Reading Material

For my birthday last week, my wife got me a river guide to fishing Oregon. I haven't had a chance to really study it. I can tell you that it will be helpful to someone like me, who has just recently transplanted to the Oregon area.

Okay, I'm still not quite moved yet. In five days from now, the truck will be loaded and we will be making the trip. I'll fly back to California a couple of days after that to clean up the house for the new owners and drive my car north. After a few more days of unpacking the most important items, I'm going to plead for my wife to let me go fishing. If you ask me, I deserve it after all of this packing.

Can't believe we are almost done with all of this. The move has been in the making for more than a year now. The time has almost arrived. I'm excited to be in a new house. I'm also excited that I'll have a designated fly-tying area set aside. I can go there and crank out a fly without having to clean up each time or worry about one of the cats getting themselves into trouble.

I'm already trying to figure out when and where I'll go fishing first. I'll probably turn to my new book for help. I've had a couple of offers from people that live in the area to go fishing. I'll probably be taking them up on it. There is no better way to learn the water than from someone else. If any Washington or Oregon readers happen to see this and want to hook up... I promise, I'm a nice guy and will keep locations to myself.

I know this blog has been a complete drag. Let's hope it starts to get exciting shortly!

Two week countdown

Hard to believe we are so close to moving out of California and into steelhead country. A seriously long process that is almost over. A friend threw us a going away party and it sunk in that we won't be here much longer. This is really happening! Yikes.

Packing has been a major pain in the butt. Anyone that has ever moved knows what I'm talking about. I just want these two weeks to go by as fast as possible.

On the fishing front, I've made arrangements to have my waders repaired. In fact, they are going to send me a brand new pair of their latest model. How sweet is that? I may actually be dry over a whole day of fishing.

I'm already thinking about where I want to fish first after getting unpacked. Lots of rivers in the area are starting to pull into shape with summer runs moving in. The North Umpqua is really high right now, so that may not be the best choice. But, in the Portland area, you have the Sandy, Hood, Clackamas, and Deschuttes looking good. Frankly, I'm overwhelmed by the choices within an hour of our new home.

A good resource for fishing conditions is here. I'll be watching it closely.

Okay, enough typing. Back to packing.