1. William (Mack) Rhoades
    - Henry Hagg Lake

    Grandson's 1st Bass

    14.0 in. Smallmouth Bass with a Nightcrawler soaked in Anise scent

    1. William (Mack) Rhoades 0
      BTW - That is a close as I could get him to hold it!
    2. Scott S 0
      Nice one
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  2. William (Mack) Rhoades
    - Henry Hagg Lake

    Details: Scoggins Creek inlet

    Several dozen fish per hour, primarily Hatchery Rainbows and little Smallies.

    1. William (Mack) Rhoades 0
      Started going a little deeper and slower when trolling... picking up fish along the old roadbed and streambeds... bringing some decent hold over Trout during the ...more rain squalls this week.
      My Cripple-tail Rapala seems to be the go-to this week.
    2. William (Mack) Rhoades 0
      Hint: Anise and Hatchery powder scent
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  3. William (Mack) Rhoades

    1st cast into the slot picked up Netul Steel

    Rainbow Trout with a Bluefox Spinner

  4. William (Mack) Rhoades

    One of many beautiful Sea-lice covered Surf Perch that we hooked into this day

    Redtail Surfperch with a Floating Clam necks on a fish finder rig

About

I have been out fishing since I was 3 months old... from what I understand is that Uncle Johhny held me on his leg and helped me feel in a small ...more Batray... of course my memories are a little vague! First photo I remember seeing of us fishing was me sitting on top of big Batray off of the Rocks at Long Beach harbor in California. Seems all of my good memories evolve fishing, crabbing, claiming or something else to do with fishing... and then we moved to Oregon and found Nirvana! In 1968, I walked down to the Nehalem River in Vernonia with a big white jig hanging under a bobber and people laughed... some old man said, "boy... You stupid or something? You have to use that setup down at the Mill pond!" It was a cold snowy day as I stood just below the head water of a big pool... and I cast! The rest you may say is history... A third of the way through the drift the bobber dissappears and as I set the hook, the water exploded... A little while longer and a nice Native Steelhead laid at my feet. Through the years, many more Steelhead and Salmon have graced my dinner plate....and that is why I love fishing, especially in the freezing cold of Winter, with a Jig under a bobber or with Blue Fox Spinners.

Fishing Favorites

  • Species Any with gills... primarily Salmon, Steelhead, and any Ocean fish!
  • Waterway Oregon Coastal waters...
  • Lure Toss up... Spinners #1.... followed by jigs under a float.

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