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<strong>2012</strong><br />
Bend, OR<br />
2011<br />
Cherokee, NC<br />
U.S. National<br />
<strong>Oct</strong> 17-1<br />
2009<br />
State College, PA<br />
2006<br />
Boulder, CO<br />
Photo by Joe Cantrell<br />
CHAMPIONSHIPS<br />
With the biggest event in fly-fishing<br />
coming to Central Oregon this year,<br />
the region can truly claim its spot on<br />
the list of the top U.S. places to cast a<br />
line. With a throng of bodies of water,<br />
including the Deschutes, Crooked and<br />
Metolius rivers, the area is a mecca<br />
for anglers. In a sport full of tall tales,<br />
fly-fishings winner is calculated on the<br />
sie and number of fish caught over a<br />
multi-day period. On various Central<br />
Oregon lakes and rivers, the catchand-release<br />
event brings together<br />
about 100 anglers who qualified at regional<br />
levels.<br />
PHOTOGRAPHED: With a former Fly-Fishing<br />
Team USA member for a dad, it was only natural<br />
that Central Oregon local, Russell Robertson,<br />
become a fly-fishing fiend. At ust 7, Robertson has<br />
competed in two maor fishing competitions—one of<br />
which qualified him for this year's nationals. Robertson<br />
is the only local angler slated to compete on his<br />
home waters.<br />
Fly-Fishing in Oregon<br />
Rogue<br />
Near Gold Hill, the Upper Rogue's<br />
residents are rainbow and cutthroat<br />
trout. "Half pounder" steelhead, that<br />
spend just six months in the ocean,<br />
frequent the lower stretch of river.<br />
The Deschutes<br />
From Warm Springs<br />
to the mouth, the<br />
Deschutes offers wild<br />
steelhead and rainbow<br />
trout fishing all across<br />
Central Oregon.<br />
Nehalem<br />
One of the few rivers with<br />
a Coho salmon run, Nehalem<br />
is home to many wild<br />
and hatchery fish, with fall<br />
Chinook known to weigh an<br />
average of 20 pounds.<br />
Umpqua<br />
Discover the<br />
beauty of the "flyfishing<br />
only" North<br />
Fork and heavy<br />
steelhead runs.<br />
Eagle Cap Wilderness<br />
The Minam and Snake rivers are<br />
just two of the many backcountry<br />
fishing <strong>opt</strong>ions here, from mountain<br />
to canyon. Find steelhead or<br />
Chinook salmon, or various trout<br />
species tugging on your line.<br />
26 <strong>1859</strong> oregon's mAgAzine SEPT OCT <strong>2012</strong>
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