Sounds right although I haven't pulled up the Oregon regs since I'm not going for a while. Les ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Speaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 2:54 PM Subject: RE: fishing trip next weekend
> My understanding is that technically the Deschutes (WA) is closed since the > new year-round regulations are not effective until May 1. Is that correct? > > -Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Les Johnson > Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 6:09 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: fishing trip next weekend > > > Deschutes is a good suggestion. We've gotten some excellent fishing there > about this time of year. Might be a bit more snow this season so I don't > know how that could affect things. There is a campground right in Maupin > next to the river. If you go, take your longjohns for the nights. Some of > the Mason County lakes are probably fishing OK by now. Cady, Tee and others. > There are a lot of campgrounds around Hood Canal. Heard that cutthroat were > cruising in Dewatto Bay prior to heading into the Canal. You can buy some > fresh oysters at the roadside near Lilliwap for dinner. > Les > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 1:18 AM > Subject: Re: fishing trip next weekend > > > > At 08:10 PM 04/18/2002 -0700, you wrote: > > >Hey guys, I am looking for some ideas for next weekend(26-28th). I have > some spare time and want to do some sort of weekend trip. I am an avid > backpacker and hiker. I have 5-8wt rods, a float tube, and a 10ft pram. I > would rather fish creeks or rivers but also like stillwater fishing. I enjoy > winter-spring camping and am planning on making it a weekend trip. I have > fished Rocky Ford and the nunally lake chain before and will probably go > that route again but thought that I would try this and see what other > members of the board would suggest. I am active duty military (Fort Lewis) > and just got back from a deployment and am really looking forward to wetting > a line again. I basically missed the whole steelhead season so a little > compassion from the board would be appreciated. I'm looking forward to your > responses. > > > > Hi Paul > > > > I really don't have any suggestions but did want to say welcome back home > or as > > my generation used to say "Welcome to the world". According to the list > there are > > a number of lakes that seem to be fishing pretty good and any one of them > would > > seem to be a good bet. If I was heading out for the weekend I would > probably head > > for the lower Deschutes at Maupin, OR. for a little trout fishing. I would > fish small > > nymphs below a weighted stone fly nymph and keep my eyes peeled for a BWO > > hatch. > > > > Any number of campgrounds below and above Maupin. Below freezing at > night. > > Not too handy to Fort Lewis with the added complication of an out of state > license. > > Hopefully someone will have a better suggestion. > > > > Good luck. > > > > Jim Jones > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > >
