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Advice on Visiting Oregon
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Hi All, Seems a buddy and myself will be finding ourselves out in the Forest Grove area of Oregon for a friend's wedding in early Oct. - going to parlay it into a short fishing trip. Being a…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by John Greenleaf Sep 10, 2012.
Oar Repair
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The finish on the blade tips of my oars is cracked and chipped off in a number of places from all the rock-hits in our low-rivers this summer. I want to nip this in the bud this winter before any…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by mitchell Oct 31, 2010.
Where to put cleat?
Hi All, I've installed my anchor system for my framed 16' DE w/ transom- foot release (centered in-front of rower), under floor boards, out transom etc.. There were some real helpful discussions…Continue
Started Jul 8, 2010
PA residents?
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Any WBP live in PA ? - If so I have a question.. I'm trying to put together the paperwork for the fish and boat commission to register the boat I'm building etc.There seem to be 3 forms that you…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dave Z Apr 12, 2010.
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David Jensen replied to John Greenleaf's discussion Advice on Visiting Oregon
"John, Bluebacks, also called Harvest Trout, are sea run cutthroat trout which return to coastal streams and rivers in late summer - early fall. They are not nearly as large as a steelhead, but great to fish for because they can so…"
John Greenleaf replied to John Greenleaf's discussion Advice on Visiting Oregon
"David - Can't wait to try the beer... I will look into the Necanicum - Thanks so much for the suggestion; something near forest grove would be great. To be honest, I had to Google bluebacks (seem to be various fish named that) but I assume…"
David Jensen replied to John Greenleaf's discussion Advice on Visiting Oregon
"The McKenzie is well within 3 hours, and also has rainbows and steelhead which hit flies. Close to Forest Grove would be the Necanicum for bluebacks. The Deschutes is a good choice, also. Enjoy our state. You'll love the…"
John Greenleaf replied to John Greenleaf's discussion Advice on Visiting Oregon
"Rick - Thanks again- great info/ideas. I will try to see if I can get that through our library - we have a good inter-library service here at Lafayette College - I probably just need to pass it off as an engineering textbook ;). I will also drop a…"
Rick Newman replied to John Greenleaf's discussion Advice on Visiting Oregon
"John, I was in my office looking for another book and found the "Flyfisher's Guide to Oregon", I forgot that I had it. Perhaps your local library can get you a copy on an inner-library loan. I haven't fished the Deschutes but did…"
John Greenleaf replied to John Greenleaf's discussion Advice on Visiting Oregon
"Roger, Thanks for the suggestions! The Deschutes R. sounds like a perfect match for us - Fly in and hit it right off the bat for 2 days before the wedding. We are not adverse to the drive or the hiking - sounds perfect. Mmmm summer steelies and…"
Roger Fletcher replied to John Greenleaf's discussion Advice on Visiting Oregon
"John -
There are some coastal streams within easy reach of Forest Grove but they are difficult to fish w/o a drift boat. Water is currently low and difficult to drift. Most land is private and unless you know someone, it's a difficult reach.…"
John Greenleaf replied to John Greenleaf's discussion Advice on Visiting Oregon
"Thanks Rick, anything is helpful - the fish commission for Or. was not all that great. J.G."
Rick Newman replied to John Greenleaf's discussion Advice on Visiting Oregon
"John, I'm not an Oregon guy but found this link on the Don Hill website. Perhaps it will be helpful.
Rick Newman
http://http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~dmason/Mckenzie/weather.html"
stephen ludwig commented on John Greenleaf's photo
Jimmy w/ Shad
"I was also up in that area but not with the my boat this weekend. Looks like a great weekend."
John Greenleaf commented on John Greenleaf's photo
Jimmy w/ Shad
"It moves pretty fast - the tail end near smithfield can mean some rowing if there is a headwind, but usually just a slow drift while you toss poppers. At last weekend's cfs, it made the trip almost too short.
We camp all over the river at any…"
John Greenleaf commented on John Greenleaf's photo
Water Snake
"Yup, everybody likes a wooden boat- You can't tell from the pic, but he was as thick as that oar handle and close to 5' long.
Good thing they're not poisonous and super docile - otherwise he might have got a much closer look at the…"
Ron Shealer commented on John Greenleaf's photo
Jimmy w/ Shad
"Sounds like a great trip. I will add it to my list. Is it alot of rowing or is the water moving along fast enough? Are you camping at the Rivers Bend Campsites?"
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And now you pay
Finally got around to getting some pay-backs on a piece of mahogany I've been holding a grudge with for quite a spell. Two winters ago (about this time of year) a particular rail decided it didn't want to be a part of my nice new drift boat. When I decided to "force" the issue it decided to push back. Actually, it was more of a recoil; darn thing split and punched his way through some plywood in the process...…
ContinuePosted on March 2, 2012 at 5:30pm — 5 Comments
A Brief History of Wooden Boats & Christmas
I've always been fascinated by the history of stuff and wooden boats are no exception. I'm actually a bit jealous when I read all the neat stuff written by Brad, Roger, and others; it would seem you people out west have a much more "storied" history than us folks here in PA.
Besides, differences in the types of rivers and the availability of plywood, I would guess the biggest reason for us not having much of a wooden boat history is due to pollution. By the mid 1800's we had…
ContinuePosted on December 16, 2010 at 12:17pm — 4 Comments
Christmas in July
Well, this is it - the grand finale of this big ol' project.
After having finished the insides, I re-flipped the boat and got back to what was left undone on the exterior of the hull. I woul have done this back when the boat was still upside down the first time, but there was some stuff on backorder and I'm impatient; so, here I am flipping the boat again.
Coated the bottom with the graphite & epoxy for about 4 coats. Then I…
ContinuePosted on July 20, 2010 at 11:22am — 5 Comments
More Superfund Browns
In response to Gavin's comment #3 regarding my last blog post:
Yes I'm still in PA; in so far as any potential internet burglars may be concerned. Sorry we couldn't connect on the Lehigh river, all I can say is you HAVE to get fishing with me and Jimmy - the sulphur hatch is really bringing out some strange browns; they're taking # 2/0 creek chub flies. We needed some really big tippet.
Truth be…
ContinuePosted on July 3, 2010 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 6:42pm on December 27, 2010,
Greg Hatten said… Ha - Doing of the Thing.... great book!! I had forgotten about the reference to Rainie - it's a pretty notorious obstacle on the Rogue. On my little video of the "lining", I didn't show the part where the boat pulled me off my feet and drug me about 40 feet face first before I could "self arrest". I lost some skin and got a little banged up but it could've been much worse... oh well - I should've let go of the rope but I just couldn't do it.
Let me know if you "noodle" a different solution to the oar "transport"... I rolled that one around in my head for over a year and kept coming back to the same configuration (had to build it just to stop "obsessing" about it). I'm sure there are lots of creative ways to do it... I was using two bungie cords myself and it was only a matter of time before I caught one in the eye....
GH
- At 10:15am on December 27, 2010, Greg Hatten said…
Hey John, did you see my post about the Oar Lock... still working on misc alternative applications - umbrella stand, beer holder, etc.....
Hope you had a great Christmas.
GH
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