278 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
TROUT GALORE 
By Ropert EF. Goop, of The Dalles, Oregon. 
On July 1, 1917, Charlie, Jim and I left The Dalles in the former’s 
big Studebaker, with Lake Odell as our objective point, but did not 
intend to pass up the Deschutes River by any means, for we all believe 
it to be the best stream in the state today. 
We made Madras the first day without much troubie, and decided 
to spend our first night out at Vanora, which is about 12 miles from 
there on the Deschutes. It is at 
this point that the big trout bake 
is held each year, which affords 
heaps of sport for fishermen 
from all over the state, and an 
excellent place to camp as well. 
We did not wait to unroll our 
blankets before going after a 
mess for our supper either, as 
the time of day was just right 
(5 P. M.). Charlie did not feel 
very well after the long, hot 
drive, and did not care tw fish, 
so Jim and I went after them, re- 
turning at about 6 o’clock with 
eight beauties—all we could pos- 
sibly eat. 
The next morning we stayed 
in our beds until about 7, for 
we were very tired. After a 
breakfast of bacon and eggs, hot- 
cakes and coffee, we started for 
A catch of trout from ee ee Bend, but had hard work getting 
made by J. D. O'Donnell, Robt. L. the, 
Good and Chas. Doyle, of The Dalles. there on account of One trouble. 
When about seven miles from 
Bend we had more trouble. 
Charlie was plowing through the dust at a pretty good speed when 
we struck something and stopped dead still. Finally, after we had the 
courage-to get out to see what had happened, we found that we had bent 
the axle in two places and broken four spokes all to pieces, but man- 
aged to limp into Bend the next morning. 
We stayed in Bend all day for repairs and started for Lake Odell 
at about 9 o’clock on July 4, arriving at the lake about 2:30. Have 
made several trips to the lake, but each time it looks better to me than 
the time before. Have never seen a more beautiful place in my life to 
spend a vacation, and the fishing is simply great. 
Bill Brock, who leases the land where the camping places are 
located, will exert every effort to make it pleasant for you while there. 
He has good boats and rents them very reasonably. He.also has 
Evinrude motors, for the lake is seven miles long and gets rough at 
times, making it difficult to row. We took our own motor along, how- 
ever, and found it to be just the thing. 

