Here is spectacular salmon fishing. Try it out and plan to 

 come back for a whole summer. 



August 75. The Lower Deschutes. Take-off town, 

 The Dalles, Oregon. 



Get ready for the steelhead run on the Lower Deschutes, near 

 where it joins the Columbia. This is the Main Event. It starts 

 after August 15 and continues well into September. These sea- 

 going rainbow trout are at their best on the end of a flyrod 

 leader. World's record, 28 pounds on a fly. Steelhead flies are 

 special creations, and why the fish strike is a mystery, since they 

 do not feed during spawning migrations. But strike they do, and 

 the results are dynamite. 



A float trip down Oregon's famous McKenzie River makes a 

 restful finish to a timetable fishing trip through the Pacific 

 Northwest. There are numerous launching and take-out sites 

 on the river, so the float trip can be of any length. Fishing is 

 good in early September and ideal for the angler who prefers 

 flies. Mostly he'll get rainbow. 



Thus terminates a season of timetable fishing. You arrived 

 at each bit of water at the height of its productive period. Not 

 everyone has the opportunity to spend an entire season on a 

 fishing tour, but even for a shorter trip a timetable will pay off. 

 With the right luck and weather you'll be off to a good start. 



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