It Must Suck to be a Guide.

You don't have to shave,  you get sweet free gear,  and you get the chance to catch pigs like this.  I can't wait to go back to work Monday and sell soap.  Yaaaaaaaaaaaah!   Damn that's a big fish.

Sweaty Waders 

OTD Shore Lunch Challenge

 

I don't really think this would measure up to the traditional OTD Shore Lunch.

Canadian Guides Shore Lunch

New eeeshue!

http://www.thisisfly.com/

GENIUS!

I don't think my doctor would approve.  Who's buying it first?

Bacon Salt

Landlocked!

The fish you captured in Fall River was indeed a landlocked kokanee salmon (male in spawning condition). These fish are stocked approximately 20 miles upstream in Wickiup Reservoir for recreational angling purposes. The outlet of the reservoir is unscreened and occassionally fish in the reservoir emigrate into the Deschutes River. The kokanee probably resided in the Deschutes until they matured and were seeking a good spawning location. The cool water and available gravel in Fall River likely brought the kokanee up out of the Deschutes. We do not frequently get reports of this, but yours is the third report this month. Thanks for your interest in central Oregon fisheries. Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

Brett Hodgson
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Deschutes District Fisheries Biologist
541-388-6363
brett.l.hodgson@state.or.us

New OTD Member

Huh, Huh.  I said member.  He has a helicopter and has agreed to guide our next trip.  Penis housing included at no charge.  Or maybe it a plane.  I think he was lying now that I think about it.

Catch and Realease

So do we need to start planning and getting things hammered out for the weekend of Nov 14th?