Tom Farnam fished near Troy on the Grande Ronde again yesterday. He and his client hooked 3 fish and landed this nice one. This fish was caught swinging a purple spey fly, the same as all of the fish on Monday the 22nd. You can't ask for better conditions than this. Warm, sunny and great Steelhead fishing.

Rains last weekend increased flows on the Grande Ronde from 550 cfs to 750 cfs -- sending some cool water down river and moving steelhead upstream. On Monday September 22nd near Troy, our guide Tom Farnam, and his client landed 3 Steelies in the 28 to 32 inch range, swinging a purple spey fly. This is shaping up to be one of the best steelhead seasons in years!

The Steelhead are beginning to arrive in the Grande Ronde. The first pods are making their way up into the Troy area already. A couple of weeks ago 6 fish were caught by 2 anglers in a single day and we have been picking them up periodically since then. We are now waiting for some rain to send a cool wave of water down the river to get those fish moving again. They have been coming over the dam in numbers greater than the 10 year average this season. We are expecting to see a great run after we see a little rain and a rise in the water levels.

I will be keeping you posted on the Status of the GR Steelhead as they begin to arrive. Please feel free to leave a comment and let us know about what you are finding out there.

We are beginning to see Steelhead moving into the Grande Ronde. There were 6 caught about 3 weeks ago and we have been picking them up periodically since then. We are watching the water flows hoping for some rain. It looks like we are going to get some rain this weekend which will hopefully send a cool wave of water down exciting those fish to begin moving upriver again.

This is shaping up to be a great Steelhead Season on the Grande Ronde. Fish are coming over the dam in numbers greater than the 10 year average. I will keep you posted as we begin to spend more time down on the river in search of Steelhead. Please leave comments about your fishing expeditions.

It has been a while since my last posting but I am back. We just got back from a great fishing trip in Hells Canyon. The Bass were on fire down there. We had a great time catching our fill of Smallmouth.

This was also a successful Sturgeon trip. We caught 2 very nice Sturgeon both about 8 feet long. If you have never experienced this, you better put it on your list.