hey out there! haven't written lately, working on a project to get more protection and a longer season for a stream nearby and defrosting the well at home. in the teens here for the first time this season. have several trips lined up. just wiating for my fishing buds to get the time off. ( or the wifes permission ) the little descutes will be in the spring, but the metolius and the crooked rivers should be on the agenda for the next couple of weeks. hope to meet some other members of this site as the new season progresses.

 

 The weather has finally turned here in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. with the snow starrting in the higher elevations, the Metolius and Crooked Rivers will be picking up. the catch ratio for white fish and trout on the Crooked had been coming up nicely, almost 50 / 50 now. the Metolius will be good with it's "bankers hours" fishing. This river, really a large spring creek fishes best usually after 9 am. there can be BWO's and small dark caddis when the sun hits the water. the rest of the time nymphing is the way to go with FB PT , scuds and the usual assortment of stonefly nymphs and caddis pupa. Drift them through any foam line or break in the current. Tight line or indicator, whichever works best for you. the fish don't mutch seem to care one way or the other.

if you haven't fished these rivers, you should make plans to experience them. 

not all flyfishing takes place east of the rockies or the mississippi.