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Monday and Wednesday were wading the shorelines. Tuesday was floating tubing which I figure was why I mostly got rainbows that day even though I was staying pretty shallow. Used a leech the whole time, never had a reason to switch (though I went thru about a dozen).

Have some unplanned free time, so met up with a friend to fish for some central Oregon browns. My friend got there a couple days before me, and got the fishing dialed in. My first day was Monday, and it was steady fishing all day - one of those times when if you went more than 5-6 casts without...

I got an accounting degree out of college. Went to work for a small CPA firm, got my CPA license. Work for CPA firms for a few years. I really like accounting, doing taxes, etc. But....it wasn't exactly fulfilling. In college, my girlfriend and I had spent a summer backpacking in Europe. We...

Thinking about it more, Paulina might be tough in a tube. I've always used a pontoon on it. It's a pretty long kick to the better shore line for browns. Also, watch the weather that time of year. All those lakes are big (except Hosmer) and high up, and can be really unfun in a tube when there's...

East Lake is doable in a tube. Paulina will also have big browns on the edges and is doable from a tube. I'd probably lean Paulina over East in mid-Oct. I personally like Diamond a lot in mid-to-late Oct, has browns, tigers and bows, but probably 1.5 hours away. Crane can be fun then. Hosmer...

Hey Chief, I'm not familiar with that float tube, but would definitely be up for checking it out. Could you DM your sister's contact info?

My wife's float tube died (a friend wanted to try out fly fishing - took him out on a lake, he caught a couple of fish, but the float tube did not survive the experience). Anyone in the greater Portland or Bend area have an Outcast fish cat 4 in good shape they aren't using and would be...

A DS2 5wt was my first fly rod and only rod for years also. It leapt out of my float tube one day when I set it down with the line still out. I kicked around a couple hours hoping it would resurface. Nope. Now I tether a rod when I set it down. I learn. Slowly.

I can think of 6 off the top of my head. TFO BVK 5wt and 6wt. Set on top of car after taking out of one lake with the plan to drive to another lake to continue fishing. Watched them bounce down Cascade Lakes Highway in the side view mirror. Sage RPL 5wt. Snagged on the umpteenth tree in a lake...

I've been trying to find a 5 wt that's a good fit for my daughter. Thinking this might be a fit...

Its more trying to get the fish to the gaff without pulling the leader through the tip for me. This seems to be where I go wrong.

A small lake in central Washington back 15-18 years ago. Spent so many hours in my float tube cooking in the sun not catching fish while my buddy would pull out 4-5 huge rainbows each time. And when I was fortunate enough to be woken up by a fish, it usually schooled me.

Couple years ago I stopped at Sheep Bridge with my pontoon in the back of my truck. Walked down river a little. Gone maybe 5 minutes. When I got back, one of the oars was gone from my pontoon.

Sadly, that is comforting. Though I was thinking of myself as a sort of record setting tuna fisherman until your post :).

Tuna fishing was a blast. I think more than half the fish were on the slide or casting (casting is a generous term, with the wind and the bouncing, it was really get the line out 5 feet from the boat and let it sink then strip). With the boat drifting so fast in the wind, it paid off to not be...

Timely. Like it was meant to be. 12wt on the way.

Striped marlin on a fly rod are a great fight. They go on runs, they jump, they stay shallow, and when they get tired they come in without turning on their sides and doing a death spiral. Like fighting a dorado, but bigger, stronger, faster. I've caught one striped marlin on a gear rod and it...

That's a lot of boats. I'll bring the box next Saturday and we can figure it out :).

I'll trade it for a ride in your boat some time :).

Warm water trip - Mag Bay in Nov/Dec (though it is supposed to be good fishing year around). Not to hot that time of year, should be able to find an outfit that will let you mix fly and gear. Remote but still pretty straightforward to get to. Negatives - probably to late to get anything good...