Well today I was able to land at least a couple of fish. The hook ups were not as frequent today, but they were still there. I was met at the stream today by my brother “Hobo Joe”, and his father in_law “Sean”. I got a fish on my first cast, and my brother was there to see it, (That was great). We fished hard today, and got into several fish, (many to strong to hold). My brother was able to hook up with at least 3, maybe 4, not sure about the last one. He did lose them all, but he was hooking up, (Not bad for a guy who only fishes once or twice a year). Sean did hit into one for a second, but then I think he was just content watching and learning a bit about small, fast, stream fishing. I do believe he enjoyed himself, despite not fishing much. I got into 8 fish today, and was able to bank 2, the second one being the first female I have encountered in weeks. She had really small eggs, and was chrome bright. The male in the morning was also a very nice fish, with just a bit of color. A buddy of mine got a 15 Lbs buck today, that was in great condition. A little color on the outside, but the cut was beautiful.

Water is perfect, temperature is perfect, fishing is perfect, the amount of people this year is ridiculous!.

This may be a direct result of this web page, my big mouth, and the Oregon Fishing Forum postings. I must say though, that even though there are a few more competitors this year, the amount of fish being caught by them, seems to be very low, and not effecting me or my friends at all.

At least we have experience going for us. See ya all out there! Here are the pics from today.

Good luck out there

Flymstr;

I got into so many fish today, I thought I pulled a muscle in my shoulder. I got beat up though, by never putting one on the bank, except one, that I released thinking I would get more later on. I was wrong. I hooked up with 14 or 15 Steelies today, “one could have been an old Silver”. It was perfect conditions, and the fish were aggressive again today. I am not used to this aggressive behavior this year, but I am liking it. The fish I got into today, were nice, big, bright fish, and they schooled me. It seems as though every year I get schooled for one good day. And it is never on those days when I only hook 3 or 4, it always happens when I have a banner day hooking up. Well here is the one pic of the one I released.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

Well the water is still perfect, but the fish were more scarce today. We struggled at the beginning, but I was able to get into 3, landed all, but one was fouled, so I released, and then was able to get two good ones. These were real nice bucks today. Yesterday’s fish had a bit of color, but today, they were chrome!. Going again everyday from here on out, unless the water blows out. Remember, just because the water goes up, does not mean the fish stop moving, they are just closer to the bank!!. Don’t let high water keep you from getting into fish, just read the water, and you will still find them.

Here is a pic. of  IDECIEVEFISH, who got his first one today on his B-Day.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

Today was the first day of the year back on the creek for me. My photographer came in last night to join me, and what a day we had. Although the pics are great from today, a video camera would have really told the story. We started off quick this morning, with 3 fish on the bank, and tagged before 9:00am. After a short relaxation period, we got at again. In the next 3 hours, we hooked up with 14 Steelhead, landed a total of four, and lost some really nice pigs. One fish, “That we did get”, ripped me through some nasty white water and trees. I was forced to take chase, and work my way through these obstacles, until finally landing this Steelie about 200 yards. down river. This one really wore me out, but I did muster the strength to hook up with 2 more before we left at 12:30. Brian, “My photographer”, go into 5 nice fish, but was unable to bank these strong fish. The water level is perfect, and the clarity is the best you can ask for. I think it is going to be a good year! The fish are here, and they are biting, and the numbers are already better than last year.

Ok, and now the real pics.

This is the fish that just about wore me completely out. My photographer had to hold the fish, I was too tired.

The pics are great, but a vid would have really done the trick.

Check them out.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

Ok, it’s on now!!. The fish are starting to show up in the creek now. If this is any indication of what the season is shaping up to be, then it is going to be a good one. The snow hit just after we left today, so tomorrow should be great for blood in the snow. Here are the pics from today. Can’t wait for tomorrow to get here!!

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

Well all those fisherman downstream the last couple of days, probably noticed the red tinge in the water. That was all the blood being spilled out up above. Between my two friends and I, yesterday we got into 8 fish in about 3 hours. Today I got two fish in less than 15 minutes, and then it died, and we left at 11:15. Then a friend of mine called to tell me that the fish moved  in good throughout the afternoon today. Here are the pics from the last two days.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

As you can guess, the river I fished today, was almost froze over. Eagle Creek, today was cold, “very cold”. The fishing was not the goal once we reached the river. Just standing up, with 2 inches of built up ice on the bottom of our boots. We went in fast, but took forever to get out. Every step was a slip in the wrong direction. Even though the river had no fish, the temp. was low, and the water to clear, it was still an awesome morning. We had the creek to ourselves, and the scenery was fabulous. Ice is covering almost the entire creek in allot of spots, and a big lonely Beaver was swimming around in the frigid water. The Beaver was not bothered by us or our dogs, he seemed to be happy to see visitors this late in the year. Here are some pics I took from the creek today.

Good luck out there

Flymstr;

Today I went out for the first time in weeks, and it was good. I went down to Eagle Creek, and although there were not a lot of fish yet, I was able to have a good time with the ones I found. I got into my first fish within ten minutes, and thought this was going to be a banner day. It turned out to be just a good one. I was able to hook up with three Steelhead, and one large Silver. I landed 2 of the Grey Ghosts, and also the Salmon. The river level is great, and the clarity is to die for. I spent about 6 hours on the river, and it looked as though the winter storms really cleared out the debris, that scattered it’s way throughout the stream from last year. Everything looks great, and I hope the season ahead will be great for all of us who fish this wonderful place.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;

Well it seems as though a “Bot” has decided to attack my site. I don’t know what that is exactly, but I think we are good now. The spam should stop, but we can only cross our fingers for now. See ya soon. I am starting to fish at the beginning of the week. I feel sorry for those fish.

Good luck out there.

Flymstr;