Fall weather has come to Oregon and Fall fish can be rewarding on a number of levels. Weather came to Oregon last week. It brought rain to every part of Lane County and dropped a few inches of snow on the Lane County Cascades. Initially, last week’s series of unusually[Read More…]
Outdoors
Experts: These days, cougars commonly seen in wild like deer, elk
SPRINGFIELD – The Dorris Ranch cougar sighting in the late morning on Sept. 17 caused a bit of a clamor to locals in the area, but overall, experts say their presence has become all too common. “We’ve constantly gotten reports of (cougar sightings) over the last half-decade, or maybe even[Read More…]
Early fall rain fires up salmon fishing
Rain last week brought the Siuslaw River up and anglers took to the banks on the lower river. The holes at Davis Slide and Rain Rock rapids are some of the best salmon holes on the lower Siuslaw. Frank Armendariz/THE CHRONICLE It is late September and at the top of[Read More…]
Weather depressing warm-water fishing
A few crabs in the trap can take the sting out of a fishless day trolling. These are from the lower Siuslaw bay. We did better over Labor Day weekend up at Newport, where we dropped traps outside the harbor before heading out to troll salmon. FRANK ARMENDARIZ A popular[Read More…]
ExplOregon: The Backstories’
Rick and Kathy have launched a new adventure, ”ExplOregon: The Backstories.” Readers can follow them online and in The Chronicle – with an opportunity to even join them. Oregonians love to travel, and we – Rick and Kathy Dancer – are hooked on traveling to the less-likely tourist spots on[Read More…]
Late summer brings diverse mix of fish
Florence’s Matt Burdett landed an 18-pound dorado, along with plenty of tuna, about 30 miles west of Winchester. Frank Armendariz At the top of this week’s fishing report is ”diversity” – as in, the many varieties of fish species that become available in the late summer to anglers in western[Read More…]
An adventure to take your breath away
Outfitter Evan Wills of River Trail Guides, making it look ”matter of fact” in the notorious Brown’s hole. PHOTOS PROVIDED An old friend saved a quote from a book he once read. Touched by the words that reminded him of his first whitewater trip, he had them written in an[Read More…]
Anglers continue hauling in salmon
Captain Ryan Mitchell of Elmira, Oregon with a couple of nice chinook salmon that were part of a limit his boat harvested from the ocean just outside the Siuslaw River breakwater. All photos by Frank Armendariz At the top of the report this week is the salmon fishing off the[Read More…]
Best catches found close to Creswell
Mike received a McKenzie River fishing trip with guide Frank Armendariz as a gift from his mother, Bridget. It appears that the result was a memorable one. Frank Armendariz/The Anglers Log Folks are seeing excellent fishing results for the warm-water fish species – bass, crappie and perch – that populate[Read More…]
Dog days of summer loom, but fish still bite
Limits of trout on the McKenzie River are pretty common in July. Here, a morning layer of clouds that turned to full sun about noon had the trout aggressively surface feeding all morning. Frank Armendariz/Outdoors reporter The dog days of summer are looming, water in small ponds and shallow lakes[Read More…]
