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Guests are enjoying Great Fun on our McKenzie River Summer Trout Trips
Guests are enjoying great fun on our McKenzie River summer trout trips. Beginners to experts alike are all finding fishing success while experiencing the natural beauty of the river. Parts of the trip are pleasantly restful as we meander through the softer and scenic bends of the river. There are other stretches where the elevation drop is greater, creating some exciting whitewater as we pick our way through the boulder runs. These areas demand greater attention for the oarsman and a true appreciation for the design and durability of the classic McKenzie River Drift boats we use which are built […]
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 […]
McKenzie River Trout Fishing Producing Plenty of Action
We enjoyed lots of great action on this on past week’s McKenzie River trout fishing trips. Our drifts took place on the Upper McKenzie known for spectacular scenery and exciting white water. We landed some beautiful big native Bows, known locally as Redsides along with dozens of hatchery Rainbows that provide extra action and the opportunity for some quality dinner fish. The river still has plenty of water for drifting boats and rafts, and the cooler upriver breezes off the water really help keep temperatures very pleasant, even on the hotter days. On one trip we had a surprise close […]
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 […]
2019 Summer Newsletter – Roaring Fork Guide Service
2019 Summer Newsletter from Roaring Fork Guide Service Greetings Friends & Fishermen- With record snowfall in Oregon, and then dozens, if not hundreds of sites in the Midwest ravaged by devastating tornadoes, all one can say is “indeed what a weird year it’s been.” Hopefully many western states got sufficient snow-pack to fill reservoirs and meet our ever-expanding water needs. Heath issues here on the home front in 2018 proved equally challenging with 2 failed surgeries to re-connect a torn right quadriceps tendon off the right knee. The second hospital visit involved several days of clean-up to remove a contaminated […]
Some Great Trout & Steelhead Options while Waiting For Fall Chinook
While we patiently wait for sufficient rainfall to raise our coastal streams enough to pull salmon into the free-flowing waters above the tide, we are still able to have some decent trout & steehead action on numerous inland rivers. While out visiting Oregon to attend a wedding, Ohio residents John & Marybeth got a taste of this fun while chasing after steelhead and fly fishing for trout on a recent river drift. As well as landing a couple fine late-arriving Summer Steelhead, we got into some nice chunker Rainbow Trout that took to the fly. Meanwhile, the weather is definitely […]
Very Scenic Upper McKenzie Trout Trips
Our very scenic Upper McKenzie Trout Trips are producing some really nice fish. The fish are always a great bonus on these extremely beautiful upper river drifts. The drift boat is the vessel of choice as it handles very well as we pick our way through the riffles and rapids which characterize the Upper McKenzie. Many folks choose fly fishing as their preferred method of targeting the trout, but we can certainly adapt to other gear including spinners or micro plugs. Fly fishing novices are often surprised however, by their success with the flies. Deer and Bald Eagles are among […]
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 […]
McKenzie River Trout Fly Fishing
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 […]