OUTDOOR JOURNAL

Fresh caught Coho fillets paired with roasted spaghetti squash.

Fall Fishing for Smallmouth on the Columbia River

one thing you can still count on is good steelhead fishing on the beautiful Deschutes River in Oregon.

Finally I adjusted my depth to about 16” and boom - this was the magic depth. I caught crappie on almost every cast for at least an hour and

This past week I had the opportunity to fish with Rocky Conroy, Dan Radke and Kelly Reichner on the Deschutes River in Central Oregon. Rocky and Dan are both with Big Rock Sports out of Clackamas Oregon and Kelly is with Fisherman’s Marine Stores in the Portland area. We left Troutdale, OR around 4:30 AM and headed East on I-84. We met up with guide Forrest Foxworthy at Celilo Park near the mouth of the Deschutes and were headed up river by 6:30AM. The Deschutes is unique