Early last spring we had no idea that the coming summer would be so hot – in fact, the hottest summer in Willamette Valley history. May and June were awfully wet and the late-season precipitation felt like an endurance contest for anglers and other outdoors enthusiasts. But coming behind a[Read More…]
Anglers Log
Ocean salmon fishing ending; Stay aware of all regulations
The ocean coho season unceremoniously came to a halt Sept. 30. Characteristic of a good part of the ocean salmon season, hazardous bar conditions and rough seas in the last few days of the season keep many anglers from taking advantage of what was generally a fair season of coho[Read More…]
Cool weather offers ‘jump start’ for anglers
The recent cool-down and a little early fall rain has been a welcome event for anglers across our region. The largest opportunity for anglers in Oregon is always trout: catch and release for wild trout and catch and keep for hatchery trout. The ODFW’s trout stocking program is winding down[Read More…]
Recalling the beauty before climate change
Editor’s note: This is the first of two parts. As I began to do the research for this week’s Angler’s Log, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climate summary for July and August became available. Now we all know it was hot but the summary revealed that at about 74[Read More…]
Dream fishing trip comes true in Idaho
You plan, you do the research, you have expectations, but until you find yourself on the way to a new adventure it’s sometimes hard to fully grasp the depth of the experience you are about to have. And as we stood at the edge of the gravel runway on the[Read More…]
Fine fishing found easily in Lane, thanks to ample, early Spring rains
Angling adventures can be found down and around most bends in the road this time of the year. A wet spring filled the reservoirs, the lakes and ponds of western Oregon. Our rivers, streams and creeks are also the beneficiaries of the ample spring precipitation, and in some instances, a[Read More…]
Coho salmon plentiful this season
FRANK ARMENDARIZ/PHOTO- Stevie Parsons of Aloha Oregon with a very nice early season ocean caught hatchery coho. This salmon grabbed a super bait filled with tuna, one of the seven we kept on a hot morning of fishing out of Newport Harbor last week. NEWPORT – Late last week, my[Read More…]
Cold snap slows trout action; salmon anglers see promising runs
FRANK ARMENDARIZ – THE ANGLER’S LOG Let me begin by telling you all that spring chinook salmon will soon be in our local rivers. But we might have to wait just a little longer than usual for them to reach us this year. Let me explain. It was in late[Read More…]
Angler’s Log: McKenzie continues recovering after wildfires
2019 FILE PHOTO – Fishing is foundational to the economy of the McKenzie River Valley. The pandemic presented its challenges that we are now past. Because of the fire, for decades things will look and feel different on the river. But thriving guide businesses and others coming to fish are[Read More…]
Angler’s Log: Time to invest in the right flies; early trout season is emerging in Oregon
FRANK ARMENDARIZ/CHRONICLE PHOTO – The emergence of the March brown mayfly on the McKenzie and other rivers in the Willamette valley marks the start of the fly fishing season in western Oregon. The March brown is a hardy mayfly that prefers to emerge on cool and blustery days. It’s not[Read More…]
