Updates

As of Dec Jan 1, 2012

Fish & Wildlife News

Steelhead season is open in our area as is chukar hunting.

As is typical this time of year, the conditions change frequently and opportunties to fish and hunt are hard to predict too far ahead.

For the most part the river is normally moving slow, clogged with a few chunks of ice, shore ice, anhor ice, ice bridges, and ice rosettes, but sometimes has enough open water to fish from shore, in a few places.

During these condtions it  isn't practical to put a boat in the water, as ramps are too slick, and shore ice can be a big problem hindering launches.

Todays condition (as of Jan 1, 2012) is that the river has somewhat thawed, and is open to boat fishing from Spring Bar and downriver of that point.  Ice bridges still clog the main river above that point in various places.

However, the steelhead are still here, as they do winter in our area and will be here until spring when more light and rising temps will trigger their spawning instincts. So we won't be far behind them, once conditions improve and people want to go with us to give chase.

Mean time we will be pushing chukars around the hill, mostly contribbuting our part in educating them to hunter tricks, while simultaneously  getting a good cardio workout. Numbers of birds have been poor this year, due to factors I'm still scratching my head over. Probably a wet spring has been the biggest impact to chick survival, but more likely it is an accumulation of several effects.

But for those who are in good shape and like a challenging chase, there are some scattered birds here and there.  Me and the girls (Ember and Sugar) will be working the slopes until season closes (Jan 31, 2012). Come join us, if you dare.

Chukar Hunters:

Call now: 800-488-9872    $195/person  (some discounts available)

Season closes Jan 31, 2010

2012 Whitewater Season

Now is the time to start thinking about advance reservations for the upcoming whitewater adventure season. We run trips on two rivers in Oregon and one in Idaho.

Oregon:  Grande Ronde River and Owyhee River. Note: the Owyhee is only runnable in the spring, as it is high desert country and available water is limited. Both offer great family trips, with fun, not terrifying whitewater. Beautiful scenery, interesting side hikes, and unusual points of curious contemplations.

Idaho:  Salmon River - lower gorge - this is the bottom end of the famed: "River of No Return."

You can go back through our website for more info about these trips. And/or check out our facebook page for more pictures. Additionally, if you wish to get an idea about the personality of the guide most likely to be on your trip(that would be me, as I go on every trip, sometimes with additional help), then check out my blog. There I have put together misc information, sparked by many river adventures, and ideas that were spawned from such experiences on the water and exploring canyon terrains.

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https://www.facebook.com/Riverdoryfun

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