North American Fishing Club Oregon

Just Dave-how are ya

salmonking — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:31:55 GMT

Just wanted to see how you were doing. Hope the rod building is going good and that you are out on the waters with tight lines.
Take care and hope to run into you when home for the summer.

Umpqua River

rwestbrook4 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:43:16 GMT

I have spent a few days on the Umpqua within the last week. I am glad to report that the salmon fishing is still good near Reedsport. It can be a little hit and miss, but if you put the time in you should not be leaving empty handed. I have caught at least one every trip out so far this year. The only negative is that a large number of the fish in the river this year are jacks. The crabbing has slowed a bit, going from unreal to just good. Still expect a quick limit if you are crabbing out of a boat, but not off of the pier. If you do crab off of the pier, go at night. It will up your odds of getting some nice crab, maybe even a limit. Hope someone who can use this sees it. I'm not so sure if many of us Oregonians are on here.

Hello Fellow Oregonians!

rwestbrook4 — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:45:39 GMT

In honor of my favorite time of year I thought I would see if there are any of you who use these forums. How is eveyone's fall salmon season going? I have seen real promise thus far. There are plenty of fish to be caught right now and we are not even in prime time yet. Many rivers are also being opened for a native coho season again. I fish the Umpqua and Siuslaw by the way. I have only been fishing the Umpqua so far as it is a little early for the Siuslaw at this point. I am happy to say that it has been a productive August and I am looking forward to September. Tight lines eveyone!

First fishing trip of the year and first trip ever to Oregon!

Captain Quantum — Thu, 12 May 2011 19:13:27 GMT

I recently had the pleasure of traveling to the state of Oregon to visit my sister. She lives on the Oregon Coast and lives a few hundred yards from a freshwater lake called Lake Cullaby. This trip took place about 3 weeks ago so the bass bite was NONEXISTENT! Still way too cold in Oregon. I fished for hours for the bass but eventually I decided to utilize my time better (As the bass were not interested) and start fishing for the steelhead in the lake.
I know, I know. The fish is small. But hey, it was the first one of the year so to me it was beautiful! The lake was dead. I didn't see a fish jump the whole week I was there. It took me hours of patient and dedicated fishing to catch just this one fish. I let him go to grow bigger. I was here for the sport.
I eventually turned my sights to night fishing. As it was virtually impossible to catch anything during the day. I fished the stream that fed off of the lake called Cullaby Creek and looked what I pulled in! A nice little Bullhead catfish!
Ugly little sucker ain't he!? I put him back in the stream and set my rig back up. Now, I don't know when catfish spawn, but they must have had recently spawned because I caught about 15 of these little guys!
Smallest catfish I have ever seen!
The next night, look what I pulled in! A big ol' perch! We didn't even know there were perch in this creek. Let alone perch of that size.
The next night I caught a few more decent perch.

All in all it was a very good trip. I didn't haul in any "monsters" this time, but fishing is fishing. I am happy to catch anything! And to be able to travel to Oregon, a state in which I had never been to before, and fish in "uncharted" waters, was a unique experience that I won't forget!

Oregon Members Sign-In Here ...

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:47:26 GMT

Originally posted by: JustDave on 6/11/2007 7:41:17 AM

JustDave here. Live between Portland and Salem and fish mostly coast rivers for Salmon and Steelhead 50-100 trips a year. I will fish 10-20 days a year for other species. I fish from bank and drift boat.

JustDave

Moving to Oregon

tdicorato — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:13:41 GMT

Hey everyone, So I am moving to Hillsboro, Oregon and was wondering if anyone could give me some info on fishing the area. I have been on the Fish and Wildlife site and got the basics. I have been fly fishing for trophy trout in southeastern Idaho/Yellowstone area for about 6 years now, but salmon fishing is going to be a new ball game. Any info or willingness to take me out on the river would be great.

Fishing partners

Mustang_Bill — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:34:51 GMT

I was wondering if there is anyone in the Central Oregon area that would be interested in going out on some fishing adventures. I mostly fish on the high desert lakes and the upper Deschutes. Although I have gone fishing over a large section of the State of Oregon, lately I have been staying closer to home. I work full time so most of my outings are on the weekends. Most of the time I go fishing in the spring, summer and fall since almost everything is froze over and closed here during the winter. I own 4 boats, well 3 boats and a project (22 foot 1940’s restoration) none of them are new (newest is a 1995 Alumacraft Dominator CS with a 50HP Nissan) or fancy but they are clean, reliable and are comfortable. They range from an 18 foot bass boat to a 28 foot cabin cruiser. I will admit things have been difficult lately so the only boat that is fully geared up and ready is my bass boat. The others are in need of a few repairs. I am not too bothered by the cost of going out and I have plenty of gear, but like many people my family does not want me to go alone anymore. If members of the club in the area are interested they can send a private message then I would be happy to share my contact information.

Bill

NAFC life member since 1992, NAHC life member since 2005, lifetime Oregon resident. Central Oregon region.

Get well for Just Dave

salmonking — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:13:25 GMT

I just got off the phone with Porber (Matt Worland). He and JustDave were heading out today for some steelhead fishing. Dave fell and broke his leg. I am not sure if there was a banana on the trip. Dave, hope you have a speedy recovery and well soon to get back out on the water.

Northern Pike heading your way!

YellowBear — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:25:07 GMT

The Pend Orellie River in the North east corner of Washington State has become a Pike hot spot.
Some folks want to manage this water for trouphy Pike while others want them gone.
As the Pend Orellie flows into the Columbia, I was wondering how our neighbors in Oregon feel about this.
There have allready been some Pike caught in lake Roosevelt and should they get into the Columbia Basin irrigation project they will be able to get in the Snake. There seems to be little concern for those of us that live down stream.
There is a ongoing discussion at washingtonlakes.com,

Thanks for your time.

Time to hit the Rivers

JustDave — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:45:41 GMT

There have been a lot of Salmon in tidewater, both Coho and Chinook. With the recent early rain, they should be making a move into the fresh water on the coastal rivers. If you're targeting Coho, #4 Blue Fox spinner in pink will do the trick. If you;re targeting the Chinook, eggs and sand shrimp under a bobber is a good way to go. If you;re in a boat, qwik fish in Chartruese wrapped with sardine is a killer combination. Good luck

JustDave

Living Large in Oregon Life Member Since '94, 1st Member of the NAFC Western Fishers, Proud User of St. Croix, Lamiglass, Shimano, Fishcraft, Mercury, Jabber Knuckles, Fishing With the Boys Guide Service

American Legacy knife collection

ssfunk — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:45:33 GMT

I'm kinda disapointed that these knives are made in China. Where's the national pride?
Come on guys, we are the NFC.

nite all

duckman — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:19:54 GMT

g-nite from mo

A fun guide

George Bean — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:13:09 GMT

Can anyone point me in the direction of a fun guide for some winter steelhead on mid/north coast rivers? I don't care if it's hatchery or natives. i'm strictly catch and release

George

pike minnows/ steelhead/salmon

frank97038 — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:35:48 GMT

frank97038 here; i personally fish for steelhead, pikeminnow, and salmon in this order.
i feel that by applying pressure to the pikeminnow population of the columbia river system my chances of catching more steelhead and salmon increase with each effort i make.

Any body fishing the Seaside, Hammond,Warrenton lakes?

Mark69 — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:06:01 GMT

Looking to see if there are anybody around the area fishing the lakes? What they are catching?

Idaho Oregon boarder anyone

rassy21 — Sun, 02 May 2010 15:04:55 GMT

Curious to know if there is anyone on the Idaho Oregon boarder....If so is anyone catchin any fish on the snake or anything...gettin board with these slow lakes in the are...

Fish On

JustDave — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:44:02 GMT

Found a nice hen this afternoon on the Nestucca.

JustDave

Invite to the Pa 2009 Member Meet

ERABBIT — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:16:25 GMT

Pa 2009 Member Meet

Pa. is planning a meet again this year and thought we should insure everyone got a invite..................so come on down , over , up , across or what ever direction and meet with us.

Here is the thread with all the info :

http://www.fishingclub.com/Community/Forums.aspx?g=posts&t=143910

Hope you all can make it.

Bass in Grants Pass/Medford

Repoman — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:34:44 GMT

Hello all I am fairly new to the area and am an avid bass fisherman but other than a few smaller areas and one or two lakes I would like to know of other hot spots to do some catching So far the best and biggest have been out of the Jackson Co. expo ponds of all places and some decent fishing on Lake Selmac too, but with my boat in storage pond fishing has got my attention and am open to trying anywhere I can. I would also love to meet up with someone to go fishing with since I am solo most of the time except when my daughter wants to go. Anyway any response would be great and good catching to you all

Roseburg members

dhmacha — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:01:48 GMT

any members out here????