As anyone living in the Willamette Valley this time of year will tell you, finding a close place to fish is tough. All the rivers and reservoirs are blown out with snow melt and rain fall, and it seems that anywhere worth fishing is still closed per ODFW regulations. A good fishing buddy of mine, Rusty and I, have decided that we cant wait much longer, and have agreed on a 3 day weekend. The first mutually possible weekend being March 7,8 & 9... But, where are we gonna go, and what are we gonna do.?.
Rusty and I both live in Eugene, and have agreed that we wanna keep it simple, and close to home. We decided to take my Suburban to keep it simple, it makes a great two person tent. This decision comes with a price tag however, as " Tha Burb " only gets like 15mpg. That is where the close to home part comes in. The Smith River area of the Coast Range is our backyard to the West, it is much lower in elevation than the Cascades to the East, and I know is choked with creeks and river forks. I have spent some time in this area over the last 10 years, mostly during the fall, collecting wild mushrooms. I know the Smith River gets a salmon and steelhead run, I'm sure there are trout in the streams, and there must be some lakes up in there. Research is needed, so off to my copy of ODFW regulations, and Oregon recreation map book. More to follow on my first Oregon Fishing Weekend.......
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