Hey all:
Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Todd, I just moved to Oregon in January from Hawaii. I live in the Springfield area and I am learning the local rivers (Willamette, McKenzie, North Umpqua, Santiams, etc). I have been a spey caster since 1995 and since getting my first steelhead on a waker on the Bulkley River, BC that same year, I have been hopelessly addicted to fishing for steelhead with surface flies. I stick with wakers through most of the spring to fall season even though it means getting fewer fish and watching other guys enjoy more success with sinktips and wet flies.
I have visited Washington rivers a few times and I have been able to fish the Skykomish, E. Lewis, Kalama, and Grande Ronde.
I tend to enjoy casting short/mid belly lines and occasionally double tapers and will occasionally use scandi heads in areas where there is very little backcast room. I lean mostly on light Echo/Decho 6126 rods for most of my steelheading these days, but I occasionally still enjoy my old Sage 9140 and 8136 for bigger water and winter conditions.
I am always up for discussions with fellow surface steelhead junkies!
God Bless,
Todd
Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Todd, I just moved to Oregon in January from Hawaii. I live in the Springfield area and I am learning the local rivers (Willamette, McKenzie, North Umpqua, Santiams, etc). I have been a spey caster since 1995 and since getting my first steelhead on a waker on the Bulkley River, BC that same year, I have been hopelessly addicted to fishing for steelhead with surface flies. I stick with wakers through most of the spring to fall season even though it means getting fewer fish and watching other guys enjoy more success with sinktips and wet flies.
I have visited Washington rivers a few times and I have been able to fish the Skykomish, E. Lewis, Kalama, and Grande Ronde.
I tend to enjoy casting short/mid belly lines and occasionally double tapers and will occasionally use scandi heads in areas where there is very little backcast room. I lean mostly on light Echo/Decho 6126 rods for most of my steelheading these days, but I occasionally still enjoy my old Sage 9140 and 8136 for bigger water and winter conditions.
I am always up for discussions with fellow surface steelhead junkies!
God Bless,
Todd