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Grande Ronde Steelhead and Minam Operations

Posted on February 20, 2013 by grant

I have yet to catch up on my pictures and writing.  Tried installing a new operating on my computer the other day and still haven’t gotten it back fully functional.  Most programs are still uninstalled.  But for those who would … Continue reading →

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Blalock Mountain Sunset Timelapse

Posted on January 26, 2013 by grant

Somehow winter is passing quickly for me this year.  It seems like yesterday I was fishing in a t-shirt catching early steelhead on the Grande Ronde while rowing hard to avoid the many rocks at low water.  Two months of … Continue reading →

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Grande Ronde Steelhead Fishing Report: October 2012

Posted on October 24, 2012 by grant

I began doing solo hiking trips into wilderness areas not because I hate people or find them a nuisance, although there are those.  Rather, I began doing solo hiking trips because I loved hiking, exploring, and fishing in the Wenaha.  … Continue reading →

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Who Wants a Free Fly Rod?

Posted on September 30, 2012 by grant

If you want a chance at winning a free fly rod, a really good one at that, you have come to the right place.  To celebrate and promote our first year offering guide services we will be giving away two … Continue reading →

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Low Water Rafting for Early Grande Ronde Steelhead: September 21-23, 2012

Posted on September 28, 2012 by grant

Low water rafting trips on the Grande Ronde can be a lot of fun.  What’s even more fun is low water rafting trips where you catch steelhead.  Low water for purposes of the Grande Ronde is somewhere below 750 cfs.  … Continue reading →

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Early Steelhead on the Imnaha: September 15, 2012

Posted on September 20, 2012 by grant

When September hits it is hard for me to not think about Steelhead.  Although September is early to find steelhead in most eastern Oregon waters, it doesn’t stop me from dreaming of them, tying flies for them and heading to … Continue reading →

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Packrafting the Minam River from Bearwallow Trailhead: July 27-29, 2012

Posted on September 19, 2012 by grant

On my previous packrafting trip into the Minam River two weeks earlier I had tried to talk Jerry into hiking in from the Bearwallow trailhead up to Standley and then down into the canyon a few miles upstream from Red’s … Continue reading →

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What the . . . HAIL! July 17, 2012

Posted on September 18, 2012 by grant

Sometimes I come up with good ideas for adventures and sometimes I come up with less good ideas.  But I hate to call many of them, even if they go badly off script, bad ideas.  One idea that went somewhat … Continue reading →

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Packrafting the Minam River from Red’s Horse Ranch to Minam. First Test for the Baylee River Runner Packrafts: July 14-15, 2012

Posted on September 8, 2012 by grant

I have been planning a packrafting trip on the Minam River all winter.  Most float trips on the Minam River begin at Red’s Horse Ranch in the middle because there is a small section of property here that is not … Continue reading →

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Hiking the Entire Minam River: July 1-6, 2012

Posted on August 30, 2012 by grant

Over this past winter I decided that 2012 would be the year of the Minam River.  I have spent years learning the Wenaha River and Joseph Creek intimately and it is now the Minam River’s turn.  I made an initial … Continue reading →

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