Author: Scott Turo
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Deschutes Steelhead Adventures
It’s been a while since my last post. There is no reason for concern though. The self guided adventures have been continue with the stories to follow. 2014 was a “better” year for steelhead in the Columbia River system with 325,452 past Bonneville to date. For some perspective the 10-year average for the date is 350,593.…
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Deschutes River Donkey Steelhead Rodeo Style
There are steelhead in the river from the dam to the mouth and have been for weeks. Where and how many is anyones guess. We here at The Turb Memoirs strive to find quality, consistent sporting action in order to produce the verbal and visual art form that brings you back. That is no easy…
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Lower Deschutes River October 2013
October is fishing time in these parts. With the low steelhead run this year we knew a few chinook (record fall run return year) would help fill the lull between yanking steel. Russ is just back from a publicity tour for his new book “Row of Turds.” Proudly landed a gnarly specimen of the chinook…
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Deschutes redsides on the feed
Turb media group documented the hatches of the Deschutes yesterday with Littleleaf Guide Service.
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Plumpkin Pleasure
Spring has sprung here in the high desert of central Oregon and transitioned into summer rather quickly. Temps have been well into the 80s here for the last two weeks or more. Rain has been scarce and folks are worried of what the dry season might bring. As we await the furious top water action…
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Swung the fly–winter steelhead
Oregon winter steelhead Photo-book January 2013 First Oregon winter steelhead on a fly swung off the two hander. Photo Credits edhepp.com theturbmemiors.com Barton Ltd Fish Fish the Swing Just a few more shots to tell the story Getting “Pumped Up” Oregon Coast Next time fresh sand shrimp under a float. Are you up for it?
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John Day Birthday Float
Well my birthday falls two days after Christmas and my “giving” employer allows all staff to get a paid day off on their birthday. This year I strung together the holidays, my birthday, and my remaining “use or loose” time to have a week long winter break. Actually, I had no choice seeing as the…
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Holiday Float Season Finale
The excitement of opening day has made it through the season to the last waning days. My excitement peaked when Russ Mitchell showed interest in a late season probing of the Deschutes. Russ was fresh off an autograph and publicity tour. Vintage sports memorabilia kills in the collectors circuit. Russ is no stranger. As an…
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Deschutes River Fishing Report September 12th, 2012
Just a quick report on the steelhead fishing from the lower Deschutes. I skipped out of work at noon this past Wednesday and headed to the lower Deschutes River. After a quick sandwich at the pizza shop in Maupin I picked up a snack for the afternoon at the market and headed down river to…
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