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THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



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Doubtless, fishing on the McKenzie will be found to cor- 

 respond with that on the waters of other large rivers of the 

 Cascades mentioned above. Fly-fishing proper is better in the 

 earlier months of summer on the McKenzie. The fish reject 

 the artificial fly later because of the abundance of natural 

 fly food. 



A swing around southward and west, over the Middle, 

 South and Coast forks of the Willamette — all grand streams — 

 and then northward on the west side to Corvallis, and we 

 come to Mary's River and on up to Philomath and then fifteen 

 miles stage or wagon to Alsea, on the river of the same name. 

 This is a good stream from source to mouth, but little fished 

 and hard to reach. Still more remote, ten miles south of the 

 outlet of Alsea, is Yachats, a river which will satisfy the 

 longings of the most greedy angler. All this region south of 

 Mary's Peak is also abundant in deer and bear from mountain 

 summits to ocean. It can be reached conveniently by beach 

 roads from Newport. 



West of Corvallis, by the C. & E., down Yaquina River, 

 which offers little fishing, we reach Elk City, head of tidewater. 

 Here comes in the Big Elk, the larger fork of Yaquina, on 

 which, either trolling from a boat for sea trout, or a few miles 

 farther up at Parker's, fly fishing, I have enjoyed real sport. 



At Toledo, ten miles up from the bay, one can take a stage 

 ten miles further to the Siletz agency and from that point 

 reach good fishing on the upper waters of Siletz. Mr. Wallis 

 Nash of Nashville on the C. & E. road, tells me of great sport 

 on Siletz. There is a road in from Nashville. At Elk Creek 

 May's hotel affords a comfortable base, and there are good 

 accommodations also at Siletz. 



Seven miles south of Newport a small river known as 

 Elsa's River or the Beaver, affords fine fishing and big fish 

 at times, but there are local traits and tricks that it is profitable 

 to find out. 



We have now made the tour of the Willamette waters, 

 except Luckiamute, reached from Falls City and the South 

 Yamhill and Willamina, which are accessible from Sheridan. 



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