This August had good and varied fishing so we’ve got lots of good reports! The photos are first with the report below.
From Tom Phipps: landed my first steelhead on the Deschutes about 45 minutes into my first ever attempt with a two handed rod. And everyone kept telling me how hard it was!
From Timothy McSweeney: backpacked and fished for 32 miles thru Yosemite.
From Dave Kilhefner: hit the Pacific Ocean out of Depot Bay with Joe Warren & Lane Hoffman for Black Rockfish, Lingcod and Crab.
From Rich Harvey: Sea Run Cutthroat are making an appearance in coastal streams.
From Dave Kilhefner: the Coeur D Alene River had steady fishing for cutthroat trout plus a few whitefish.
From Chris Brehm: my brother Stevie and I fished with Joe Warren out of Depoe Bay for Rockfish.
From Chris Brehm: got some good beetle action on Hosmer Lake. Weather was cool and fish were looking up! Caught a few good sized Redbands in Agency Lake on leech patterns; thanks to Lane Hoffman for the tip! East Lake produced some nice browns right before dark on Beetles. Closed out August with a Euro Nymphing lesson from Chris Gardner on the Deschutes. He outfished me big time but we had fun!
From Rich Harvey: made a late August trip to Rock Creek in Montana. Water was low & clear and afternoon temps were in the 90’s with bright sunshine. Fishing on the lower creek was slow so moved upstream and did pretty well. Got to wave at a Grizzly Bear as it crossed the creek about 75 yards above me….Yikes! Most fish were 10″ to 12″ but did get a couple 16″ to 17″. Had a dang red fox come into camp, sit down about 12 feet away and watch me eat dinner. I shared a little of my chicken, which he enjoyed.
From George Krumm: had some good gear fishing for Chinook in the Columbia Gorge.
From Bob Beswick: spent a couple of days fishing East Lake with my friend Tom. Had some luck with nymphs and chironomids below surface film with some wind aid. Hooked a brown that I never saw on my 4 weight.
From Matt Baker: It was another productive month fishing small creeks in the Mt. Hood national forest. Lots of fish and a few surprises.
From Mike Shiiki: Nathaniel and I had a couple good days at Crane Prairie with some nice Cranebows and a bunch of little bass landed. Nathan also caught an XL whitefish that we weren’t expecting. On another day I was tossing poppers for bass at one of the OFC lakes and caught a few nice rainbows instead! That was the first time I’ve had that happen.
Thanks to everyone for contributing your reports!