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03-30-2010, 06:54 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Aloha/Sisters
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Metolius
Has anyone been up on the river fishing for bulls lately?
Arnie.
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03-30-2010, 10:43 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: madras, or
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Re: Metiolius
i've been thinking about gathering some time to hike from monty campground up a about a mile or two. just havent found the time yet. i think next time it warms up i will though. have a report by then
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03-31-2010, 08:16 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Portland
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Re: Metiolius
No.
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03-31-2010, 06:31 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Re: Metiolius
is there anything in there besides bulls? cutts? brooks? browns?
just wondering
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03-31-2010, 07:21 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Re: Metiolius
Quote:
Originally Posted by boomguy
is there anything in there besides bulls? cutts? brooks? browns?
just wondering
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redsides (Rainbows)
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03-31-2010, 09:15 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Aloha/Sisters
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Re: Metiolius
Thanks for the imput, it's nice to have the river a little more to myself
the last couple of years.
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04-01-2010, 03:06 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: On the BIG River, Columbia Co.
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Re: Metiolius
Quote:
Originally Posted by tumalt
redsides (Rainbows)
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Beauties too!
There is also plenty of whitefish, some browns in the upper river, kokanee run up from Lake Billy Chinook in late September.
But the Redsides and Bulls are the predominant species.
And barely worth mentioning but just for a complete list, rarely, a Brook trout will migrate out of a trib that contains them (Abott Cr) and be caught.
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04-03-2010, 08:44 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Portland, OR
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Re: Metiolius
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Originally Posted by scoutfish
Thanks for the imput, it's nice to have the river a little more to myself
the last couple of years.
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Arnie, great to hear from you.
It has been way too long since I have fished the Met, but will get the chance this Summer.
Glad to hear that you are still getting over there and enjoying that beautiful river.
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04-09-2010, 03:07 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Re: Metiolius
what works well this time of year?
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04-09-2010, 03:22 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: NE Portland
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Re: Metiolius
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Originally Posted by boomguy
what works well this time of year?
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pretty much just about anything in you fly box. Streamers will work for some of the Redsides & Bulltrout, stonefly nymphs, PTs, HEs, GRWs...they all work. My personal favorite: serendipity
The river is so rich in insect life that you really can't go wrong....just try a bunch of different flies until you find what they prefer on that day. Most of your topwater action will take place during the hatch periods (most, not all).
Right now, you've got BWOs, Cinygmula mayflies are around, PMDs towards the end of the month...midges are always around in some numbers.
Plus, in several weeks, the Green Drakes will starting getting active...
The weekend days that are sunny bring out the famed Orvis Hatch in huge numbers...sometimes they get close enough to where you can hook one or two of them...
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04-09-2010, 03:47 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Re: Metiolius
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Originally Posted by clarkman23
pretty much just about anything in you fly box. Streamers will work for some of the Redsides & Bulltrout, stonefly nymphs, PTs, HEs, GRWs...they all work. My personal favorite: serendipity
The river is so rich in insect life that you really can't go wrong....just try a bunch of different flies until you find what they prefer on that day. Most of your topwater action will take place during the hatch periods (most, not all).
Right now, you've got BWOs, Cinygmula mayflies are around, PMDs towards the end of the month...midges are always around in some numbers.
Plus, in several weeks, the Green Drakes will starting getting active...
The weekend days that are sunny bring out the famed Orvis Hatch in huge numbers...sometimes they get close enough to where you can hook one or two of them...
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what are PMDs?
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04-09-2010, 03:55 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: NE Portland
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Re: Metiolius
pale morning duns
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04-09-2010, 05:28 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 407
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Re: Metiolius
would muddler minnows work well or halloween wolly buggers
i will report if i go
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04-10-2010, 05:05 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: NE Portland
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Re: Metiolius
personally, I've never tried them there, but I don't see why not. The Muddler works just about anywhere.
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04-11-2010, 07:39 PM
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Fry
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: vancouver,wa
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Re: Metiolius
Quote:
Originally Posted by scoutfish
Has anyone been up on the river fishing for bulls lately?
Arnie.
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I went up in feb. didnt catch any bull but enticed a fairly large otter to strike. I was stripping an egg sucking leach and holla!
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04-12-2010, 12:18 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Portland
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Re: Metiolius
Last Friday, fished the afternoon near the Hatchery; streamers for the bulls and some dries and nymphs for rainbows. Saw two fish rise, but I did not get any action.
There were three guys nymphing the east bank with indicators when I left, but I didn't see them hook up either.
Still, it was a beautiful day and it was on the Metolius, so, no complaints.
TC
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04-13-2010, 12:01 PM
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Cutthroat
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Redmond OR
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Re: Metolius
3-7-09 Metolius.jpg
This is a Metolius Brown from 3/7/10
I like this fly.
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04-13-2010, 02:57 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: NE Portland
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Re: Metolius
nice looking Brown...I've picked up a few here and there, but nothing quite that big...
that fly looks downright filthy...can't go wrong with filthy.
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Last edited by clarkman23; 04-13-2010 at 02:59 PM.
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04-13-2010, 09:05 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Aloha/Sisters
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Re: Metolius
Thanks for the picture Steve, Great to see some interest in fishing
the Met. Should be a good weekend there.
Arnie.
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04-15-2010, 08:49 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Salem
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Re: Metolius
Nice Brownie Steelhead Steve, I caught my first Met brown about a month ago. This one. bit a size 16 though
Last edited by salembassin; 10-21-2010 at 12:22 PM.
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04-15-2010, 09:41 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Aloha, OR./ Saratoga WY.
Posts: 1,162
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Re: Metiolius
Quote:
Originally Posted by clarkman23
The weekend days that are sunny bring out the famed Orvis Hatch in huge numbers...sometimes they get close enough to where you can hook one or two of them...
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LOL, that there made this thread worth reading 
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04-16-2010, 10:00 AM
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Fry
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Metolius
Good Stuff! Thanks guys.
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