David Roberts

Linda and I just got back from a 3 week driving trip to and from Ohio. It was a fun trip, Boo our Lab was the best dog I have ever had as a traveling dog. I never heard her wine once (maybe I couldn’t hear her over me).  We left on Fri. the 1st. of Aug. and returned on the 21st.  I will just hit some of the highlights of the fishing and sight seeing part of the trip. After leaving Reno on Sat. morning at 4 in the morning we drove to the other side of Salt lake City and down the other side. Took a fuel stop and was looking for a area to run Boo, we came on a small stream that runs through a bunch of ranches, but the local fly clubs have worked well with them and there are gates or walk over steps for access to the stream that is full of Browns. (a new one to put on my new bucket list of rivers and streams to have to fish) after spending the night in Wy. somewhere, we made a small detour to Lyons CO. and a visit to South Creek LTD. bamboo rod shop, with Mike and Kathy, These are two great people and a class shop. Then off to fish the St. Vrains, no I didn’t hammer the fish, not even a hit, but who cares it was great water, and great area. I will get some help posting a few pictures of the shop and river, then continue the trip. I don’t want to make this to long.

About the fishing up here. I am starting to book more trips this year now that I have the time. The fishing for Steelhead is not hot and heavy, but it is early and we can hope for a lot more. For those that want to go down and fish for half pounders, there is the biggest run of them in many years, (close to 200,000 fish) e mail me and I will give you some places to fish. I don’t guide that area, but will be heading down to fish them next week. (you ready Jim?) Trout fishing on the Rogue is good, if you can keep the salmon smolts off. We have been using a little heavier bead head to get below them. The water is dropping well and the water temp is still in the mid 50′s so we are having some good dry fly fishing.  Feel free to call me on any fishing in OR. if I don’t know I will try and get the info for you.

Good Fishing and see you on the river,

David