I would try Odell just after ice out for lake trout. They should be in the semi shallows to mid deepwater hunting for food and lots of food during early morning and evening hours. Kokanee and whitefish patterns (especially whitefish patterns in the 8"-16" range) thinking musky flies on a heavy...
I would go with something in the 3 in. range or smaller in orange, pink or the ungodly super flashy silver down low. Up around Mapleton you could go smaller-1 in.- 2 1/2 in. Make sure to but some UV flash in your flies as these fish are highly receptive to it. If fish are showing themselves cast...
Thought this might be a little helpful. So, for southern Oregon the shad run starts around Mother's day and goes through Father's day (prime time) and a couple of weeks after. The baby shad remains in the rivers till late summer/fall all the while moving down the system. By late fall they are in...
It's aNorvise-standard mount on a cutting board. Has the thread post not mounted. Flex magnifier lens- (not the lighted up one) -automatic bobbin kit-(Spool arbor with bobbin plus 3 spools) with instructions -all for $200.00.
If you can't find one get a PVC pipe with end caps. Had to do this with a gifted one piece 9 ft. fly rod. Mother-in-law made sock for it with some scrap material.
All of these years, talking back in the early 80's. My high school English, Natural History and Oceanography teaches where guides on the Rogue during the summer time and had me tie these by the hundreds. The half pounders would go nuts for them. They didn't know the name of the fly just some old...