Willamette River / 34 posts found
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 […]
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 […]
The Middle Fork Willamette is also producing some Quality Fish
We had a very pleasant drift yesterday on the Middle Fork Willamette with several chances on feisty Summer Steelhead. Despite a forecast for very hot temperatures, a cool breeze off the water kept us really comfortable throughout the float. It’s always a pleasant surprise when an apparent trout bite turns into an acrobatic tail-walking, summersaulting, line-burning Steelhead!
Spring Chinook & Summer Steehead Combo Trips
Dwight and Milton got to take home some quality McKenzie River tablefare.
McKenzie River Offers a Hat-Trick of Fishing Options
In addition to some excellent fly fishing for trout, we now have Spring Chinook Salmon & feisty Summer Steelhead all producing some fun summer fishing action on the McKenzie. This past week, Julie and her Dad celebrated a combination Birthday-Fathers Day with a salmon/steelhead combo trip. In addition to Julie’s big steelhead, they landed several nice Springers as well. Suffice to say, their Father’s Day BBQ was plentiful!
