orange and red adorn the river banks as anglers mine the waters for the platinum prize that swims below. Fishing tactics change as fishermen progress upriver. Tidewater trolling gradually gives way to plugs, spinners and carefully drifted baits and succullent eggs supended below floats. Persistent fly fishermen can find action as well, given the right conditions.
Fiesty Coho can really put up a Tussle
This happy angler enjoyed some powerful runs from a large Silver Salmon that responded to the flash of a spinner.
Big & Bright – Works Just Right
You never know exactly what might latch on. Jamie tied into a big bruiser of a Coho while trolling the “Plug-Cut” in mid-October with RFGS on the Lower Siuslaw