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 shoreline of 32-plus miles. It[Read More…]
Outdoors
Sunfish species take the spotlight
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 and salmon are found in[Read More…]
Coronavirus still making us all stop and pause
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. At press time Gov. Kate[Read More…]
Successful fishing always begins with safety gear
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 to realize when it’s a[Read More…]
No longer sheltered …
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 people, traffic and many of[Read More…]
‘I fell in love with it’
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 beginning last week. The normalization[Read More…]
A lifelong connection
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 a challenging balance between our[Read More…]
Frank Armendariz’s Q&A interview with legendary Oregon outdoors writer Bill Monroe.
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 young but WWII broke out[Read More…]
THE OREGON DUNES
The dunes remain a place where solitude and simplicity can still be found. Frank Armendariz/The Chronicle FLORENCE – The Oregon dunes began to form about 100,000 years ago and are now among Oregon’s oldest geological features. To add a little perspective, 100,000 ago was about the time the Cascade Mountain[Read More…]
Bobcat Released Into Wild
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife officials safely released a male juvenile bobcat into the wild last week. Based on its teeth, the bobcat was at least six months old; it was released on BLM land in Lane County. ODFW’s evaluation of the bobcat showed it to be healthy. It[Read More…]