Cutthroats on a fly -THIS WEEK!!!!

[Deleted User]

I want to go this week but where? Any suggestions?
Stew

[WildHawg]

Howdy Stew,
Feel like traveling? Not many opportunities close to Portland that I am aware of. You might try the N. Fork of the Willamette above Oakridge (nice cuts and dandy redsides). Another real fun place is Horse Creek on the Mckenzie River. Full of Cuts bows, and solitude. Final (and closest) option--the lower 7 miles of the Mckenzie itself (artificial only/catch and release on all natives). Access anywhere from Hayden Bridge down to Armitage Park. Bigger cuts (up to 16 inces or so) and dandy redsides to boot. Downside is a fair amount of company. If you want to know which flies, just ask.

[deefly]

Hi Bigstew!
I ran into a couple of TV celebs the other day on the kilchis and they reported good results on the Trask. I would think any of the salt chuck areas would be pretty good. Most rivers have dropped considerable from a week ago!! Good luck
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[OR Coast Range]

I haven't fished for cutties since back in the day, but I used to pull some good size fish out of the Nehalem.

[smilesforu]

Heard of some good fishing on clouser flys in my neck of the woods.

[DanS]

'stew,

South Puget Sound would be a good bet for sea-run Cutts and resident silvers.

[willierower]

Stew,
I would fish any coastal stream for cutties. Those little buggers always seem to be on the bite. One thing about coastal streams is the solitude, Hardly anyone fishes for trout on the coast anymore. Ive done real on the Siletz flyfishing for cutties. Never did get a really big trout but it was a heck of a lot of fun.

[ol tuna skipper]

Bigstew,

if you don't want to travel far. I live in Hillsboro and have caught many cutthroats in the Tualatin and gales creek. I have read that the Tualatin has more species of fish than any other river on the west coast. Steelhead, rainbows, cuts, whitefish, carp, bluegill, crappie, catfish, and occasionaly a sturgeon on the lower river just to mentiona few. The Tualatin used to have a ferry that ran the river to bring supplies to Washington county in the old days before roads. A very cool river but very little known. Bank access is poor, but you can canoe or small boat a lot of it. Put in at the twin oaks tavern bridge or at the Bridge off 219 south out of Hillsboro. There are a few other spots to launch but can't recall them right now. I'll have to check with my Tualatin fishing buddy.

Good luck

[SailCat]

Stew-

I took several on the Nestucca last week ... you could too ... if you had some of these magic flies that are sitting on my desk with your hame on the box. I'll get 'em to you ... eventually ... really!

~MT

[Tanner]

If you want the ultimate cutthroat fishing in Oregon, go to Mann Lake. I know you are talking about coastal cutts, but you have not lived until you spent a day in a float tube out in the middle of absolutely nowhere. The cutthroat in there get huge and can be very challenging to catch.
I was there one day when the only difference between me slaying the fish and my buddies coming up with a big zero was the copper bead on my size 18 pheasant tail nymph versus their brass beads on the same fly.
Huge chirominid hatches and size 18 - 20 olive scuds or fresh water shrimp work well too.