Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
PHOTO: COOS HISTORY MUSEUM The steamship Santa Clara stands almost high and dry on the beach at the mouth of Coos Bay early in the day on Nov. 5, 1915, surrounded by onlookers and would-be looters. ON THE MORNING OF NOV. 5, 1915, at the back…
As we head into September the fishing conditions that you will encounter in our region are generally consistent with the calendar. Which is prime for multiple angling opportunities across Lane County. Pushed east by a cold front that brought a little rain to western Lane…
Tami Armendariz, a professional fly-tier, shows off one of 12-plus rainbow trout she “mostly” released on the McKenzie River this past Friday. As many anglers begin to cast an eye to the west and to the fisheries that are becoming increasingly productive, I’ll start this…
Wade Hanel of Eugene. Wade can usually be found guiding a whitewater raft or rowing drift boat with fishermen for me in my whitewater and McKenzie River fish guide service. But, in light of the pandemic, I chose to suspend my operations for at least…
There are plenty of boating options at Detroit Lake, and the fishing offers plenty of variety.LINDA SEXTON/PHOTO Another beautiful road trip through the back roads of Linn and Marion County to Detroit Lake/reservoir. Detroit Lake is formed by Detroit Reservoir Dam. The lake has a…
My good friends Holly Lathrop and Phil Strader with a very fine smallmouth that Holly caught on a popper. If you ask several Oregon anglers what’s their favorite fish to chase in Oregon’s lakes and rivers, most will refer to a salmonid species. Trout, steelhead…
Rainbow trout and the cool, clear McKenzie River go hand in hand. This hatchery trout fell to a drifted #10 black-headed wooly booger. Traveling to distant recreation sites to fish or camp is a problem we will have to deal with for the foreseeable future.…
This boat would have been fine on a pond or small lake but is terribly designed for even mild whitewater and river currents. All photos provided by Mark Swick It’s just one of those facts of nature and an unfortunate reality that some only come…
Armitage Park in north Eugene is a favorite for river floaters and fishermen and can be very busy on a warm day. Social distancing can be a challenge in the parking lot. Like a heavy, wet snowfall, COVID-19 sweeps over communities, clearing our streets of…