Summer Steelhead / 45 posts found
Summer Greetings from Roaring Fork Guide Service
Howdy Folks – A Thousand apologies for my lack of presence on social media this year, but truth be told, it has been a weird year both personally and professionally. Personally, I had two unplanned visits to the hospital, both resulting in surgeries. I underwent a torn rotator cuff repair in January and then yet another knee surgery in June. Good news is, both appear to be successful though I am still recovering from the knee operation. As you might expect, the surgeries and recovery periods have impacted my guiding operation, but so has Covid-19. The State shut […]
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 […]
Spring Chinook & Summer Steelhead continue to show on the Middle Fork Willamette & McKenzie rivers
In these years of lower fish numbers, we are pleased to report that Spring Chinook & Summer Steelhead continue to show on the Middle Fork Willamette & McKenzie rivers. Jason, out visiting from Chicago, was delighted to tag out on Springers during his early July float on Tuesday morning. While we tied into a total of 5 salmon, only 2 ended up in the fish box. Regardless, the trip was certainly enjoyable, exciting and productive.
2018 McKenzie River Spring Chinook Fishing
Our 2018 McKenzie River Spring Chinook Fishing is now well underway. I apologize for the recent lack of posts, but a 6 month recovery period from knee surgery has had me off the oars. The good news is that I’m back on the water and more than ready to Rock’n Roll. With the July 4th Holiday now at our doorstep, it’s time to turn the page and move on to a new chapter. Both Springers and Summer Steelhead continue to pour over the Willamette Falls fish counting station, many of which are destined for the McKenzie River & the Middle […]
2018 Newsletter from Roaring Fork Guide Service – McKenzie River Fishing Trips Spring – Summer – Fall
John Gross – Roaring Fork Guide Service – 2018 Newsletter Dear Friends & Fishing Enthusiasts, As I sit here at my home office looking out to the yard on yet another cool, wet and gray day, my spirits are brightened by color-rich Rhododendrons, industrious Tree Swallows working their boxes, and fruit trees in full bloom. These are all good indicators that Spring has finally arrived and while I might welcome warmer temperatures and more sunshine, I do recognize that the seemingly constant soft rains are a good thing as they translate to better snow-pack in the mountains and consequent desirable […]
Middle Fork Willamette River & McKenzie River still Producing Late-Arriving Spring Chinook
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 […]
McKenzie River – Fantastic Scenery – Fabulous Water – Wonderful Fishing – Great Memories
RT enjoyed a magical 2 days on the McKenzie River in late September. We did several different runs on the upper river targeting trout on the fly. Ron did an exceptional job of placing the flies right where fish live and the fish were indeed quite responsive. Both days he landed a bunch of scrappy trout, both wild and of hatchery origin. We used a combination of dries and nymphs with the wets working better in the morning and with the dries proving more productive in the afternoon. On the second morning we decided to mix the plan up […]
Upper McKenzie Surprise Summer Steelhead
Amy was all smiles after deftly landing a surprise Summer Steehead while trout fishing the Upper McKenzie River.
McKenzie River Fun
We ran 3 very fun & productive trips this past week with Bosey G. The excitement started with an impromptu afternoon-evening drift mostly swinging flies for steelhead in the chop and tail-outs. We ended up with a surprise late season salmon in the very last tailout. What a great fight it gave us on steelhead gear! Given the late calendar date, we were blown away by the wonderful condition of this hatchery “Springer” caught on August 27 and which cut a beautiful orange colored meat and barbequed up like a May 1st Spring Chinook. Yum, Yum! The following 2 […]
Three Generations of the Elkins Family were represented on their McKenzie River Fishing Trip in July 2016
We got a nice Steelhead & a Salmon in the morning and then switched gears for Rainbow Trout in the afternoon. 6 yr old Taylor put on a bit of a Trout Clinic in the afternoon showing all us old-timers just how it’s done.