Good flyfishing spot in Portland -- Oregon

[Kanghoon Lee]

Hi,

Is there a good flyfishing spot for trouts, salmon or steelhead near
Portland, Oregon? I will be visiting Portland at the end of October.

Thanks in advance.

Kang

[cosmof...@yahoo.com]

Kanghoon Lee wrote:

>
> Is there a good flyfishing spot for trouts, salmon or steelhead near
> Portland, Oregon? I will be visiting Portland at the end of October.
>

Closest would be the Clackamas and Sandy, both of which run through the
metro area.
Closest for world class fly fishing would be the North Santiam, about an
hour south of PDX

[Holdzit]

In article <7ufqoo$vof$1...@news-2.csn.net>,
"Kanghoon Lee" <kl...@creativecorp.com> wrote:
> Hi,

>
> Is there a good flyfishing spot for trouts, salmon or steelhead near
> Portland, Oregon? I will be visiting Portland at the end of October.
>

> Thanks in advance.
>
> Kang
>
>

Go to the Deschutes river. You'll have a chance to catch trout and
steelhead. Check at a couple of the fly shops in Portland. One other
fishery that will be going on is the Tillomook bay/river. You can go
for the BIG chinook in the Trask or Wilson rivers. There are other
rivers on the coast that have this same fall chinook run going on. When
you get into town call Fisherman's Outdoor at 503-283-8310 or Great
American Tackle at 503-650-2662 they can direct you in the right
direction.
Sharp Hooks,
Pat
Holdzit Fishing Products Inc.
http://www.holdzit.com

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[Stan]

Wow, I surely wouldn't call the N. Santiam a "world class flyfishing
river." I floated it yesterday and saw lots of big October Caddis flys
hatching, but nary a rise. My vote would be for the Deschutes/

On Mon, 18 Oct 1999 19:46:20 GMT, cosmof...@yahoo.com wrote:

>
>
>Kanghoon Lee wrote:
>
>>
>> Is there a good flyfishing spot for trouts, salmon or steelhead near
>> Portland, Oregon? I will be visiting Portland at the end of October.
>>
>

[cosmof...@yahoo.com]

Stan wrote:

> Wow, I surely wouldn't call the N. Santiam a "world class flyfishing
> river." I floated it yesterday and saw lots of big October Caddis flys
> hatching, but nary a rise. My vote would be for the Deschutes/
>

Guess that just goes to show you.... I floated the section around Mill
City/Lyons last weekend. Caught and released well over 30 fish in 4 hours.
Waded one bar and caught at least 10 in 20 minutes. Most in the 10"-12"
range, a few dinks and one truly huge cut.

Maybe the river isn't the problem....

[Stan]

Well, good for you! I didn't have my flyrod along on Sunday, but was
keeping a watchful eye for rising fish, and saw none.

Guess we have different opinions on what constitutes a "World Class
river." I like the N. Santiam, but have never seen it given that kind
of status. Also, never have seen it listed in any "top rivers"
articles.

I didn't see my experience as a "problem" as I wasn't fishing. If I
was and I heard about your success the prior day, I would readily
admit that it was my problem!

Good luck.

[Thomas J. Gilg]

Stan wrote:
>> Wow, I surely wouldn't call the N. Santiam a "world class flyfishing
river."

Someone responsed:

> Caught and released well over 30 fish in 4 hours.

The North Santiam can be excellent for trout and steelhead until they
start dumping lots of water out of Detroit Reservoir. For bank fishers
I would rank it behind the Deschutes, but for float fishers, there are
some outstanding areas.

Thomas Gilg
to...@cv.hp.com