Recent content by hellj85

any and all. I don't have any fly fishing experience though...and no steelhead - I'm too poor to buy salmon tags.

That's supposed to read "I've BEEN to Detroit lake..." and "...80 miles OUT of Portland..." dumb phone Internet won't let me scroll up and down in the text box when editing.

So I'm relatlively new to camping in Oregon, but been a fisher for all my life. I have a simple question - What're some good to great campgrounds with 1/2 decent bank fishing within walking distance (preferably campgrounds near or around lakes)? I don't have much in the way of water craft so...

Commonwealth was booming today. Not super busy with anglers, but once my shore-mate enlightened me on what to throw into the drink, I was hittin' minnows off the bottom...which was a hell of a lot more than what I was hittin' before that! Oh and the stock truck showed up and vomited a...

I've never really gotten too into river fishing - for steelhead specifically - because my dad and I were skunked 2 years in a row. I know there's more to a river than just steelhead, but I like my odds in lakes, and out past the CR buoy! ...The only thing I loathe about ocean fishing is when...

Thanks all of this information is very helpful. Is it necessary to obtain a fishing license to fish for rainbows and other non-steelhead trouts in Oregon?

Is there a legal limit to # of trout per day? I know bass is 1 keeper a day, is that right? As pertaining to trout, whats the keepable minimum measurement? And do I need a fishing license to fish for trout in Oregon? Btw if there is a web url where all these questions are answer, feel free...

Hey everyone, I'm glad I've come across a place like this forum where people are friendly, and willing to share, in hopes of success for all! I haven't been lake fishing for probably 10 years, and I'm really missing it after last year's poor salmon run through the Columbia. In the more recent...