tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56781886314078463742024-02-20T23:24:28.280-08:00My Hunting & Fishing ReportsReports of game and fish taken in Oregon, weather conditions, equipment and techniques.Brigham Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719412759679348134noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678188631407846374.post-64343495424532908222010-02-25T22:40:00.000-08:002010-02-25T22:44:38.304-08:00Well, I didn't want to tell you all because there wasn't too much to report... but, I did get out last Saturday for a couple of hours. I fished the Willamette River Here in Albany. Didn't get any bites. I have yet to even get a bite on the Willamette here in Albany. I know there have to be lots of steelhead passing through the river there, so I am going to give them a few more tries. It would be so awesome to catch a steelhead in my home town! <br /><br />Anybody else ever had any luck fishing on the Willamette near Albany?Brigham Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719412759679348134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678188631407846374.post-20686007665486245572009-11-11T20:34:00.000-08:002009-11-11T22:23:52.740-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAK38Yw6GFyeKe7X9vMTT_SatYE8cBvA6eV6stfi37vBKrwqROmLGwLYcA61gAgkLhY2VcMvtpIgiO8xS0oiPCeDH1FU_mPES-YzPOQMVo8KpnZnKfAqDIEyRYoThyphenhyphenC6PKhXnRlf4-UDM/s1600-h/DSC06974.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAK38Yw6GFyeKe7X9vMTT_SatYE8cBvA6eV6stfi37vBKrwqROmLGwLYcA61gAgkLhY2VcMvtpIgiO8xS0oiPCeDH1FU_mPES-YzPOQMVo8KpnZnKfAqDIEyRYoThyphenhyphenC6PKhXnRlf4-UDM/s400/DSC06974.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403073085838960210" /></a><br />My son and I went fishing at Foster Reservoir today. We arrived and noticed that the water lever was back down at the same level it was at in May of this year, so I decided not to go to our secret location on the North side of the lake but to go to the South shore where we fished during May and had a lot of luck. I was kicking myself for not bringing my fly rod. This is the place I like to roll cast some Balls O' Fire Pautzke Salem Eggs and let it slowly sink down and then watch the line go shooting out when a fish takes it. Oh well...<br /><br />Again, I don't usually fish Foster this time of year, so I was hoping for some fish but not fully expecting to catch any. <br /><br />We got down to the lake and the water was perfectly calm and reflected the sky like a mirror. The sun came out for a while and we enjoyed the warmth. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeR6ZwbIw8wG5bu_aEcLkYxe5O-7ZfeE_61Fiw1T3guP392XIy6-s2KSwaMR4uYoHHokMLeDZGqH0SwulKjGkMNWoroi5EFEj5bhV-qe0hZL0iEGlXEabgl9Gq4cp8_RFrJLJeBswYvXw/s1600-h/DSC06971.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeR6ZwbIw8wG5bu_aEcLkYxe5O-7ZfeE_61Fiw1T3guP392XIy6-s2KSwaMR4uYoHHokMLeDZGqH0SwulKjGkMNWoroi5EFEj5bhV-qe0hZL0iEGlXEabgl9Gq4cp8_RFrJLJeBswYvXw/s400/DSC06971.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403080040874073986" /></a><br />About twenty minutes after casting out our lines, my son had a fish on. He reeled it in and it was a big rainbow trout (about 15 inches). <br /><br />He was using green PowerBait and size 18 treble hooks like we usually do. I was using orange PowerBait. I got a bite right as I was trying to pull the hook out of the fish's mouth. I went over to my pole thinking that I would easily bring in the fish. I think I picked it up a pre-maturely, because after picking up my rod I felt nothing. Oh well, I was sure now that we would have more chances today. The weather was great and we had a couple ours left of daylight still.<br /><br />And more chances we had, but for some reason we couldn't bring the fish in for one reason or another. My line broke once, my son wasn't paying attention most of the time and I had to tell him when his rod was about to take off into the lake. He would pick it up and there would be nothing there. So, as the sky darkened from an imminent storm, his rod fell over and I yelled at him to grab it, but he didn't grab it fast enough, so I grabbed it and reeled it in. And that was the only other fish we caught today (rainbow trout, about 13 inches long).<br /><br />Note: At first we were casting out about as far as we could, but one time I was reeling in and I saw a fish chasing the bait less than ten feet from the bank. So, I decided to start casting out in that area and we started getting bites on a more regular basis. But, still, we couldn't bring them in for one reason or another. It was beginning to make me mad, because these fish usually hook themselves and you have to practically pull their guts out to get the hook out of them. It may have been because we were using some older bait that wasn't quite as soft as the fresh stuff.<br /><br />All the sudden, the wind picked up and it started to rain on us sideways. The wind was blowing so hard that it kept blowing my fishing pole off of the rock it was propped up on. It was miserable and cold and although I would have kept fishing if I'd have been alone, I figured we probably should should go because my son was shaking like a willow in the wind. It was extra hard to leave because the fish started biting like crazy when the wind picked up. <br /><br />So, hey, the fishing at Foster can be pretty good at Foster in November!<br /><br />Tight Lines! -nimrod243Brigham Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719412759679348134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678188631407846374.post-30245685021507713672009-10-07T22:24:00.000-07:002009-11-11T22:24:38.594-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yUzKq3TBzru5i9pR5nBrSXKBUfQ46GnIx8opInw9dIorLiA__q6osGfPYjoegEczy4qBUZcd6eLBh9zDf_T4xWQOSD46PB8QuWPHDutSuT0fIfuL_mZAvBg9ttS0vhU23JuWqy0gVe0/s1600-h/DSC06519.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yUzKq3TBzru5i9pR5nBrSXKBUfQ46GnIx8opInw9dIorLiA__q6osGfPYjoegEczy4qBUZcd6eLBh9zDf_T4xWQOSD46PB8QuWPHDutSuT0fIfuL_mZAvBg9ttS0vhU23JuWqy0gVe0/s400/DSC06519.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390104505213013442" /></a><br />Went fishing today with my son to Foster Reservoir. Had high hopes but low expectations. Saw on the fishing report that Foster had been stocked recently, and since I am off all this week, I decided to give it a shot. <br /><br />We went to our normal spot on the North side of the reservoir and I was happy to see that the water was about five feet lower than it had been the last time we were there and got skunked.<br /><br />It took a while to get the two rods set up. Before we left I noticed that we only had three size 18 treble hooks. I knew we had to be careful with them. Once I had them tied on the two spinning rods we were ready to go. I cast my son's pole out in our normal direction and set it down, instructing my son not to touch it. <br /><br />Then, by the time I had baited up and casted out, I decided to re-cast my son's pole in another location. After a little while, we were just messing around and my son asked me to get something for him to sit on. So, as I was coming back with a big log, I saw his pole bouncing around. "Bruce, you've got a fish," I said. And he reeled it in. I was surprised at how big it was at 13-14 inches long, the biggest fish I ever remember catching or seeing caught at Foster.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMj3eloDydEd_2jr_Yhzs06FmzaBiouAKVP8_MjOe7ws6x1u1q2REgs7IeXjGBkmF26tDuC5kKqcQVDgg6wsC3mf_tt7Wvv0PfB7bsDJRPkeIINz6_sJ_Y_dGOtqfix7c5X5_hPiytIbk/s1600-h/DSC06523.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMj3eloDydEd_2jr_Yhzs06FmzaBiouAKVP8_MjOe7ws6x1u1q2REgs7IeXjGBkmF26tDuC5kKqcQVDgg6wsC3mf_tt7Wvv0PfB7bsDJRPkeIINz6_sJ_Y_dGOtqfix7c5X5_hPiytIbk/s400/DSC06523.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390104930424083730" /></a><br />I moved my pole over by my son's and we fished together for a while but didn't get any action. So I set up my fly rod with an olive woolly bugger and cast around for a while. I went to the other side of the little point we were fishing at and saw another point about 75 yards away that looked good because there were some big rocks on the bank and it looked steeper there. I asked my son if he wanted to go over there and fish and he said yes. So I headed back over to where he was and figured I had better check his bait, somewhat surprised that he hadn't had another bite. Maybe that big trout was just a lone cruiser...<br /><br />The PowerBait was covered with weeds and then I knew why he hadn't gotten another bite. So I put some fresh bait on it and cast it out for him again, thinking we might just stay there for a little longer to see if we got any hits. By this time I was ready to give up with the fly rod. I had never had a whole lot of luck at Foster with flies anyways. <br /><br />So, I cast out my spinning rod again with orange PowerBait and a size 18 treble hook. I had to relieve myself, so I started walking over to the trees without watching where I was going and CRUNCH, I stepped on my fly rod and snapped it right in two. I was ticked off, I have had the worst luck with my rods lately!<br /><br />After returning from the tree line, all of the sudden both of our rods started bouncing like crazy. Two fish on at one time!!! I yelled at my son and we both reeled in some nice rainbows. His fish was even bigger than his first, and the biggest for the night at 14-15 inches!<br /><br />And so the evening went, catching fish mostly in pairs until just before dark we limited out. It was such a beautiful evening. It was funny, the last fish I caught was while my son was reeling in his fifth fish. I was reeling in my line to get out of his way, when about five feet from the bank I saw a swirl in the water next to my bait as it came out of the water. I looked over at my son to see if it was his fish and it wasn't. That's crazy, I thought. The water was only about 5 inches deep where I had seen the swirl. So, I tossed the bait out right where I had seen it and waited for about three seconds. I saw my line start to move slowly... then ZOOM, the fish took off and I gently set the hook! So, my son and I brought our fifth fish to the bank together.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3k_hjujFwPZBuhZaCXzXEr8tCcuWJvXlm_uj9OM5wXYVdv5UWMbX_xL_Fu03IEDvxzAqkNnpsJWkF1gHhMvFk_bQiYn1w37sUIarzAffzx3u3DcSEPqN94NvRR6Yu3C1QUe3eT5-JFIU/s1600-h/DSC06532.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3k_hjujFwPZBuhZaCXzXEr8tCcuWJvXlm_uj9OM5wXYVdv5UWMbX_xL_Fu03IEDvxzAqkNnpsJWkF1gHhMvFk_bQiYn1w37sUIarzAffzx3u3DcSEPqN94NvRR6Yu3C1QUe3eT5-JFIU/s400/DSC06532.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390105698757383250" /></a><br />Definitely an evening to remember. Tight Lines! - nimrod243Brigham Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719412759679348134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678188631407846374.post-77272857606058262662009-06-20T23:59:00.000-07:002009-11-11T22:24:56.397-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64r2lF_82ZosQyhalD7n2D583yWDIPhzfQTZp2Fsc06I9t-J8lnBxydK_EGJI9I-nRkPRSDluEoYklYN7dAZmfqq9aeZllA-9ZB3DkIGCc_N4NaiT7PZeDjyAmoyWiP9kbBPdv8TSfAlC/s1600-h/DSC04870.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64r2lF_82ZosQyhalD7n2D583yWDIPhzfQTZp2Fsc06I9t-J8lnBxydK_EGJI9I-nRkPRSDluEoYklYN7dAZmfqq9aeZllA-9ZB3DkIGCc_N4NaiT7PZeDjyAmoyWiP9kbBPdv8TSfAlC/s400/DSC04870.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351509565687407490" /></a><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br />Saturday, June 20th was a wonderful fish filled day! I got up at 6:15 and loaded up my gear in my Nissan Sentra and hit the road. <br />I headed up Oregon's Highway 20 through Lebanon and Sweet Home and over he Santiam Pass to the Highway 126 Junction. From there I headed southwest about 10 miles past Clear Lake and on to one of my favorite summer fishing spots, Trail Bridge Reservoir. <br />Trail Bridge is frequently stocked with rainbow trout during the summer and ODFW has restricted fishing to artificial flies and lures. I'm afraid many fishers are not aware of those restrictions however as I heard bank anglers speaking of bobbers and saw PowerBait floating in the water along the bank.<br />I arrived at the Reservoir at about 9:00 AM and hastily inflated my Caddis Float Tube (by dizzying lung power), then donned my new(ish) lightweight breathable waders and wading boots. I packed my float tube, flippers and fly rod down to the lake by the dam and was in the water in a few minutes!<br />I already had a size 10 bead head Carey Bugger in “brownish-red” tied on the end of my leader, so I cast it a couple of times as I kicked over my favorite weed beds, not expecting much action. After a few casts, I made the wise decision and snipped off the Carey Bugger and tied on the fly fish go crazy over at Trail Bridge, an Olive Woolly Bugger (a very entomologically correct fly - not!).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bzmq4QpVfZDQ6LhbUChYUxG1LS6UORXR9Ef2DXfqSRJ9hfOKTf_c07An7Jg_KGfYci5CnuvgIQDcGKTemrcVaVp3G0MWXn5Nr9NFT8tdFgADzydWco4mAV6XVIJVT5-mnHdhYIff3xg5/s1600-h/DSC04862.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bzmq4QpVfZDQ6LhbUChYUxG1LS6UORXR9Ef2DXfqSRJ9hfOKTf_c07An7Jg_KGfYci5CnuvgIQDcGKTemrcVaVp3G0MWXn5Nr9NFT8tdFgADzydWco4mAV6XVIJVT5-mnHdhYIff3xg5/s400/DSC04862.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351508149302571650" /></a><br /><P><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br />On the first cast, I shot out all the line and just let it sit there while I put my gear away in the float tube pockets and all the sudden... fish on! I didn’t even have to set the hook. It was a beautiful rainbow trout about 10 1/2 to 11 inches long. Some of the stocked fish take on a beautiful "purplish-blue" color that helps them blend into the color of the dark blue water.<br />I fished on, from 9:00 AM until about 1:15 PM when, after 27 hard fighting fish, my Woolly Bugger broke off in some poor fish's mouth. I think I got my money's worth out of that fly! So, I tied on another and continued fishing. <br />At this point I had convinced myself that I just had to catch 30 fish (releasing all but the largest fish unharmed, so as not to exceed my daily limit) before I left...<br />Well, a major psychological barrier set in or maybe it was the barometric pressure, or the fish were taking a siesta, or something and it took me another 45 minutes to round out my 30 fish day. In fact, I had all but given up and then caught the 30th fish as I kicked my way back to the bank! <br />So far, the day had been quite fishy, but I wasn't finished yet! I took off my boots and waders, deflated my tube and packed all my gear into the trunk of my car and was off down Highway 126 towards Springfield to my brother's house to help him move some stuff into storage and then hit the Willamette River in his drift boat for steelhead/salmon!<br />As soon as I saw the little bars on my cell phone, I called my brother, who probably was wondering why the heck I hadn't answered his phone call about an hour and a half earlier. I explained the predicament I had been in, and got a laugh out of the 30 fish statistic. We chatted until I hit the town of Leaburg, where I made a pit stop for some health food (2 chicken strips w/ Ranch, a jalapeño corndog and a 32 ounce of Mountain Dew) and some sand shrimp for “big fish” bait, provided to the store by Steelheaders West according the lady behind the counter.<br />Made it to Springfield, fulfilled moving duties, hooked up the boat, loaded our gear and headed of to a nearby boat ramp.<br />With the boat in the water, the excitement began! I desperately tied my one-and-only, purple Egg-Sucking-Leech onto the end of my Scientific Anglers 9ft, 6lb, tapered leader. Casting just slightly upstream, letting the fly “dead-drift” for a few seconds, I let it swing across the deeper runs. I fished this way for a couple of hours. My bro was using a red diver with sand shrimp...<br />Sure enough, all of the sudden, I was minding my own business, waiting for the tug at the end of my line when my brother called out my name excitedly, and I looked over to see the spinning rod that was sitting in the rod holder flapping like a willow in a stiff breeze! <br />FISH ON! <br />I took to the oars in short succession and, seeing how we haven't invested in a steelhead/salmon net, I had to maneuver the drift boat over to a shallow area to "beach" the beautiful bright hen steelhead. <br />The fish made a couple of runs and after one failed attempt on my part to grab the fish, my bro took over, and successfully scooped her up, with one hand under her belly and the other securing her powerful tail. She was up out of the water and into the boat! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-vz-l2F-TQSHpACkhDdr5rfqLn58BSVucMX37WgNBz2hpXjymObLZjgRryAqd4FUvYeSLli-DZY_EdC4qlFowidoTSNJHWGHKtEm2D5QBKIqV5_Kz5f6Fjh5-NEked3JvBhFxl6tKbKI/s1600-h/DSC04871.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-vz-l2F-TQSHpACkhDdr5rfqLn58BSVucMX37WgNBz2hpXjymObLZjgRryAqd4FUvYeSLli-DZY_EdC4qlFowidoTSNJHWGHKtEm2D5QBKIqV5_Kz5f6Fjh5-NEked3JvBhFxl6tKbKI/s400/DSC04871.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351510538339039058" /></a><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br />Now, that was exciting!<br /><br />The only thing I caught a little later that evening was a nice cutthroat (about 15 inches) on the same diver and sand shrimp, which managed to release itself right next to the boat. I should have been really excited about it, and hey, I'm not complaining...<br />but I really wanted it to be a steelhead!<br /><BR><br />Tight Lines! - nimrod243<br /><BR><br /><BR>Brigham Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719412759679348134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678188631407846374.post-69316206494600690152009-06-19T22:57:00.000-07:002009-11-11T22:25:18.807-08:00Fished middle freeway lake this afternoon after work for about and hour and a half. My main goal was to either catch some crappie or a bass. I switched flies a couple of times.<br />On a bead head pheasant tail nymph, size 12, I caught a three inch long bluegill about a foot from the bank on the north side of the middle lake.<br /><br />Later I switched to a size 8 black Woolly Bugger with two strands of crystal flashing in the tail and casted out as far as I could. As I tried to make a roll cast and was pulling the fly back slowly across the top of the water, I could see something under the surface of the water... and then the tension in the line! I was pretty sure it was a bass! Tightened up the line some more and more tension! This could be a good fish, I thought. I brought him in a sure enough it was a 8-9 inch large mouth bass!<br /><br />I was so pumped up! I really want to get back and fish from my float tube one of these evenings.<br /><br />As I fished, a nice State Trooper snuck up behind me and then said all of the sudden, having any luck? It kind of scared me and when I turned to see the State Trooper, I calmed down. I was happy to be able to show him my fishing license. He quickly noted it down an wished me a good afternoon. <br /><br />Tight Lines!Brigham Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719412759679348134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678188631407846374.post-71227650185222623922009-06-15T18:11:00.000-07:002009-11-11T22:25:29.313-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvE8Un-f_mxhK4m_PMlruiy_iGKbqQcRfyzelmzWc4JmyjuviP0Qpz6CWXz9z8I1k6DRgx5pSiZVAMI7ieggpvM_qPpiaBhyxBlfEOmnBuqG0ybowUwLlHYCqEAkEy8ngrxyLB6Xojwo/s1600-h/Clear+Lake+Oregon.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvE8Un-f_mxhK4m_PMlruiy_iGKbqQcRfyzelmzWc4JmyjuviP0Qpz6CWXz9z8I1k6DRgx5pSiZVAMI7ieggpvM_qPpiaBhyxBlfEOmnBuqG0ybowUwLlHYCqEAkEy8ngrxyLB6Xojwo/s400/Clear+Lake+Oregon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349280671072623410" /></a><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><BR><br /><p><br />SM2 has reported the following on his recent trip to Clear Lake on Highway 126 (McKenzie Pass).<br />Fished from row boat. Trolled olive Woolly Bugger and Black Woolly bugger. Also trolled a worm on single hook. <br />Landed eight fish between 8-12 inches and missed a lot more.<br />Had a great time. <br /><br />Tight Lines!Brigham Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719412759679348134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678188631407846374.post-47443244978815260132009-06-13T23:46:00.000-07:002009-11-11T22:25:41.241-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSxCCX5jinT8uUDT56GNptawpoPBqvT8uGGGOdtYj9GBIJY5qy3cPZQ9W06VwNspEptaLeuTvIMaOIYKvKJsVx7VmUlP-JUKRQ2kN_Xj7U08oVZDW1A4mDSErcOBDyi1Vyqsy0CzDaC4/s1600-h/images%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 87px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSxCCX5jinT8uUDT56GNptawpoPBqvT8uGGGOdtYj9GBIJY5qy3cPZQ9W06VwNspEptaLeuTvIMaOIYKvKJsVx7VmUlP-JUKRQ2kN_Xj7U08oVZDW1A4mDSErcOBDyi1Vyqsy0CzDaC4/s400/images%5B4%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347726346390855026" /></a><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br />I haven't been able to make a post lately, because we have been doing some work on the house, but I have gone fishing twice in the last week or so. I think it was Saturday, June 6th. I went to the pond at Grand Prairie Park (Periwinkle Creek) in Albany and caught over 20 fish. Mainly they were green sunfish from 3-6 inches. I also caught 3-4 bluegill. One of theme was the biggest I have caught so far this year and probably the biggest I have ever caught, at about 10 inches long. It is very exciting when you are catching the little fish and all of the sudden you hook into a bigger one!<br /><br />*Fish - 20-25 Green perch and bluegill 3-10 inches.<br />*Flies - Size 12, brown wooly worm with no tail, stripped slowly and steadily as possible..<br />*Weather - Overcast, humid, temperature approximately 55-60 degrees.<br /><br />Yesterday, Friday, June 12, 2009, my son and I made a quick trip to Foster Reservoir and fished at our "hot spot" where we limited out in less than two hours last time we went there. Well, this time we only got two bites. One of them resulted in a smallmouth bass about 6-7 inches long. I was pretty excited to catch the smallmouth. I got him on the line and then let my son reel him in. He's in the freezer.<br /><br />The weather was quite humid and cool, it looked like there was a thunder storm nearby. It sprinkled a little bit, but we were under the cover of the trees so we stayed nice and dry.<br /><br />*Fish - 1 smallmouth bass 6-7 inches, caught on PowerBait (I couldn't believe it) off the bottom.<br /><br />It was an enjoyable trip. Wish we'd have caught some trout, though.<br />I am going to try to make it to Diamond Lake next Saturday. It is about a three hour trip from here, but I have Saturday off. My brother said they are catching lots of rainbows between 16-18 inches using PowerBait! <br /><br />Have report from SM2 on Clear Lake coming soon!<br /><br />Tight Lines!Brigham Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719412759679348134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678188631407846374.post-38754673788622710842009-05-25T21:59:00.000-07:002009-11-11T22:26:50.509-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ur7yX9OTgrUzrnr75ZJYB_CfGsBXO-91fHX8PfK6SgVqbC1XSmxAWOctV-UOdFjyQpesQi0OxWjPHG6Z8M49IYrYhKY0kxvhAOyEt_aZ87dd8L-15yv1pUozjhUKS2KwNBEqnvn-mPg/s1600-h/DSC04839.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ur7yX9OTgrUzrnr75ZJYB_CfGsBXO-91fHX8PfK6SgVqbC1XSmxAWOctV-UOdFjyQpesQi0OxWjPHG6Z8M49IYrYhKY0kxvhAOyEt_aZ87dd8L-15yv1pUozjhUKS2KwNBEqnvn-mPg/s400/DSC04839.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339999741191766898" /></a><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br />Today is Memorial Day and we just had to go out fishing! I was pretty confident that we would be able to go to Foster Reservoir and limit out on trout within a couple of hours and I was ready to do it...<br />My son and I got up at 6:00 a.m. and headed to the lake. We had to make a pit stop at "Wally World" to get some odds and ends and we continued on our way. We made it up to the lake at about 8:00 a.m. I was a little disappointed because since earlier in the month the lake has filled up to capacity. That means the our hot spot where we had limited out two times earlier in the month was under twenty or thirty feet of water. So we looked around for a place to fish, which proved to be fairly hard since there were already quite a few folks around and when they fill up the reservoir, the surrounding trees and steep banks make it pretty hard to find a place to fish.<br />So we stopped half way between the dam and the first bridge and fished for about a hour. We only got one bite and I landed a nice 10 1/2 to 11 inch fish. But that was the only fish that we saw there, and I was still expecting to find some place where we could limit out in a couple of hours, so I decided we should head back down to the dam to fish there. <br />Apparently the fish didn't get that memo because we didn't get one bite at the dam. It was warm and still and there were several people fishing. We didn't see anybody get so much as a bite, so, we decided we would try somewhere else. <br />I had planned on going to a boat ramp that is near the first bridge that goes up to Green Peter Reservoir, but there was no parking available, so we decided to just go ahead and go up to Green Peter to fish off the bridge on the Whitcomb arm. <br />We didn't get a single bite there after about an hour, so, we decided to head back down to Foster. I figured we might try some spot on the north shore of the lake, so, I found a spot and parked and since my son was asleep, I decided to go ahead and take off the Buzz Bombs we had been using for kokanee and put on the standard size 18 treble hook and three small split shot 14-18 inches up from the hook for a PowerBait setup. Well, after I finished that, I couldn't take it any more so, I woke my son up and we packed everything down to the water. <br />On the first cast, my son caught a nice 11 inch rainbow, and the action was pretty much non stop from there on. We limited out in a couple of hours.<br /><br />Notes:<br />Caught first fish on south shore on fly rod with tapered leader (about 8 ft). On the end of the tapered leader I tied on a little extra 4lb leader. I roll casted out some salmon eggs on a size 10 eagle claw hook. Love that action.<br /><br />It was a pretty hot day. There were water skiers and lots of fast moving, wave making boats. The breeze picked up a bit in the afternoon and blew into our faces as we fished the north shore. I think this maybe brought the fish and the fish food to the north shore. <br /><br />The weather and conditions (hot, lots of boats and lots of other fisher folks, high water, and a good stiff breeze) could have discouraged me, but I am very glad we kept looking for the fish. I knew they were in there. Indeed we found them!<br /><br />The weather was absolutely wonderful. I had a very enjoyable day with my son! We really bonded today like we never have before. He is such a good kid. I love him so much. He is really growing up and can now do things that he couldn't do before. I am so proud of him.<br /><br />P.S.<br />After we caught our limits on Foster, we headed down to the South Santiam River below the dam and I fished for steelhead for a couple of hours. I was using my fly rod with an egg sucking leech. I didn't get any hits, but I saw three steelhead taken. I think that, for bank fishing on the South Santiam, the best thing a guy can do is get a good long steelhead rod and use a bobber and jigs. These guys could have casted all they way accross the river! I observed one of the guys catch two of the steelhead. As I walked by I noticed he had a big box that was full of every color of marabou steelhead jigs imaginable. This guy was serious. I need to get serious about the steelhead too!Brigham Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719412759679348134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678188631407846374.post-44369844104234159122009-05-19T21:56:00.000-07:002009-11-11T22:27:19.811-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIg891F6MU9xlacAMZZZ9LFqEilHTpC_qf2Pk_6UmdIwC6ckADkGjS6CWhXUQB6u7l6A_9EzqHy7sLP_qUx4MFs8a0SvxlCDG4Ky1fHPkmL2NM0LRRhvKaIaISHMNjzi8ONFiGTYnyNI/s1600-h/Willamette+Park.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIg891F6MU9xlacAMZZZ9LFqEilHTpC_qf2Pk_6UmdIwC6ckADkGjS6CWhXUQB6u7l6A_9EzqHy7sLP_qUx4MFs8a0SvxlCDG4Ky1fHPkmL2NM0LRRhvKaIaISHMNjzi8ONFiGTYnyNI/s400/Willamette+Park.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337778115447991410" /></a><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br />Couldn't stay away from the water today. After working in Corvallis today I decided I better take advantage and stop at <a href="http://www.ci.corvallis.or.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=591&Itemid=532">Willamette Park </a>and try my luck on the Willamette river. I had the size 10 brown Woolly Worm on that I had been catching green sunfish and bluegill on at the pond at Periwinkle Park, in Albany. I tried that for a few casts and didn't catch anything. Then I decided to tie on a size 12 brown soft hackle. A few minutes later, at the end of the swing, about 30 feet down river and not three feet off the bank, I hooked a fish. I was <em>so </em> stinking excited! I reeled it in and it looked like a steelhead smolt (about 10-11 inches long), so I released it. I tried for a few more minutes and just as I decided I had to go, a big fish surfaced not five feet from me. It came all the way out of the water and I saw its brown back, with black dots on it. It looked like a trout to me, but I wasn't sure. I tied on a size 14 parachute adams and casted to it but I didn't get any hits, then I quickly changed over to a size 12 yellow Humpy and didn't get any rises. Unfortunately, I had to get back to Albany to attend to some errands. I will not forget that place though. There were a couple of hatches coming off. I believe they were dark gray caddis flies and some green caddis flies, but I am no entomologist. I wished I had a camera, but I didn't.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCzqu6QrlxsPslZGMSrBNjZU4soEJ4_lBINVGhvOz8u6Izgd4ZGtWErc3Usg01DbLyuvqCxE0o7FZQqQBiiw0gtFx18HZNX23Ys4W6Gtol7tv-D10JgHdGPvVdGuiudCnEu57Ollh5_A/s1600-h/DSC04718.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCzqu6QrlxsPslZGMSrBNjZU4soEJ4_lBINVGhvOz8u6Izgd4ZGtWErc3Usg01DbLyuvqCxE0o7FZQqQBiiw0gtFx18HZNX23Ys4W6Gtol7tv-D10JgHdGPvVdGuiudCnEu57Ollh5_A/s400/DSC04718.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337772415968376850" /></a><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br />I went and took care of my errands and then we had a little bit of time before it got dark, so I took my son down to Periwinkle Park here in Albany, to fish at the pond. As soon as we got there and started getting our rods ready, I noticed he was shivering, so we got back in the car and headed home to get him a coat. We drove back to the pond and started fishing. About five minutes later he was jumping like a little jumping bean and said he had to go to the bathroom. Now, if you haven't been able to tell by now, I am a little immature at times and get way to excited about the fishing, so I got kind of ticked off that we had to leave again because there was no public restroom in sight.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsYx_caEgcNfmAQfMzA_AppH_W-Fh5nNURH7nHyy474NP6lvUZuzXCyTeHIJmq6Ws1j_uxg6ir-FfPK-T3GmuJ95ipBSZAqVPPAq8ssU4gi373mlLD9w8Io8MfzWra07einVS9P-Wb-M/s1600-h/DSC04722.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsYx_caEgcNfmAQfMzA_AppH_W-Fh5nNURH7nHyy474NP6lvUZuzXCyTeHIJmq6Ws1j_uxg6ir-FfPK-T3GmuJ95ipBSZAqVPPAq8ssU4gi373mlLD9w8Io8MfzWra07einVS9P-Wb-M/s400/DSC04722.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337773090000386658" /></a><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br />We headed back to the car and drove down Columbus St, and on the way I thought I'd go stop at Grand Prairie Park because I was pretty sure they had a bathroom. Indeed they did, so we did our duty and then decided we might as well try to fish there at that park. We caught the same species of fish as I had at the pond at Periwinkle Park. It was a little tough trying to get my son into the fish, but I at least hooked a couple and let him bring them in on the fly rod. It was fun.<br /><br />*Weather - About 55 degrees. It was a little breezy and cool. There were some clouds in the sky. Great fishing weather.<br /><br />*Flies - size 10 brown Woolly Worm, and a size 10 olive hare's ear (accounted for the biggest fish).<br /><br />*Fish - about 10 green sunfish and one nice sized bluegill.<br /><br />*Time - between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.<br /><br />It was pretty fun. When you are catching a bunch of small fish and then you hook a bigger one, it can be pretty exciting. Those bluegill are great fighters.Brigham Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719412759679348134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678188631407846374.post-21913752412416040202009-05-16T22:36:00.000-07:002009-11-11T22:27:34.983-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bGqUx6UmdniodjR7Z9Tv5dEQqkEitIDxZxLhQ0BJO4c5Ivo49KvyIZCuT52vTvoNE-8q6wEV_4P2tkRNG6oP-VjqausEiyq0EGdH9oOiQswMc0yr9CSp7uduPxtIYOObpcQxiakCYZk/s1600-h/images%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 87px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bGqUx6UmdniodjR7Z9Tv5dEQqkEitIDxZxLhQ0BJO4c5Ivo49KvyIZCuT52vTvoNE-8q6wEV_4P2tkRNG6oP-VjqausEiyq0EGdH9oOiQswMc0yr9CSp7uduPxtIYOObpcQxiakCYZk/s400/images%5B4%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336987556227521458" /></a><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br />After getting <a href="http://www.myhuntingfishing.com/">skunked at Crane Prairie Reservoir </a> I just <em>had </em> to catch some fish, so after work I headed over to Periwinkle Park, here in Albany, Oregon, to fish at the little pond there.<br /><br />*Weather - Sunny and warm. Fished evening (about 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm). Air temperate was in the mid seventies. It was a beautiful evening.<br /><br />*Fish - Caught 20 to 30 green sunfish and I was really surprised when I caught two really nice sized bluegill, maybe the biggest I have ever caught. They were about the size of my hand! I caught these at the little man-made waterfall that runs out of the pond.<br /><br />*Flies - Caught most of the fish on a size 10 brown Woolly Worm. They gobbled it up!<br />Also used a Gray Hackled Peacock, Prince Nymph (no fish) and a size 12 Woolly Bugger (no fish).<br /><br />It was a great way to recover a bit from the fishless morning at Crane Prairie Reservoir. There is something to be said for catching large numbers of fish within 5 minutes of my home here in Albany. I think I will take my son back there soon.<br /><br />Tight Lines!<br />nimrod243Brigham Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719412759679348134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678188631407846374.post-39623506476730782272009-05-16T22:11:00.000-07:002009-11-11T22:27:47.872-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5aKyaJn8CmZ9sGb3ds_-xLQhYQITRWkIxW4WcM1QjJFl7rb1j3m76KZT6BZsgxQ3Zofi-SS2-X-Z61d1MKGsQVJHWUaNbPmq97ZVy7eldhBzaiAsA3J2c8yNYNr0zEVZhwnHG-FEaIU/s1600-h/DSC04708.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5aKyaJn8CmZ9sGb3ds_-xLQhYQITRWkIxW4WcM1QjJFl7rb1j3m76KZT6BZsgxQ3Zofi-SS2-X-Z61d1MKGsQVJHWUaNbPmq97ZVy7eldhBzaiAsA3J2c8yNYNr0zEVZhwnHG-FEaIU/s400/DSC04708.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336981258150867778" /></a><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><br />We finally made a trip (though a very short one) to Crane Prairie Reservoir in the Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. Here is the rundown.<br /><br />*Weather - Sunny and warm! It was a beautiful day. We've (my brother and I) heard that the wind can really cause problems at Crane, but that didn't prove to be true for us yesterday! There was virtually no wind all day. We had no difficulty casting (at least due to the wind). The temperature was in the thirties in the early morning and warmed up to the high seventies by afternoon. <br /><br />*Fish - Didn't catch a single fish at Crane Prairie. We talked to a couple of other fishermen and they had only caught one "stocker sized" fish. We did see several LARGE fish surface. They seemed to be pretty wary of the boat because no matter where we were they always seemed to be surfacing just out of fly casting range. I will have to admit - seeing the huge fish surfacing, obviously feasting on millions of damselflies, minnows and a myriad of other aquatic creatures, and not being able to catch a single fish, took a tole on my fisherman's ego. I think it was like getting upset when you take your favorite dish to a huge potluck, where there is so much food, and getting upset when nobody eats it. They could have at least taken a nibble. The bounty of the lake is what allows the fish to grow up to two inches per month. My bro and I read that Crane Prairie is not for the novice angler, because you could go all day without catching a fish. I guess the jury is still out as to whether I am a novice angler or not.<br /><br />*Flies - Tried everything in my fly box! Just kidding, that would have been virtually impossible in the short five and a half hours we had to fish. I did try several different flies, including various versions of the famous Wooly Bugger and damselfly nymph. I even tried a bass fly when we went fishing around the old snags that cover 10% of the lake. There are supposed to be lots of big bass in the lake, but we sure didn't see any.<br /><br />*Other Tackle - My bro briefly tried PowerBait off the bottom and worms, and a worm with one salmon egg on the point of the hook under a bobber. He did say he felt some nibbling on the worm...<br /><br />*Water Temperature - 54-57 degrees. The waters on "The Prairie" are surprisingly warm."<br /><br />It was a very enjoyable day. Thanks for taking me fishing bro.<br /><br />Tight Lines!<br /><a href="http://www.myhuntingfishing.com/">More...</a>Brigham Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719412759679348134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678188631407846374.post-58398036871692929632009-05-09T22:41:00.000-07:002009-11-11T22:28:05.942-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGTgZBdgOwElGzBzphromyI80kgGKOJs5lWyHAmR9Row09HAH-YLtUJPllcFiPCp_1-wyP7zhQAkMhyphenhyphenENaTpn0FEpa7W2EcQbjvD5edNJZbOnst7WqWzKt0l1-GLYScd_UHv7xfqCmjY/s1600-h/DSC04585.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGTgZBdgOwElGzBzphromyI80kgGKOJs5lWyHAmR9Row09HAH-YLtUJPllcFiPCp_1-wyP7zhQAkMhyphenhyphenENaTpn0FEpa7W2EcQbjvD5edNJZbOnst7WqWzKt0l1-GLYScd_UHv7xfqCmjY/s400/DSC04585.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334438353498131954" /></a><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /><p><br /></p><br />My son and I fished at Foster Reservoir again today! After a hot fishing trip on Monday, I couldn't stay away! We didn't have the boat today so we had to find the path down to the lake to where we were on Monday. This area is located near the second bridge on Quartsville Dr heading up to Green Peter Reservoir.<br />We fished from around 9:30 a.m. to about 1:30 p.m.<br />I was really busy helping my son today. We both limited out on trout.<br /><br />*Weather - Sunny. Temperature - around 70 degrees. A slight breeze picked up between 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.<br /><br />*Fish - Kept 10 rainbow trout between 8 and 11 inches. Also kept one smallmouth bass that was 11 inches long (I fried him up last night and that was one good eating fish. I think even better than rainbow trout)!<br /><br />*Flies. Tried Several flies for smallmouth bass: Size 4 brown Carey Bugger; size 10 purple, green and black bead-head Carey Buggers; size 10 olive Wooly Bugger; size 8 Carey Special; size 14 bead-head rubber-legged (black) prince nymph.<br />Only had one strike on the size 10 purple bead-head Carey Bugger.<br /><br />*Other Tackle - I used my fly rod with a 9ft tapered leader (I don’t think it is nine foot long anymore) and a size 12 Eagle Claw hook baited with Pautzke Green Label salmon eggs to catch two trout and the smallmouth bass.<br />We caught the rest of the fish on chartreuse PowerBait and size 18 golden treble hooks. The fish hook themselves with these tiny treble hooks and you don't deal with nearly the amount of frustration as experienced with other larger hooks... All you have to do is start reeling in when you have a fish on. The hook was placed 12-14 inches below three small split-shot sinkers. This is a shorter leader than I used to use, but it has proven to be very effective. <br /><br />*Water temperature - unknown (thermometer is still on my wish list).<br /><br />It was a great day fishing with my sun and being very successful. My wife and sister-in-law came along today as well, although they didn't fish. However, they did provide us with a delicious lunch!<br />Tight Lines! - nimrod243Brigham Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719412759679348134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678188631407846374.post-46161949912644015132009-05-04T23:15:00.000-07:002009-11-11T22:28:16.807-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzGyuMu0RvtEUQanPeQVBaD6UnLd4PTFP8rRGNe4HrokY0FB1By8XKOacw5du3IWtcdIn2hJj041XSawaVpajf7OdEzVKd5VPDXU2RoQ4ULaXa3t8RCasZRrh6W-OP2q-Z7oT0WRPP7k/s1600-h/DSC04463.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzGyuMu0RvtEUQanPeQVBaD6UnLd4PTFP8rRGNe4HrokY0FB1By8XKOacw5du3IWtcdIn2hJj041XSawaVpajf7OdEzVKd5VPDXU2RoQ4ULaXa3t8RCasZRrh6W-OP2q-Z7oT0WRPP7k/s400/DSC04463.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333672437009642210" /></a><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /><p><br /></p><br />Dad is in town so we had to go out fishing again today. We were bound and determined to catch some fish today. I got up at 5:00 a.m. and drove down to Springfield to meet up with my dad and my brother. From there we drove to Foster Reservoir, near Sweet Home, Oregon. We launched the drift boat on the very nice Sunnyside Boat Ramp. The lake was very low. It took a little while to find some fish on the fish finder, but find them we did!<br /><br />*Weather - Overcast. Started raining at about 2:00 p.m. Temperature - around 45-50 degrees.<br /><br />*Fish - Kept 14 rainbow trout between 8 and 11 inches (between three fishermen). <br /><br />*Flies - Wooly bugger. Caught two fish on this fly, but didn't fish it much. Didn't use any other flies. <br /><br />*Other tackle - We caught one fish on PowerBait. The rest of the fish were caught on fly rods with nine foot tapered leaders, size 12 Baitholder hooks and Balls of Fire Salmon Eggs, covering the hook with three eggs. We were roll casting out as far as we could off the bank and letting it slowly sink down without moving it. The trick is to watch for the line to start taking off in any direction and just lift the rod tip to set the hook. This is a very enjoyable way to fish as nearly every bite results in a hooked and landed fish and the hook set is beautiful with the fly rods. <br /><br />*Water temperature - 44 - 51 degrees (depending on the location).<br /><br />It was nice to limit out for the first time this year. What made it even better was to be able to fish with my dad and my brother.<br /><br />Tight Lines! - nimrod243Brigham Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719412759679348134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678188631407846374.post-71080518180905838172009-05-02T21:51:00.000-07:002009-11-11T22:28:30.360-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeryN4J7-oSt5yMbtYUVLYTgvaqkzvq6hciLy3WtXBpZaydcZnsjtC_TSh-dCPXgEGX9MSlpe9CNKyMfhi03znOZMmIjYozGjxrR71PuuZDpvFefe5HhDpp-d7ylsfTtYdhPdkwgZVJTk/s1600-h/DSC04318.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeryN4J7-oSt5yMbtYUVLYTgvaqkzvq6hciLy3WtXBpZaydcZnsjtC_TSh-dCPXgEGX9MSlpe9CNKyMfhi03znOZMmIjYozGjxrR71PuuZDpvFefe5HhDpp-d7ylsfTtYdhPdkwgZVJTk/s400/DSC04318.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333682992883241634" /></a><br /><p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /><p><br /></p><br />We (my dad, my brother and I) went on a quick, two hour fishing trip in my brother's new drift boat on the Middle Fork Willamette in Euene today.<br /><br />*Weather - Overcast. The sun peeked through occasionally. Temperature - around 60 degrees.<br /><br />*Fish - Landed one hatchery rainbow.<br /><br />*Flies - Size 12 brown soft hackle, size 10 orange soft hackle, size 10 yellow tied down caddis nymph.<br />All these flies were hit several times.<br />Several times we had fish on for just a second.<br /><br />*Water temperature - need to get a thermometer.<br /><br />It was a fast but fun trip.<br /><br />Tight Lines! - nimrod243Brigham Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719412759679348134noreply@blogger.com0