Stumptown Smallies
Was out on the Willamette near Portland yesterday evening with my friend, Matt Klara, sussing out some smallmouth bass water. We found fish. We even caught fish, including a rather nicely sized bass that chomped a little sili-leg crayfish that I was tossing.
We also turned some heads on the river by using a drift boat and trolling motor. The V-hull and yacht crowds seemed both amused and confused. Got to keep them thinking….
Some of you Portland-area readers may be wondering just where we were and exactly what we were using. I will tell you that Clousers and crayfish were the order of the day (yeah, I know, big surprise), but as far as exactly where we ended up? Well, let’s just say that Matt’s GPS was broken and I’m bad with directions! But, if you see an avocado green drift boat with a trolling motor and two fly guys who look a little out-of-place at the marina, you may have found us.
Expect some more bass reports as the summer heats up (if it heats up out here), and the water levels drop.
Cool pic from Matt:
