Martin’s Rapid Madness

I wasn’t going to write about this but since “Plus Thirty” (affectionately nicknamed because you have to add about thirty minutes to his estimated time of arrival) titillated his readers on Upstream in Oregon with the short version, I guess I have no choice but to give you the full story . . .  here’s [...]

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Romping the Route: Running Martin’s Rapid

Author’s Note:  This post has been getting a fair amount of traffic and I think I need to be clear.  In no way is Martin’s Rapid suitable for novices. It is actually fairly difficult.  Since my first perfect run and this cocky post I have been down it twice more.  The second time I almost [...]

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Opinion on Oregon Coastal Fall Chinook Closures

This is the time of year when my fancy turns from trout to chinook.  I try to sleep but visions of chrome chinook anywhere from fifteen to fifty pounds and beyond  flit around my head and often keep me sleepless.  Now, I’ll admit it, last year was pretty bad but my skill as a salmon [...]

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Fishing Less Pressured Water–the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette Plus Bonus Fishing on the Middle Fork Willamette

There is a book I’ve seen around, Tactics for Fishing Pressured Waters, or something like that. While I am sure it is a good book containing invaluable tips,  I have a tactic for pressured waters too–fish somewhere else.
Really, there is no point in rubbing shoulders in Oregon while fishing.  On that note, Keith and [...]

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