Fly fishing Eastern Oregon
June 17 - 20, 2005
Eric and his dad made a four day whirlwind tour of five streams in eastern Oregon. We fished the Crooked, the Ana, the Chewaucan, the Sycan, and the Fall. The fishing was great; the catching was so-so.
We did, however, see quite a lot of birds, particularly at the Summer Lake Wildlife Refuge. We also saw some wonderful sagebrush, juniper, and ponderosa pine country. And we managed some scenic detours in both the Deschutes and Fremont-Winema National Forests that may not have been entirely intended.
An old piano at Shaniko, Oregon, a ghost town trying to revive itself on the strength of being a ghost town.
John strikes a contemplative pose on the Crooked River, east of Prineville.
Juniper berries.
Man's natural enemy: the ubiquitous range cow.
Eric fishes the grassy banks of the Ana River in the Summer Lake Wildlife Refuge. White alkali deposits are visible behind him.
A trio of white pelicans emerged from the Ana. For a moment this felt a little like the Okavango Delta in Africa.
A flock of white pelicans overhead at the Summer Lake Wildlife Refuge.
A brief fishing stop on the Sycan River in the Fremont-Winema National Forest. The dots in the picture are mayflies--the densest hatch we've ever seen.
The lovely Chewaucan River, home of numerous small rainbow trout.
A wild iris on the banks of the Chewaucan.
The Fall River, near LaPine, our last fishing stop.
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