October 31, 2008

Happy Halloween.

* Brookside Inn Work Party. Friday, Nov. 14 1pm to 5pm and Saturday, Nov. 15 10am to 2pm. We’ll be installing a dock, working on the trail, and other fun stuff. Please, show up and help. We’ll bring food, drink and tools of construction.

* Trask #2 and Rainier Work Party reports. Both work parties were mostly about opening new trails. At the Trask #2, we opened a new trail from the south side of landowner’s house downstream ~1/2 mile to an awesome section of water. Well worth the walk for Chinook and steelhead. Expect the homeowner’s on the opposite shore to be curious as to how you got there; they are used to having it all to themselves. We also opened a new trail fro m the landowner’s home upstream to existing river trail. Before, we had to follow the river  to walk upstream, but now we have an easier to walk inland trail. Look for the signs and pink ribbon trail markers. At Rainier Lakes, we built a new trail from the Middle Lake parking area to the Lower Lake outlet. We also spent a day working on the newish trail from Upper Rainier campsite #3 (across the upper lake dike on the right) to the outlet of Rainier West. This trail provides excellent fishing access to the west shoreline of Middle Rainier. The two new trails at Rainier complete the walking loop, and you can now hike all the way around all the lakes on OFC trails. We also carved out a new campsite at Middle. Thanks go to Bill, Cliff, Ed, Tim, Sam, Martha, and Bill & Tim (again). Thanks Art Wilson for the use of your tractor….one of these days it will come home clean.:) 

*F all Trout Planting. Trout are being planted in OFC stillwaters. Fresh fish are going into most of the stillwaters. They are going to be very gulpible (gulpible - to gulp food and be gullible at the same time); so, handle with care and consider not using bait at the ‘bait OK’ ponds.

*Coho Season closes. Coho season ends tonight on most Oregon rivers. One exception is Eagle Creek off the Clackamas which closes Nov. 30. Too bad for those fishing the lower Trask. The state produces a hatchery run of late season coho which traditionally don’t return until mid-November. Makes you want to scratch your head and say “huh”? 

* Alaska report. The coho fishing was incredible! Best Bruce has ever seen in 20 years of fishing in Alaska. The fish were big and bright, and stacked like cord wood until the rains came durin g the third week. Lots of pinks in various stages of decomposition, from chrome bright to fuzzy white. Not very many chums this year.Give us a call, if interested… 877.521.8947. The dates will be Wednesday, Sept. 9 - Wednesday, Sept. 30. Three weeks of hot coho action. Very limited availability…5 max. for weeks #1 and 2 and 3 max. for week #3. Those who’ve been before get first dibs. The cost per angler/week is $1,595. We need a $600 deposit to secure a spot ($500 refundable prior to June 30, 2009.) The balance of $995 is due by July 1, 2009.

* Trespassers! Hunting season means trespassers. Be on the lookout and report them to the office. (877.521.8947) The most important bit of info is a license plate number. A description of them, the vehicle and their activities is also handy. We can pursue them and perhaps change their ways, if we get enough info; so, please make the e ffort.

Stillwaters: Trout fishing is improving; the rain will help the water quality. Sunny afternoons should be best for bug hatches for the rest of the fall. Burdick Pond is still fishing real good for large trout and bass. (This pond is perhaps our best summer performer. It stays cool, is well oxygenated and has good food sources.) We swung by before the work party and the fish were all over a big caddis hatch. A great fallback option when the rivers are a bust. Rainier Lakes: the Middle and Lower lakes are fishing best. We patched the dike at Rainier West and it has begun to fill. We sprayed the weeds in Upper Rainier while they were still exposed. We dug out the beaver tunnel in Upper’s dike and repacked that section of dike. There were trout left in West, but they now have access to a bunch of newly flooded grasses and will be extra f inicky about what they eat. We pulled the beaver dike apart at Lower Rainier; so, the level is down a foot or so. Depends upon how busy the beavers are at night. Hartland Lake is reportedly fishing good for trout. the wind hasn’t been too bad. Tough to fish from shoreline due to weeds; so, bring a boat. Big/Little Tree: fishing is improving. Boulder, Shawna and Onie ponds all have fresh fish; water levels are still low. Lake Margaret is down several feet due to irrigation needs of the farmer. Colton Ponds: Lower is mostly weed free and fishing good…Upper is weedier. Marquam Lake is fishing slow for trout, bass and bluegill, but a little rain will fix that. Brookside Pond: A member reported catching trout and bass during a recent stay at the inn. The green slime is gone a t the upper end, and the barley straw worked good. We also treated the pond weeds; so, there should be more of a boat corridor. The poison oak is mostly dead, but not all the way dead; so, use caution. Twin Oaks is slow for trout. Water levels could change at Twin Oaks as we are now able to tap into an irrigation line.

Rivers: The coastal rivers are on the rise and fish will be on the move. Fish now while the rivers are still in good shape. The weekend’s tides are sort of wishy washy. There will be an outgoing high tide at Trask #1 tomorrow and Sun. morning and fish should be available. The Trask #3 should produce fish as well. If we get enough rain, fish will make it up to the Trask #2. The big holes at the top end are great Chinook holding pools, but the water we opened up access to below the owner’s home is where I’d be headed. We noted a good number of cutthroat rises while at the work party….big caddis hatch. At the Wilson, the ‘Piling Hole’ will produce fish, and the gravel bar corner is better after last winter’s flood. The Nestucca #1 should be fishing good, too. The corner below the bridge is good, and two sets of cablestairs lead down to some great water above the bridge. All the coastal rivers have been worked on recently and are in good shape for fall fishing. The inland rivers are in good shape. The Sandy and Clackamas close tonight for coho. Eagle Creek #1 upper end is open to members. Remember to enter the site via Wildcat Mountain Road. We worked on the trails there,and the place is ready to fish. A suggested trail from the bridge downstream to the property corner need s a day of work partying to make it real. Eagle Creek #3 has been worked on and signs have been posted re: the ‘Off-Limits Hole’. The Washougal has fish in, and with the rain will be more boat friendly.

Go fish

Brian

OFC

877.521.8947

Referrals:  Do you know someone who’d enjoy an Oregon Fishing Club membership?  Send us their name and number. We’ll mail them some info re. the Club and a DVD. If they join, you will be rewarded with a $50 OFC credit.

* OFC Google Map. an OFC map on Google’s Mapquest. Here is the link http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100160749089880217653.00043b4570c6145e43de8 Thanks Shing. Update your google map program online, if you haven’t recently. A new beta version is available. They have a car running around out there taking 360 degree pictures every 50 feet and you can see them on the new program. Kind of Big Brother like, but still very cool.

Links:

Oregon Fishing Club Forum - http://members.ofc.org/

Oregon Anglers - www.oregon-anglers.org - 503.655.4077 (Denny Richey)

Chris Nordling - Chris is fishing for Chinook on the north coastal streams and Columbia. He’s also booking ’keeper’ sturgeon trips on the Columbia. Give him a call to get on board. www.catchsomefish.net  503.866.0971  chrisnordlingfishingguide@comcast.net 

Grant Scheele - http://home.comcast.net/~grantsnwguideservice/  541.990.6358  scheeleteam1@comcast.net

Shane Groshong - www.fishonnw.com  541.338.8362  shane@fishonnw.com

Jack LaFond - www.fishyfs.com  503.622.3634  jack@fishyfs.com

Ron Lauzon - www.theflyfishinginstructor.com  503.622.3634  ron@theflyfishinginstructor.com

Oregon Fishing Websites -

Ifish - www.ifish.net  (Jenny Logsdon Martin’s premier Oregon Fishing website)

Willamette Falls fish counts - http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/fish_counts/willamette%20falls.asp

Weather - http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi  (NOAA 10 day forecast)

http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?stn=EGKO3&time=GMT  (Eagle Creek weather)

Tides - http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/oregonsites.html

or  http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html

October 23, 2008

* Fall Chinook Clinic. OFC Prostaffer, Chris Nordling, has a Fall Chinook clinic scheduled for this Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Trask #1. This is a excellent opportunity for new Club members looking to learn about a couple of the Club’s premier Chinook sites OR members looking to improve their odds of catching Fall Chinook. Learn where the snags are, how high to run your bobber stop, where the fish lay, and what tide is best to fish. For $35 you will be able to sponge out at least $100 worth of knowledge (that’s $65 of free info…what a deal!). Give Chris a call 503.659.1401 or 503.866.0971 to reserve a spot in the clinic.

* Work Party. Work Party this weekend at Rainier Lakes. Friday 1pm-5pm, Sat. 10am-2pm. We are going to party hard for a couple days. Show up and help. We’ll bring food, drink and tools of destruction.

*Fall Trout Planting. Trout have been planted in a number of OFC stillwaters in the past few days. We primarily concentrated on refueling the ‘bait OK’ ponds. (Twin Oaks, Boulder, Onie, Lake Margaret) But new fish are going into most of the stillwaters. They are going to be very gulpible (gulpible - to gulp food and be gullible at the same time); so, handle with care and consider not using bait at the ‘bait OK’ ponds.

* Alaska report. The coho fishing was incredible! Best Bruce has ever seen in 20 years of fishing in Alaska. The fish were big and bright, and stacked like cord wood until the rains came during the third week. Lots of pinks in various stages of decomposition, from chrome bright to fuzzy white. Not very many chums this year. Most of those who went this year are going back next year; so, give us a call, if interested… 877.521.8947. The dates will be Wednesday, Sept. 9 - Wednesday, Sept. 30. Three weeks of hot coho action. Very limited availability…6 max. for weeks #1 and 2 and 4 max. for week #3. Those who’ve been before get first dibs. The cost per angler/week is $1,595. We need a $600 deposit to secure a spot ($500 refundable prior to June 30, 2009.) The balance of $995 is due by July 1, 2009.

* Clackamas cable gate locked. Expect to find the cable gate at the Clackamas site up and locked. Make sure the lock is securely locked after entry and exit from the property. To check a lock, give it a squeeze or two and make sure it won’t open. Please report any suspicious activity. Remember, the most important item to obtain in regards to trespassers is the license plate number. 

* Eagle Creek #3 ‘Off-Limits Hole’. The renter of the house on the bluff at the ‘Off-Limits Hole’ is back and he doesn’t want anyone to fish his hole; so, we won’t. All the other water is OK.  The property line is drawn on the map and is real close to accurate, and crosses the gravel bar 12 feet or so up from low water. The opposite shore of the corner pocket below the ‘Off-Limits Hole’ is in our landowner’s section and can be waded in low water. The ‘Off-Limits’ renter has given us permission to fish from the ‘pocket’ to the Hwy. 224 bridge along the north side of the creek. Signs have been posted on the property. Members with old maps to EC #3 should find the map note with the ‘Off-Limits Hole’ clearly marked. For new members, look for the only ‘hole’ note below ‘bluff’ and ‘house’ on the NW corner of the property flier map. Eagle Creek is a non-navigable waterway and landowners or their agents have the right to keep anglers off their turf. Trespassers are fairly common; so, report them, if you see them and ask them to leave.

* OFC Google Map. an OFC map on Google’s Mapquest. Here is the link http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100160749089880217653.00043b4570c6145e43de8 Thanks Shing. Update your google map program online, if you haven’t recently. A new beta version is available. They have a car running around out there taking 360 degree pictures every 50 feet and you can see them on the new program. Kind of Big Brother like, but still very cool.

* Trespassers! Hunting season means trespassers. Be on the lookout and report them to the office. (877.521.8947) The most important bit of info is their license plate number. A descr iption of them, the vehicle and their activities is also handy. Pictures are a plus, but more confrontational and can escalate the situation. We can pursue them and change their ways, if we get enough info; so, please make the effort.

Stillwaters: Trout fishing is improving, more rain would help. Sunny afternoons should be best for bug hatches for the rest of the fall. Rainier Lakes: the Middle and Lower lakes are fishing best. Upper Lake is low and weedy, thanks to a beaver. He punched a hole under the road, let out a couple feet of water and muddied up the pond. We dug it out and patched the hole, but it will take a while to fill the lake. We patched the dike at Rainier West and it has begun to fill. There were trout left in West, but they now have access to a bunch of newly flooded grasses and will be extra finicky about what they eat. Hartland Lake is repo rtedly fishing good for trout. It can get pretty windy at times; so, remember your anchor. Tough to fish from shoreline due to weeds. Big/Little Tree: fishing is improving, the weed mats are forming up, again. The weed mats are good for the pond, and provide shade, oxygen and bugs (lots of scuds). Lake Margaret is down a couple feet due to irrigation needs of the farmer. Colton Ponds: Lower is mostly weed free and fishing good…Upper is weedier. Marquam Lake is fishing slow for trout, bass and bluegill, but a little rain will fix that. Brookside Pond: A member reported catching trout and bass during a recent stay at the inn. The green slime is gone at the upper end, and the barley straw worked good. We also treated the pond weeds; so, there should be more of a boat corridor. The poison oak is mostly dead, but not all th e way dead; so, use caution. Twin Oaks is slow for trout, but crappie are present. Water levels could change at Twin Oaks as we are now able to tap into an irrigation line. Burdick Pond is still fishing real good for large trout and bass. A great fallback option when the rivers are a bust.

Rivers: The coastal rivers need rain. The best high tide series (at Trask/Hoquarten Slough) for the next two weeks will occur in the next 6 days or so. Low tides will will be an early am occurrence, and this is a good opportunity to fish the upper end of Trask #1. Chinook are reportedly balled up in the lower Wilson below our site. But the ‘Piling Hole’ is producing fish. All the coastal rivers have been worked on recently and are in good shape for fall fishing. The inland rivers in good shape. The Sandy is cloudy and clearing.  Coho are in the Clackamas and Sandy and fishing has been pretty good. Rain and a high tide would move more fish. Eagle Creek #1 upper end is open to members. Remember to enter the site via Wildcat Mountain Road. We worked on the trails there,and the place is ready to fish. We need 3-6 inches of rise in the creek to move more fish in from the Clackamas. A few early fish have gone through and are stacked up below the hatchery. Eagle Creek #3 has been worked on and signs have been posted re: the ‘Off-Limits Hole’. The Washougal has fish in, but needs rain to be more boat friendly.Go fishBrianOFC

October 7, 2008

* Alaska report. The coho fishing was incredible! Best Bruce has ever seen in 20 years of fishing in Alaska. The fish were big and bright, and stacked like cord wood until the rains came during the third week. Lots of pinks in various stages of decomposition, from bright to fuzzy white. Not very many chums this year. Most of those who went this year are going back next year; so, give us a call, if interested… 877.521.8947. The dates will be Wednesday, Sept. 9 - Wednesday, Sept. 30. Three weeks of hot coho action. Very limited availability…6 max. for weeks #1 and 2 and 4 max. for week #3. Those who’ve been before get first dibs. The cost per angler/week is $1,595. We need a $600 deposit to secure a spot ($500 refundable prior to June 30, 2009.) The balance of $995 is due by July 1, 2009.

* Clackamas cable gate locked. Expect to find the cable gate at the Clackamas site up and locked. Make sure the lock is securely locked after entry and exit from the property. To check a lock, give it a squeeze or two and make sure it won’t open. Please report any suspicious activity. Remember, the most important item to obtain in regards to trespassers is the license plate number. 

* Eagle Creek #3 ‘Off-Limits Hole’. The renter of the house on the bluff at the ‘Off-Limits Hole’ is back and he doesn’t want anyone to fish his hole; so, we won’t. All the other water is OK.  The property line is drawn on the map and is real close to accurate, and crosses the gravel bar 12 feet or so up from low water. The opposite shore of the corner pocket below the ‘Off-Limits Hole’ is in our landowner’s section and can be waded in low water. The ‘Off-Limits’ renter has given us permission to fish from the ‘pocket’ to the Hwy. 224 bridge along the north side of the creek. Signs have been posted on the property. Members with old maps to EC #3 should find the map note with the ‘Off-Limits Hole’ clearly marked. For new members, look for the only ‘hole’ note below ‘bluff’ and ‘house’ on the NW corner of the property flier map. Eagle Creek is a non-navigable waterway and landowners or their agents have the right to keep anglers off their turf. Trespassers are fairly common; so, report them, if you see them and ask them to leave.

* Coastal Fall Chinook limits reduced. The rules on retention of Fall Chinook out of Oregon’s coastal rivers have changed. You may only keep one unmarked fish per day and only 5 per season. Unmarked means the presence an adipose fin. Low return numbers are expected. You may still keep two fish per day, but only one may be unmarked. The other fish could be a ’fin-clipped’ Chinook, coho or steelhead. Fin clipped Chinook are released into the Trask and Nestucca. The Trask also gets fin clipped coho. Probably a good year to let those unmarked hens go on upstream to spawn. ‘No fishing bait after retaining one unmarked Chinook’ would also be a nice rule to live by for anglers looking to find an ummarked fish to fill their quota. IMO we, collectively, may kill more fish with the special rules than with the two fish rule. Reason: bait kills fish and with folks looking for the second ‘marked’ fish, a bunch more unmarked fish will be hooked, handled and released with blood flowing than the old ‘catch two keepers and quit’ scenario.

 * OFC Google Map. an OFC map on Google’s Mapquest. Here is the link http://maps.goog le.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100160749089880217653.00043b4570c6145e43de8 Thanks Shing. Update your google map program online, if you haven’t recently. A new beta version is available. They have a car running around out there taking 360 degree pictures every 50 feet and you can see them on the new program. Kind of Big Brother like, but still very cool. * Trespassers! Hunting season means trespassers. Be on the lookout and report them to the office. (877.521.8947) The most important bit of info is their license plate number. A description of them, the vehicle and their activities is also handy. Pictures are a plus, but more confrontational and can escalate the situation. We can pursue them and change their ways, if we get enough info; so, please make the effort.

September 15, 2008

* OFC news on the way. Well almost, we’ll mail it tomorrow. Have you paid your dues? Only members current with their dues will be sent the newsletter. If you haven’t, give us a call now or real soon after now (toll free 877.521.8947), to avoid the black dot next to your name when we go to sort address labels.

* Alaska report. Bruce is there right now and I just got off the phone with him. They arrived at the front end of the run,and the silvers are in the Klawock and possibly the Harris. He figured he’d landed, fair caught, maybe 20 silvers, so far. The coho are large and chromy. More pinks this year and fewer chum…both are kind of old. River levels are low, they could use a little rain which is forecasted for the rest of the week. Give us a call, if interested in next year. 877.521.8947

* Coastal Fall Chinook limits reduced. The rules on retention of Fall Chinook out of Oregon’s coastal rivers have changed. You may only keep one unmarked fish per day and only 5 per season. Unmarked means the presence an adipose fin. Low return numbers are expected. You may still keep two fish per day, but only one may be unmarked. The other fish could be a ’fin-clipped’ Chinook, coho or steelhead. Fin clipped Chinook are released into the Trask and Nestucca. The Trask also gets fin clipped coho. Probably a good year to let those unmarked hens go on upstream to spawn.

*Shelton self-releasing hooks. www.sheltonproducts.com  They are a little spendy at $3.35/ pretied rig but considering, in one afternoon alone using only one hook, he saved $12-18 worth of fishy lives, they well worth the investment.  Their website is a little difficult to navigate and members have reported issues with ordering certain items, but techie issues aside, they seem to be a very good product.

* OFC Google Map. an OFC map on Google’s Mapquest. Here is the link http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100160749089880217653.00043b4570c6145e43de8 Thanks Shing. Update your google map program online, if you haven’t recently. A new beta version is available. They have a car running around out there taking 360 degree pictures every 50 feet and you can see them on the new program. Kind of Big Brother like, but still very cool.

* Trespassers! Hunting season means trespassers. Be on the lookout and report them to the office. (877.521.8947) The most important bit of info is their license plate number. A description of them, the vehicle and their activities is also handy. Pictures are a plus, but more confrontational and can escalate the situation. We can pursue them and change their ways, if we get enough info; so, please make the effort.

*Stillwaters: Trout fishing is improving as fall approaches. We are having one last round of summer heat, but it’s already lost a lot of it’s punch. The days are getting short, and night time lows are helping to lower water temperatures. A sprinkle of rain may fall on Thursday. I use the word ’sprinkle’ to tease the rain gods; we could use more than a ’sprinkle’. Rainier Lakes: the Middle and Lower lakes are fishing best. Upper Lake is low and weedy, thanks to a beaver. He punched a hole under the road, let out a couple feet of water and muddied up the pond. We dug it out and patched the hole, but it will take a while to fill the lake. We patched the dike at Rainier West and it has begun to fill. There were trout left in West, but they now have access to a bunch of newly flooded grasses and will be extra finicky about what they eat. Hartland Lake is reportedly fishing good for fat trout…they seem to be holding onto their hatchery weight well, suggesting a healthy diet of bugs and critters. It can get pretty windy at times; so, remember your anchor. Tough to fish from shoreline due to weeds. Big/Little Tree: fishing is improving, the weed mats are forming up, again. The weed mats are good for the pond, and provide shade, oxygen and bugs (lots of scuds). Lake Margaret is down a couple feet due to irrigation needs of the farmer, but fishing is still good. Colton Ponds: Lower is mostly weed free and fishing good…Upper is weedy (hopefully mostly dead after being treated) and tougher to fish. Marquam Lake is fishing slow for trout, bass and bluegill, but a little rain will fix that. Brookside Pond the green slime is almost gone at the upper end, and the barley straw is working good. We also treated the pond weeds; so, there should be more of a boat corridor. The poison oak is mostly dead, but not all the way dead; so, use caution. Twin Oaks is slow for trout, but crappie are present. Water levels could change at Twin Oaks as we are now able to tap into an irrigation line. Burdick Pond is still fishing real good for large trout and bass. A great fallback option when the rivers are a bust.

Rivers: The coastal rivers are low and clear and fishing is tough. We need some rain to make things happen. The best high tide series for the rest of September will occur this Thursday and Friday when it just crests 7 feet at Hoquarten Slough in Tillamook Bay around 4pm. There should be a few coho moving through the Trask rain or no rain….rain would definitely help. Now through the first of September is a good time to catch searun /native cutthroat. Grab your waders, trout weight flyrod and start at the upper end of almost any of our sites and wade your way downstream. Great way to scout the rivers for fall Chinook fishing, and you might even catch a couple fish. All the coastal rivers have been worked on recently and are in good shape for fall fishing. The inland rivers are at summer lows. Coho are in the lower Clackamas and Sandy and fishing has been pretty good on a rare occasion. Rain  and a high tide would move a bunch of fish. Eagle Creek #1 upper end is open to members. Remember to enter the site via Wildcat Mountain Road. We worked on the trails there a week or so ago,and the place is ready to fish. We need 3-6 inches of rise in the creek to move fish in from the Clackamas. Cross your fingers for spring Chinook. Eagle Creek #3 still needs a little work and may be a little rough. The Santiams are low and warm, and most of the fish are in the upper reaches. The Washougal has fish on the lower river; it’s too low to float a driftboat at our site (a pontoon boat maybe, but expect to slide over rocks). The Willamette River site is still producing bass, crappie and bluegill. The road down is a slippery steep gravel slope, but it’s definitely drivable. The site received a day of work recently, and the trails have been cleared. 

Go fish

Brian

877.521.8947

Referrals:  Do you know someone who’d enjoy an Oregon Fishing Club membership?  Send us their name and number. We’ll mail them some info re. the Club and a DVD. If they join, you will be rewarded with a $50 OFC credit.

Lost and Found:  Found at the Club picnic.  A little girl’s pretty pink coat. Please, call to claim; we know she’s growing rapidly and she might never get a chance to wear it again.

Links:

Oregon Fishing Club Forum - http://members.ofc.org/

Oregon Anglers - www.oregon-anglers.org - 503.655.4077 (Denny Richey)

Oregon Fishing Club Prostaff -

Chris Nordling - www.catchsomefish.net  503.866.0971  chrisnordlingfishingguide@comcast.net Chris is booking Bouy 10 trips for the end of August. Call him now to get on board. Lots of salmon available

Grant Scheele - http://home.comcast.net/~grantsnwguideservice/  541.990.6358  scheeleteam1@comcast.net

Shane Groshong - www.fishonnw.com  541.338.8362  shane@fishonnw.com

Jack LaFond - www.fishyfs.com  503.622.3634  jack@fishyfs.com

Ron Lauzon - www.theflyfishinginstructor.com  503.622.3634  ron@theflyfishinginstructor.com

Oregon Fishing Websites -

Ifish - www.ifish.net  (Jenny Logsdon Martin’s premier Oregon Fishing website)

Willamette Falls fish counts - http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/fish_counts/willamette%20falls.asp

Weather - http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi  (NOAA 10 day forecast)

http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?stn=EGKO3&time=GMT  (Eagle Creek weather)

Tides - http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/oregonsites.html

or  http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html

* Rainier Lakes Work Party. This Friday, August 22 1pm - 5pm and Saturday, August 23 10am to 2pm. We’ll be repatching the dike at Rainier West, blazing trail, clearing roadways, and lots of other fun stuff. Come help out! Spend the night and party with your OFC crew for two days. Lots to do.

*Last Chance for Alaska. We are sealing up the trip to POW Alaska and have two openings for the last week…Sept. 26 - Oct. 4. The coho are running late up there again this year, according to reports; so, we should be timed about perfect. If you like catching salmon in small streams, this is an awesome opportunity. Coho, pinks and chum will all be present. Give us a call, if interested. 877.521.8947

*Go salmon fishing on Tuesday, Aug. 19 with fellow Club members at Bouy 10. Chris Nordling is piecing together a trip and is looking for a few more Club members to fill the boat. Give him a call at 503.866.0971 to get onboard. Salmon fishing has been good out at the bouy. Both Chinook and coho should be available.

 * What the hay is going on around here? We’ve recently placed barley straw bales in a number of the ponds. (eg - Brookside, Twin Oaks, Schmadeke, Marquam) Barley straw helps to fight algae growth in ponds. It’s an unproven science that can work real good…sometimes. Something to do with the release of enzymes from a substance in the Barley when it decays…maybe. Mucho hocus-pocus, but we’ve seen it work. The bales are also good habitat for bugs and pond critters such as turtles. The bales in Brookside are working real good and have cleared the alga from the upper end.  We added some more a couple days ago into the greenest patches, and expect to see even clearer water the next time we visit.

*Shelton self-releasing hooks. www.sheltonproducts.com  OFC member, Tom Maravilla, took the plunge and bought some of their trout hooks. He reports they worked very well.  He landed 6 trout with bait at Lake Margaret, and was able to release all 6 without handling the fish and without leaving hooks in throats. Tom thinks we should make the hooks use mandatory for all bait OK ponds. They are a little spendy at $3.35/ pretied rig but considering, in one afternoon alone using only one hook, he saved $12-18 worth of fishy lives, they well worth the investment.  Their website is a little difficult to navigate and members have reported issues with ordering certain items, but techie issues aside, they seem to be a very good product.

* OFC Google Map. OFC member, Shing Gordon, compiled an OFC map on Google’s Mapquest. Here is the link http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100160749089880217653.00043b4570c6145e43de8 Thanks Shing. Update your google map program online, if you haven’t recently. A new beta version is available. They have a car running around out there taking 360 degree pictures every 50 yards and you can see them on the new program. Kind of Big Brother like, but still very cool.

* Trespassers! The summer weather brings out the pests…including trespassers. Be on the lookout and report them, if seen, to the office. (877.521.8947) The most important bit of info is their license plate number. A description of them, the vehicle and their activities is also handy. Pictures are a plus, but more confrontational and can escalate the situation. We can pursue them and change their ways, if we get enough info; so, please make the effort to at least get the plate number.

* High Fire Danger! No open fires at the sites; except those on the coast (Trask #3 & #2). Cookstoves and weber type grills with briquettes are OK.

*Stillwaters: Trout fishing is best early morning/late afternoon with the summertime heat. Water temperatures are high; so, practice your best fish handling techniques. Leave the fish in the water and don’t handle, if possible. Leave them in the water. Marquam Lake is fishing ok for trout, bass and bluegill, according to member reports. There is a possible hole in the dike at lower Colton Pond and the water level is apparently down a foot or so. Brookside Pond is even less impacted with green slime at the upper end, and the barley straw is working good. The poison oak is mostly dead, but not all the way dead; so, use caution. Burdick Pond is still fishing real good for large trout and bass.  Reports from Rainier are good for both trout and bass. Hartland Lake is reportedly fishing good for fat trout…they seem to be holding onto their hatchery weight well, suggesting a healthy diet of bugs and critters. Big Tree is fishing slow, according to a report, and the weed mats are forming up, again. The weed mats are good for the pond, and provide shade, oxygen and bugs (lots of scuds). Lake Margaret is down a couple feet due to irrigation needs of the farmer, but fishing is still good. Twin Oaks is slow for trout, crappie are present. Water levels are about to change dramatically at Twin Oaks as we are now able to tap into an irrigation line.

Rivers: Fall Chinook season opened on the coast Aug.1, for most coastal rivers. The coastal rivers are low and clear and fishing is tough. Should be some summer steelhead in the mostly the upper Nestucca. Now through the first of September is a good time to catch searun /native cutthroat. Grab your waders, trout weight flyrod and start at the upper end of almost any of our sites and wade your way downstream. Great way to scout the rivers for fall Chinook fishing, and you might even catch a couple fish. way cooler than hanging out in the heat of the valley. All the coastal rivers have been worked on recently and are in good shape for fall fishing. The inland rivers are at summer lows. The Clackamas and Sandy have been fishing pretty good for summer steelhead. Eagle Creek #1 upper end is closed to members until September 1. EC#1 lower end is no longer accessible by members. (see your summer newsletter for an explanation). The Santiams are low and warm, and most of the fish are in the upper reaches. A report from the Washougal says it’s too low to float a driftboat at our site (a pontoon boat maybe, but expect to slide over rocks)…should be some summers in there as well. The Willamette River site is still producing bass, crappie and bluegill. The road down is a slippery steep gravel slope, but it’s definitely drivable. The site received a day of work recently, and the trails have been cleared. 

Go fish

Brian

877.521.8947

Referrals:  Do you know someone who’d enjoy an Oregon Fishing Club membership?  Send us their name and number. We’ll mail them some info re. the Club and a DVD. If they join, you will be rewarded with a $50 OFC credit.

Lost and Found:  Found at the Club picnic.  A little girl’s pretty pink coat. Please, call to claim; we know she’s growing rapidly and she might never get a chance to wear it again.

Links:

Oregon Fishing Club Forum - http://members.ofc.org/

Oregon Anglers - www.oregon-anglers.org - 503.655.4077 (Denny Richey)

Oregon Fishing Club Prostaff -

Chris Nordling - www.catchsomefish.net  503.866.0971  chrisnordlingfishingguide@comcast.net Chris is booking Bouy 10 trips for the end of August. Call him now to get on board. Lots of salmon available

Grant Scheele - http://home.comcast.net/~grantsnwguideservice/  541.990.6358  scheeleteam1@comcast.net

Shane Groshong - www.fishonnw.com  541.338.8362  shane@fishonnw.com

Jack LaFond - www.fishyfs.com  503.622.3634  jack@fishyfs.com

Ron Lauzon - www.theflyfishinginstructor.com  503.622.3634  ron@theflyfishinginstructor.com

Oregon Fishing Websites -

Ifish - www.ifish.net  (Jenny Logsdon Martin’s premier Oregon Fishing website)

Willamette Falls fish counts - http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/fish_counts/willamette%20falls.asp

Weather - http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi  (NOAA 10 day forecast)

http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?stn=EGKO3&time=GMT  (Eagle Creek weather)

Tides - http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/oregonsites.html

or  http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html

* Hartland Lake.  Work party this weekend, Aug. 8th (1pm to 5pm) and 9th (10am to 2pm). Lots to do.  Come camp out with us and work both days. Fishing for trout has been good, but we’ve yet to confirm the presence of fish other than catfish.  Please report catches of any other species.The new lake has been added to the website along with some pictures. www.ofc.org

* What the hay is going on around here? We’ve recently placed barley straw bales in a number of the ponds. (eg - Brookside, Twin Oaks, Schmadeke, Marquam) Barley straw helps to fight algae growth in ponds. It’s an unproven science that can work real good…sometimes. Something to do with the release of enzymes from a substance in the Barley when it decays…maybe. Mucho hocus-pocus, but we’ve seen it work. The bales are also good habitat for bugs and pond critters such as turtles.

*Shelton self-releasing hooks. www.sheltonproducts.com  OFC member, Tom Maravilla, took the plunge and bought some of their trout hooks. He reports they worked very well.  He landed 6 trout with bait at Lake Margaret, and was able to release all 6 without handling the fish and without leaving hooks in throats. Tom thinks we should make the hooks use mandatory for all bait OK ponds. They are a little spendy at $3.35/ pretied rig but considering, in one afternoon alone using only one hook, he saved $12-18 worth of fishy lives, they well worth the investment.  Their website is a little difficult to navigate and members have reported issues with ordering certain items, but techie issues aside, they seem to be a very good product.

* OFC Google Map. OFC member, Shing Gordon, compiled an OFC map on Google’s Mapquest. Here is the link http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100160749089880217653.00043b4570c6145e43de8 Thanks Shing.

* Loreto Mexico trip report. Best dorado year, ever! Big fish and lots of them. We also found sailfish and a few blue marlin. As a bonus, roosterfish were available at Puerto Escondido south of Loreto a little ways. Wow! pound for pound they are one of the fightenest fish I’ve ever caught. We are already planning for next year…want to go? Let us know and we’ll mail you the info and DVD. Our web guy inadvertently included a couple Loreto pics in with the Hartland Lake photos … check them out before we correct the mistake.

* Trespassers! The summer weather brings out the pests…including trespassers. Be on the lookout and report them, if seen, to the office. (877.521.8947) The most important bit of info is their license plate number. A description of them, the vehicle and their activities is also handy. Pictures are a plus, but more confrontational and can escalate the situation. We can pursue them and change their ways, if we get enough info; so, please make the effort to at least get the plate number.

* High Fire Danger! No open fires at the sites; except those on the coast (Trask #3 & #2). Cookstoves and weber type grills with briquettes are OK.

*Stillwaters: Trout fishing is best early morning/late afternoon with the summertime heat. Water temperatures are high; so, practice your best fish handling techniques. Leave the fish in the water and don’t handle, if possible. We’ve received reports of members netting/pulling trout up onto docks to remove hooks and release. Don’t do this! Leave them in the water. Marquam Lake is fishing well with large trout, bass and bluegill in the mix, according to more member reports. There is a possible hole in the dike at lower Colton Pond and the water level is apparently down a foot or so. Brookside Pond is not so solidly impacted with green slime at the upper end and is more passable…be alert for possible poison oak still alive in the fishing zones. Burdick Pond fished real good last weekend for large trout and bass.  Reports from Rainier are good for both trout and bass. Hartland Lake is reportedly fishing good for fat trout…they seem to be holding onto their hatchery weight well, suggesting a healthy diet of bugs and critters.

Rivers: Fall Chinook season opened on the coast Aug.1, for most rivers. Nothing to get too excited about over there as the rivers are low and clear and fishing is tough. Should be some summer steelhead in the mostly the upper Nestucca. Now throught the first of September is a good time to catch searun /native cutthroat in the coastal rivers. The Trask #2, Rowe Creek downstream, can be especially good with dry flies. We worked on the trails and campsite at Trask #2 last week and things are in good shape…wished we’d had time to fish. We also cleared trails and fishing zones at Trask #1, Trask #3 and Wilson sites. The inland rivers are in summer shape as the snowpack is mostly gone. The Clackamas and Sandy have been fishing pretty good for summer steelhead. Eagle Creek #1 upper end is closed to members until September 1. EC#1 lower end is no longer accessible by members. (see your summer newsletter for an explanation). The Santiams also have summer steelhead available…counts over Willamette Falls have slowed; so, most of the fish are in the upper reaches. A report from the Washougal says it’s too low to float a driftboat at our site (a pontoon boat maybe, but expect to slide over rocks)…should be some summers in there as well. The Willamette River site is still producing bass, crappie and bluegill. The road down is a slippery steep gravel slope, but it’s definitely drivable. The site received a day of work recently, and the trails have been cleared….again. 

Go fish

Brian

877.521.8947

Referrals:  Do you know someone who’d enjoy an Oregon Fishing Club membership?  Send us their name and number. We’ll mail them some info re. the Club and a DVD. If they join, you will be rewarded with a $50 OFC credit.

Lost and Found:  Found at the Club picnic.  A little girl’s pretty pink coat. It won’t fit me;so , please call to claim.

Links:

Oregon Fishing Club Forum - http://members.ofc.org/

Oregon Anglers - www.oregon-anglers.org - 503.655.4077 (Denny Richey)

Oregon Fishing Club Prostaff -

Chris Nordling - www.catchsomefish.net  503.866.0971  chrisnordlingfishingguide@comcast.net Chris is booking Bouy 10 trips for the end of August. Call him now to get on board. Lots of salmon available

Grant Scheele - http://home.comcast.net/~grantsnwguideservice/  541.990.6358  scheeleteam1@comcast.net

Shane Groshong - www.fishonnw.com  541.338.8362  shane@fishonnw.com

Jack LaFond - www.fishyfs.com  503.622.3634  jack@fishyfs.com

Ron Lauzon - www.theflyfishinginstructor.com  503.622.3634  ron@theflyfishinginstructor.com

Oregon Fishing Websites -

Ifish - www.ifish.net  (Jenny Logsdon Martin’s premier Oregon Fishing website)

Willamette Falls fish counts - http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/fish_counts/willamette%20falls.asp

Weather - http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi  (NOAA 10 day forecast)

http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?stn=EGKO3&time=GMT  (Eagle Creek weather)

Tides - http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/oregonsites.html

or  http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html

* Hartland Lake Report. We held a work party at Hartland July 11 & 12. Thanks go to Bruce, Linda, Debbie, Glen, Ken and Jacob for helping out. We raised the willow canopy; so, you can relax in the shade, cut a few openings to fish easier from shore, set a gate and bladed the road and parking areas in preparation for rock. Drive slow so as not to raise dust when entering the property. A second work party is scheduled for Aug. 8th (1pm to 5pm) and 9th (10am to 2pm). Lots to do.  Come camp out with us and work both days. Fishing for trout was good, but we’ve yet to confirm the presence of fish other than catfish.  Please report any catches of any other species.The new lake has been added to the website along with some pictures. www.ofc.org

* Camp Angelos Kids Fishing Camp. Gus needs volunteers to help out up at the pond. The dates are July 27 - 31. This is a great opportunity for you to help some kids learn how to fish and enjoy nature.  503.695.5267

* Shelton self-releasing hooks. www.sheltonproducts.com OFC member, Tom Maravilla, took the plunge and bought some trout hooks. He reports they worked very well.  He landed 6 trout with bait at Lake Margaret, and was able to release all 6 without handling the fish and without leaving hooks in throats. Tom thinks we should make the hooks use mandatory for all bait OK ponds. They are a little spendy at $3.35/ pretied rig but considering Tom, in one afternoon alone, saved $12-18 worth of fishy lives with one hook are well worth the investment.

* Fish die-offs. We lost a minimum of 100 ’special’ Brook trout at Schmadeke Pond. They were excessively obese and couldn’t handle the transition from little pool to big pond. No rainbows died during the incident and it’s definitely a case of wrong fish/wrong time.  The dead brookies have been removed and buried. We’ve also received a report from Twin Oaks Pond of a die-off of rainbows in the past couple days. We’ll head up there this week to clean up. Low oxygen levels plague Twin Oaks during the summer and there is no easy solution.

* Firewood thief. An OFC member is accused of driving away from Little/Big tree with a load of the landowner’s firewood. If the perpetrator is caught, they will be booted from the Club and criminal charges may be filed. Please report any suspicious activity by members. Try to get their member number and/or license plate number. This is also a bad time of year for trespassers.  Send us any reports of trespassers … preferably with a description and license plate number.

* OFC Google Map. OFC member, Shing Gordon, compiled an OFC map on Google’s Mapquest. Here is the link http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100160749089880217653.00043b4570c6145e43de8 Thanks Shing.

* Loreto Mexico trip report. Best dorado year, ever! Big fish and lots of them. We also found sailfish and a few blue marlin. As a bonus, roosterfish were available at Puerto Escondido south of Loreto a little ways. Wow! pound for pound they are one of the fightenest fish I’ve ever caught. We are already planning for next year…want to go? Let us know and we’ll mail you the info and DVD. Our web guy inadvertently included a couple Loreto pics in with the Hartland Lake photos … check them out before we correct the mistake.

* New email fishing report program. We’ve adopted a new email report program. It’s giving me fits, but what do you expect from a farmer? I’ve given it a good cussing out and it seems to be working better. If it gives you any troubles, let us know.

Stillwaters: Trout fishing is best early morning/late afternoon with the summertime heat. Water temperatures have risen sharply in the past few weeks; so, practice your best fish handling techniques. Leave the fish in the water and don’t handle, if possible. We’ve received reports of members netting/pulling trout up onto docks to remove hooks and release. Don’t do this! Leave them in the water. Marquam Lake is fishing well with large trout, bass and bluegill in the mix, according to a member report. There is a possible hole in the dike at lower Colton Pond and the water level is apparently down a foot or so. Brookside Pond is solidly impacted with green slime at the upper end…be alert for possible poison oak still alive in the fishing zones.

Rivers: Spring Chinook season closes on the coast July 31. Nothing to get too excited about over there as the rivers are low and clear and fishng is tough. Should be some summer steelhead in the mostly the upper Nestucca. Now throught the first of September is a good time to catch searun /native cutthroat in the coastal rivers. The Trask #2, Rowe Creek downstream, can be especially good with dry flies. The inland rivers are finally falling into summer shape as the snowpack is mostly gone. The Clackamas and Sandy have been fishing pretty good for summers and springers. Eagle Creek #1 upper end is closed to members until September. EC#1 lower end is no longer accessible by members. (see your summer newsletter for an explanation). The Santiams also have summer steelhead available…counts over Willamette Falls have slowed; so, most of the fish are in the upper reaches. A report from the Washougal says it’s too low to float at our site…should be some summers in there as well. The Willamette River site is now accessible to the river. The road down is a slippery steep gravel slope, but it’s definitely drivable. Smallmouth bass, crappie and bluegill have been caught this Spring.

Go fish

Brian

877.521.8947

Referrals:  Do you know someone who’d enjoy an Oregon Fishing Club membership?  Send us their name and number. We’ll mail them some info re. the Club and a DVD. If they join, you will be rewarded with a $50 OFC credit.

Lost and Found:  Found at the Club picnic.  A little girl’s pretty pink coat and a red/white mini-cooler.

Links:

Oregon Fishing Club Forum - http://members.ofc.org/

Oregon Anglers - www.oregon-anglers.org - 503.655.4077 (Denny Richey)

Oregon Fishing Club Prostaff -

Chris Nordling - www.catchsomefish.net  503.866.0971  chrisnordlingfishingguide@comcast.net

Grant Scheele - http://home.comcast.net/~grantsnwguideservice/  541.990.6358  scheeleteam1@comcast.net

Shane Groshong - www.fishonnw.com  541.338.8362  shane@fishonnw.com

Jack LaFond - www.fishyfs.com  503.622.3634  jack@fishyfs.com

Ron Lauzon - www.theflyfishinginstructor.com  503.622.3634  ron@theflyfishinginstructor.com

Oregon Fishing Websites -

Ifish - www.ifish.net  (Jenny Logsdon Martin’s premier Oregon Fishing website)

Willamette Falls fish counts - http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/fish_counts/willamette%20falls.asp

Weather - http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi  (NOAA 10 day forecast)

http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?stn=EGKO3&time=GMT  (Eagle Creek weather)

Tides - http://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/oregonsites.html

or  http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html

    The summer edition of OFC news was mailed Wednesday last week.  If you’ve paid your dues, you should have received it by now.  Featured news is the new Hartland Lake and reduction in size of Eagle Creek #1.  We are holding newsletters for 50 or so members who’ve yet to pay their 3rd quarter dues.  We’d prefer not having to send nasty grams by mail to collect; so, please give us a call with a credit card number or mail a check. Don’t know how much you owe OR didn’t receive your newsletter and should have, give us a call or send an email. (I just double checked the list … there were a couple more that needed mailing and are on the way.)

Calendar:

July 11,12 - Work Party at Hartland Lake

July 27-31 - Camp Angelos Kids Fishing Camp

Sept. 13- Oct. 4 - OFC goes to POW Alaska. We are almost full up, again. Still a couple openings. 41498 for 7 nights lodging, 7 days fishing (We’re having to fly into KTN a day early due to flight changes with Alaska Air; so, we might as well fish KTN on Saturday.) Hurry up and get on board! Call us 877.521.8947.

The Stillwaters:  Water temps are still on the cool side.  It should be a good summer for the ponds.  Fresh fish went into most of the ponds in the last couple of weeks; so, they are fishing real good. Some better than others. We slipped something special into Schmadeke Pond.  They are still a little fat and timid as of yesterday, and we lost a few due to stress of transplant. What ‘they’ are is a surprise.  Go fish it and report what you find on th e bulletin board. The summer green is taking over at Brookside Pond and Marquam Lake.

The Rivers:  A few spring Chinook were landed in the last couple weeks in the Tillamook area rivers.  There was a little push of fish and the Trask and Nestucca were good.  The coastal rivers are low and clear now, though, and high tides and/or rain will be needed to bring in fresh fish.  The Clackamas and Sandy have springers in, but are still running a little high and cold….as are most valley streams. Summer steelhead are spreading out into the rivers. (Nestucca, Washougal, Clack, Sandy and Santiams)

Go fish

Brian

www.ofc.org

877.521.8947

Lin ks:

Oregon Fishing Club Member’s Bulletin Board -  http://members.ofc.org/ Oregon Anglers Report -  www.oregon-anglers.org - 503.655.4077 - Oregon Anglers is a Political Action Committee run by OFC members working on the behalf of us sportanglers, and deserve your support. Send them $50 as an individual or $100 as a couple.  Oregon Anglers is fighting a huge fight on multiple fronts and they need your help!  Get involved…make a difference.Weather - The NOAA home page http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ or http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi  (A great 10 day look at the future with color pictures)

Tides - htt p://www.saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/oregonsites.html  or

http://tbone.biol .sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html

River Levels -http://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/current/?type=flow  (USGS Oregon River Levels)orhttp://ahps2.wrh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=pqr  (NOAA’s Advanced Hyrologi c Prediction Service - NW OR)

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/fish_counts/willame tte%20falls.asp  Willamette Falls fish counts

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