Native Fish Society's 17th Annual Benefit Banquet + Auction

Saturday, April 13th at 5:00 pm at Montgomery Park, 2701 NW Vaughn St., Portland, OR

Tickets are $100... click here to register online.

This is a party not to be missed!  Lots of awesome trips, dinners, lodging, and gear.

This year will be the sixth consecutive year River Runner Outfitters will be partnering with Lange Winery, Phillipe Boulot, and Green Valley Farms to provide a unique fly fishing, wine, food, and lodging package on the Deschutes River during the salmonfly hatch (June 2, 2013).  The trip is three days and two nights.  Titled "Drift in to Green Valley" at the auction.

In addition to the Green Valley trip, River Runner will be donating a three day, two night Mack's to the mouth steelhead float trip for four anglers, retail value of $5400.  Dates for the trip are July 24, 25, 26.  Titled "Deschutes Time and the Living's Easy".

If you've read this far I'll mention we hooked two beuatiful wild steelhead on the coast yesterday.  One in the first run of the day, a leaping 20 inch buck in spawning colors.  The second was a large hot fish that came unbuttoned after about 15 seconds.  I love to see good genetic diversity rather than cookie cutter fish.

For more info on the NFS auction visit http://nativefishsociety.org/index.php/home-2/sponsors-partners/homewaters201/

Hope to see you there,

Chris

Spring Steelheading

Spring is here for sure!  75 degrees yesterday swinging for steelhead... even considered swimming!  Wild steelhead and near 50 degree river temps are a great combination.  While it has been a tough season we have continued to find fish on a somewhat regular basis.  This has been a good seson to fish three or more consecutive days.  It has been good for a day or two then slow for a day or two pretty consistently throughout the winter steelhead season.

Here are a few recent photos...

Thanks for checking in,

Chris

Recent Photos

A few recent fishing photos from coastal Oregon...

Misty river

Steve O'Brien's sassy wild hen

A dreamy tailoutScott Hagen and a beautiful hen caught with his Sweetgrass bamboo rodJust after a downpoorObscene wide angle close up of Scott's 12 lb hen

Thanks for checking in,

Chris

Wild to the Fly

After a crazy battle that included long runs, both upstream and down, and multiple root wad tangles we were fortunate to bring this beautiful wild buck to hand.  I will remember this fish.

Blank Winter Steelhead

Matthias Richter from Switzerland and Paul Bechtold (MN) admiring a chrome buck.  Matthias says that in Norway they refer to chrome salmon as "blank" and that a male fish is a "cock".  It makes sense because we call the females hens.  A magnificent fish no matter what you call it.

Chris