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Droppin Floats
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Приєднався 5 лют 2011
Lower Deschutes River-Pine tree to Beavertail Floatin N Fishin
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This a a video of a fishing outing done on the lower Deschutes River. We launched at Pine Tree Launch maps.app.goo.gl/mh5xTfkJZS1TLur6A and we took out at Beaver Tail Campground maps.app.goo.gl/59nZ3rCCHN8QnG4H7. We were unsuccessful in the steel heading. However, it was an awesome day for a float. And remember to "get on the river somewhere".
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This a a video of a fishing outing done on the lower Deschutes River. We launched at Pine Tree Launch maps.app.goo.gl/mh5xTfkJZS1TLur6A and we took out at Beaver Tail Campground maps.app.goo.gl/59nZ3rCCHN8QnG4H7. We were unsuccessful in the steel heading. However, it was an awesome day for a float. And remember to "get on the river somewhere".
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Love going down there! Wish my knees worked so I could crawl down the banks!
Love your stuff! Thanks for showing off the lower D
Heya bud ... this is my other channel. You and Al on the h20 - great to see. 'You have any idea where the next run is?' Good ole' Neves.
It's fun to get out on the river with people. The other guy I fished with gott deported to Switzerland.
Really enjoyed watching this video about float center pinning on the Deschutes. What is the key fob shaped gadget on the rod handle?
I'm glad you enjoyed it. The fob is a camera shutter control for my go pro. Make sure and check out my newest video on the Deschutes. ua-cam.com/video/PPT5zNnUeuA/v-deo.html
@@droppin-floats Cool I’m still on early GoPro version
Keep the steelhead in the water. No trophy shots.
Hey Jed, Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately, I retained this hatchery steelhead because it took a hook under the tongue and punctured the gill. In this circumstance I felt it was appropriate to get a photo with the fish. I normally keep the fish in the water as you suggest. Get on the river somewhere!
Yeah, that is a good spot 😀. Love the boat. Nice and compact. YOU NEED a bigger net my friend. Love to see the steelhead back in the system - seems it may be a decent year.
You are a Deschutes Jedi if you can tell where I'm at in the video. It's a spot that rarely gets touched by the fly guys if ever. The little raft is a game changer it has opened up a ton of water for me. It was a small miracle that I even had a net with me and yes I do need a bigger one.
The raft has two seats you may need some fly back over here and get your steelhead fix.
@@droppin-floats On my to-do list for sure
@@droppin-floats Call me Obi-Wan ... if I am in a floating device I hit that spot but never got anything. Great to see you did.
Great video! Thank you for sharing. 😊
Thanks for watching!
(Somewhat 😀) SCATHING review my friend!! 😩That rod is great for the D. I have caught multiple Steelhead on that little gem. 😀 Jimmy Legs for the win - I am confident that one day you will come around to the dark side 😉. And yes, I am a great fisherman.
I didn't think it was that scathing. The rod has grown on me a little bit. I dig that it's a four piece.
@@droppin-floats For me the rod is great fun - that is what I like about it. Small floats, small gear and good fun even with average trout - which is most of what one catches on a daily. I never used it with a Center-Pin though ... that may be the difference. I always had a tight-ish line from rod tip to float so I rarely missed fish. I also used 30lb braid - made the connection much nicer and casting better (I alsu used nice mono, but the braid was better) My drifts were also quite short ... between 20-60/75ft ... upstream a bit, reel in to keep the connection between rod tip and float, then slowly reel through the drift and once the float was looking like it was coming tight, flip the bale and let it run for another 20-30 ft. and then reel up.
@@dbagz.connect I bet you the braid is the difference.
@@droppin-floats Could be ... I tried both and enjoyed the braid much more than mono. But the spin reel may also be the ticket. It works just as well as a center pin (imho) for drifts. Maybe not as smooth, but smooth won't distract a trout. Your looking for quick coverage of an area - grid everything out in a 50-75ft. rectangle in front of you and hit all the rows (river direction).
Thank you for the channel and this video. I always enjoy watching videos of fishing on the Deschutes. Take care. 👍
Glad you like them!
Beautiful river! I've only been to the bottom of the trail a couple times. Knees are too bad to go down there now. Glad to see there's fish!
I do love the White River Canyon it's so amazing down there.
Marky Mark! Thanks for connecting. Dang I miss this place. Keepin' on with the Jimmy Legs I hope.
OH Yes! The jimmy legs are in the arsenal .That's an awesome Brown!!l
I used to jump off there when I was a kid I could catch fish with my hands going up the river there was tons of them looked like walleye or something
That's awesome. Maybe, you saw Pike Minnow they look similar to walleye.
They were probably brown trout?
Going fishing there next weekend.
Thanks for the fire updates Mark. Hate to see it happening, but thankful to get updates from you. Let’s hope this one gets under control and no lives, structures, homes, livestocks etc are lost. Got lucky with the long bend fire and best thoughts to all involved and close to this one.
No Problem.
You might have been lucky fishing at Badger Creek the other day. I hope that whole drainage doesn't get burnt out.!!!
I think Badger Creek campground area survived. I never heard anything about the fire getting that far up the canyon.
Be safe where's the cut to footy?
You will have to check out my other shorts. The video editor on my phone wouldn't let me add clips together. Sorry for the inconvience.
Be safe out there
Will do!
Dropping floats I support you because you are not to far and I like watching you learn. Great job on the videos you rock. This is killing me though. Small creeks like that size 18 p Adam's or smaller, no dropper ever on small creek like that. And cast right into the fast stuff and let the fly do it's thing. Those fish are so small and will eat really any size 18 to 24. I promise you will have a lot funner. Grab a 2 wt and you in bizz. O ya might as well fish 7 x just to make it that more intense. Good stuff brother I'll continue to watch I have not missed a video yet.
Hey, thank you for the support!!
Thanks partner ! I'm so glad that the fire didn't make it to that area . That's about the average size of them years ago from that area. But it's a beautiful area.!! We actually used to catch a little bit larger ones in the irrigation ditches.
It's a very beautiful and the small stream fishing is so much fun.
Love what your doing keep it up
It's been fun making the videos definitely adds a level of difficulty to a fishing outing.
Beautiful fish! It was over 50 years ago. But we used to fish up by Bonnie crossing and in the local Irrigation ditches. When we weren't hunting Squirrels ! Thank you for all the coverage of the fire!
No problem on the coverage. I'm glad no structures were lost.
When is the best time of year to fish it for steelhead
Late fall to early spring. It's an all native run no hatchery fish so it's catch and release only.
Hay my fishing brother...how about bonnie crossing area ? I have a long history of the area! Praying for everyone .Thank you!
The creek at bonnie crossing has been on my mind. I have never fished it, but I imagine there are some nice little fish in there. I will have to give it a shot.
Thx for update! Best thoughts for homeowners and my favorite river canyon
Thank you for the thoughts!!
Wish ya could get some rain over there. Always gets windy not good.
What a great on-point vid that just shows everything
I'm glad you liked it. I tried to get some closer shots. However, I was also trying to be respectful of the effort that was being made and not get in the way.
Damn I had a cabin over there 😊
Holy shit! Stay safe man!!
Maupin is safe! it was definitely too close for comfort.
Yo what’s up man you helped me the other day we came in when my oil cap came off my car😂 We ended up finding it on the road near beaver tail got so lucky
I remember that I'm glad it worked out.
Wow Al never shows me his secret spots! Great finding your videos here. Tight lines!
@@dolanpatj Al doesn't have any secret spots.....LOL
The way you say Madras 🤌🏻
Thanks for the info! I was there a bit ago and I got a 20 pounder
Awesome!! a 20 pounder is a nice catch for the Lower D.
Nice fishing trip! Glad you got to see that herd of sheep! I've seen a bunch down stream from Sherar's. I was just in Maupin Saturday to go to the book talk about the railroad in the library with my parents. Still need to stop by your store some day!
I enjoy seeing the different wildlife along the river. Yes, swing by some time and I get you pointed in the right direction on hooking some fish on the Deschutes.
awesome fishing man, great to see the dog with you aswell :D
I'm glad you liked it. I checked out your channel and I'll have to pick your brain about doing under water video. I have been thinking about getting some underwater footage on the Deschutes River.
@@droppin-floats thanks for stopping by my channel hehe, yeah for real you should try to get some underwater footage, its really exciting to see whats lurking down there while fishing
Great video You make fishing look so easy!
It comes with practice. I'm pretty spoiled living 5 minutes from the Deschutes River.
Place a Oregon sport fishing reg magazine on the truck dash and see what happens if a "next time" with ODFW.
I'll give it a shot.
@@droppin-floats I went a little crazy with my fishing van (carries my kayak). fishing stickers etc. I am not a van life person and the van is not a work mans van full of tools. ODFW has ignored me for past 2 1/2 years. Maybe more fishing stickers on the truck?.... signage info about your store in Maupin, UA-cam channel info. Frustrating I know, but you can't complaint your way to success with government. Good luck!
That was a wonderful week of weather! Nice catch!
It was a beautiful week. And fishing on the Lower Deschutes is always fun.
How do you put those floats on the line? I have never used one of those. I agree if you are going to be a trash the river bank stay in Portland or where ever you are from and trash your on house!
Hey John, check out my Tackle talk with Mark video. At the 1:50 mark I show you how to rig up my float setup. It's two sections of silicone tubing threaded on the line.
Ok saw the video. Understand how to use the different set ups. How do you put the float on your line, that is what I need to learn. Thanks!
@@johnculbertson1963 The clear tubing threaded on the lines stretches over the tips of the float. So the tubing holds the float on.
Nice test! How is the road down there? Is the washboard bad?
The washboard is typically bad down on the lower section below buck hollow. I was up on the pavement stretch near Maupin.
could I kindly ask that you remove your gloves before handling fish, especially native fish that are protected like Bull trout? There has been many studies that show the harm of handling fish with gloves and how it removes the protective slime the fish produce, especially wool gloves. Nitrile gloves are a good alternative to wear over your wool gloves if you rather not remove them. Here is a helpful video that shows the impact of wearing gloves --> ua-cam.com/video/a8VETvLLa0o/v-deo.html&ab_channel=SeanDolan
Hey, Thank you for the comment. I will try and remove my gloves going forward when handling fish.
@@droppin-floats thank you for understanding, wasn't trying to be a troll, just love our local fisheries and want to keep them healthy 🙂
Junky Truck Discrimination! LOL! Nice catch!
Junky Truck Discrimination is real!! I was stopped again in March for a total of three license checks in 2024.
Oh my! That’s crazy!
Great vid! Your statement was correct, Candle Creek Campground is down river from Lower Bridge. That is the furthest North you can go on the west side of the Metolius without getting onto Warms Springs Reservation. The gate you drove to by Lower Bridge Campground is as far north as you can get on the east side without walking in. Candle Creek is on the west side of the Metolius and down river. The river travels north. You can walk from that gate to Candle Creek and carefully cross at Candle Creek and fish back up the other side as well. If you are ever around there again and want to fly fish, I'd be happy to show you around. I live in Sisters. I help instruct a class on fly rod building in our Sisters Go Fish Club starting in March if interested as well. Everything I fish the Metolius with are carbon rods I've built in the club.
Got a question for you. Actually looking for a suggestion, I have fished for steelhead in Alaska but not here in Oregon. Now that I live here I need a suggestion on what rod, reel etc that I should buy. Fly rod, spinner etc. Can you help a retired 72 year old man out!
I caught all my steelhead in alaska with fly rods. I just bught a 10 wt fly rod that I am going to try out. Only used spinner/bait casters for salmon and on the ocean. I think your style sounds great. Looks like you don't have to be an Orvis fly casting champion to fish.@@droppin-floats
Nice fishing! I've been binge watching some of your videos today! I wish I could spend more time on the Deschutes, but my knees are so bad it's hard to get to the good holes.
Nice spot!
Neat spot! I haven't been up that road, but my parents were up there recently and said it was a good drive too.
So cool that you found your old pick up! The fishing trips sound great!
I'm definitely spoiled having the river so close.
Nice little hike. I wonder what the history of the road is.
Thanks its a great little spot.
Hi, new sub here! I live a few miles from Sherars Bridge. Just moved back a couple years ago. Sounds like you live in Maupin.
Yes, I live in Maupin a stones throw away from the Deschutes River.
Great stuff! Definetly tough fishing conditions, but it should improve over the next week!
The river should be in great shape in a week or so. However, it may take a longer for the section below White River. But I couldn't of asked for a better February day on the river.
Love these videos and the river reports! Next time I'm in town, I'll stop by the store and introduce myself!
Do that I would like to meet you.