June 28, 2008

Finally it is great to be home and check up on some of my local favorites. The water all over the west is running high, and I have seen alot of it in the last three weeks travelling through Oregon, Washington and Idaho. I found a little creek that feeds the Moyie River near Bonners Ferry that I had never fished before and my two brothers and I had a wonderful time catching little native westslope cutthroat. It was particularly special to me because most of the streams that far north have become so overrun with brook trout that it is a special occasion to find a creek with almost nothing but cutts. I went out to check on the Portneuf and Toponce creek last night. The Portneuf was high and muddy, when farmers want water they get water. Toponce Creek was high but actually fished pretty well. I talked with another fly angler that was doing well on a wooly bugger. I had a hard time passing up the rising fish so I threw a parachute adams which always seems to be the go to on this creek. I expect the water to be very clear maybe even within a week or so and for appetites to be voracious. Sometimes mother nature surprises us with water and we have to wait until that magical day when the runoff has finally finished. Thanks for the good winter. I think that I might have to push south of the border for a few days in the coming weeks and test out some of the water in the Logan area.

June 7, 2008

The Deschutes river in Central Oregon is a beautiful, powerful river that runs through a deep canyon in the area below the town of Maupin. The river also holds one of the most powerful trout that I have had the privelege to hook up with. The fish were few and far between, I only hooked maybe a dozen or so all day but wow! when you hook up you hook up. These redside trout are some of the toughest hombres around. I was lucky enough to be able to go with John, and Nate who fish the Deschutes often and they were great. The salmonflies and big golden stones were moving into the shallows by afternoon but the fish were still not keyed in on them. I had such a wonderful time, pictures are coming soon of our trip. Thanks, guys for letting me come along. I wonder what the rivers at home are doing. I will not be back til the end of the month but can't wait to get to the Blackfoot for the opener.

Vacationing at the beach,
Coach