Oops good point ... We're Floating from Service Creek to Clarno and we are doing it solo. We have enough river experience for the trip - the one person who doesn't fish, has floated it many times and will help with camp - and carry the outhouse in his raft. The rest of us will be in 1 man pontoons or Able Travel Craft's. Sleeping at the river on Sat nite at Service Creek and planning to come out on Friday, thinking the last day is pretty much a row out day.
We talked to a guide down at the Puyallup sportsman's show and were convinced to move the trip back from Memorial Day to later in the year, fearing a cold spring ... the end of June was the only other time we could all mesh our schedules. I am sure we would catch more fish with a guide but we are going without one. The thought just occurred to me as I'm typing this to have one accompany us on the first day ... Hmmmm .... Thanks for any help you can give ... Steve -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Jones Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 1:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: going down the John Day River Steve, before I would make any comment or suggestions, I would need to know what part of the river you are going to float. Also are you using a guide? Jim Jones Steve Egge wrote: > Going to float the John Day River in Oregon the end of June with 8 other > rookie small mouth bass fisherman (that is to say we all fish trout). > > However we all are psyched. Had a get together fly tying pizza and beer > party to get things started and it was great. > > > > . If there are any veterans on this list of this trip .. I'd be interested > in feedback or pointers. We are Going in small Pontoon boats with one gear > boat. > > > > Here is what I THINK I know. > > > > Going to use a 6 weight rod . floating line . will have a sink tip (or at > least a braided sink Loop I can throw on to get things down if needed) > > > > Flies: Gurglers (Tapply's pattern), Poppers, weighted sculpin imitations, > Yuk Bugs, bunny flies. And Weird fly inventions at the vice that you just > want to try. > > > > Hopefully we will hit the flow and water temperature right . > > > > I've heard to fish the surface stuff in the am and pm and deep during day . > any truth to that? > > Any thoughts on size of flies . most sinkers on 3xlong #4's and poppers on > medium stinger hooks > > (how come a gamagatsu 2 is like a tiemco 6 in stingers?) > > > > Any words of wisdom on rods, strategy, flies, clothing, beer and how to keep > it cool would be much appreciated. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Steve Egge > >
