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…

I’ll start this week by saying, that although life for Oregonians will be far from normal for the foreseeable future, the state of Oregon and most counties – including Lane County – saw a relaxing of the COVID-19 restrictions related to anglers, boaters and others…

I often mention the agencies and some of the individuals who work essentially behind the scenes to manage and enhance the many fisheries Oregon has been blessed with. Given the demands we place on our forest lands, our rivers and other natural areas. It becomes…

Bill Monroe Q: Thank you for your time today, Bill. May I ask you where you were born? A: I was born in Portland, Oregon, while my dad was going to dental school. After graduation he started a practice in Tacoma, Washington, I was very…