Recent content by nikita_pdx

Best ultralight setup I’ve ever used: Daiwa Kage ultralight 5’6”, and the new Daiwa Luvias Airity.

Fishing is great-all sorts of options for salmonids, warm water species, sturgeon, you name it. It makes for a good variety. However, if you don't like strange people, wet weather, politics, or all three, I do not recommend moving over.

Sauvie Island is teeming with crayfish, people would chuck in a trap for 10 minutes and pull out a few for sturgeon bait on the Gilbert River. If not that, Barney Reservoir west of Henry Hagg has tons of crayfish, plus bullfrogs if you're into that. I recently started fishing there, not too bad.

Fishing rock south of Gleneden Beach. You can park in the neighborhood and walk down trails to rocks. Very safe, and lots of urchins and mussels to harvest. FYI some climbing of rocks will be required.

Any new information on Prineville? How is the bass and crappie fishing?

Did some off-roading then went full Rambo and bushwhacked to a tiny creek for a mile. There I caught 6 little brook trout. Nice specimens.

Fly fishing for wild trout, spinners or power bait for stock.

Okuma Rockaway Surf Rods-great for price. I have a M 12' Spinning, and ML 11' Spinning. M 12' I use when weather is gross and heavier weight is needed, ML 11' for the better weather. I used to pair them w/ 5000 Penn Battle II's and 20lb Powerpro (maxcuatro). I recently upgraded one of the...

Upgrade to a new generation reel, Daiwa or Shimano. I aggree with snopro the Nasci, or even the new Ultegra FC would be a nice upgrade.

You can very well grill them, but its rather pointless. Once they pop and you season them, you'll be eating them and telling yourself you should've cooked them with wine-herbs-garlic.

Generally people book it at 65-70 in a 55-60 limit, sometimes more, it’s normal. But there there is nothing reasonable for anything over 75.

Been eyeballing this area for a while and finnally went for a trip. Very slow, with little bites to show for, but the ones that bit were committed. Hooked into the first sturgeon as the clouds were rolling out. It was a fun fight, about 10-15 min, and it was a wonderful specimen. Approx 6...

Tahkenitch and Siltcoos not far North

Just add leader, 20-25lb Seaguar. Personally, I like hi vis yellow to see exactly where my rig is in the surf.

If you want fast retrieve in order to make more casts, or retrieve certain lures, anything above 6.1:1 is high speed for spinning reels. If that doesn't concern you, there isn't any need to mind the numbers. The more the bearings, generally the smoother the operation. It all depends on...