ObSeRvEr's Fishing Log



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This is a log of my fishing trips and the resultant catches, as well as miscellaneous photos of the scenery and wildlife.



03-12-2014

19" Hybrid Rainbow Trout weighing 2.4 LBS Caught By Me In E.E. Wilson Pond.

09-16-2013

8 Yellow Perch caught by me in the Willamette River.

09-11-2013

2 Largemouth Bass, both about 16" in length and weighing just over 2 3/4 LBS each, caught by me in the Willamette River.

08-23-2013

15" Smallmouth Bass caught by me in the Willamette River.

08-08-2013

11" Bluegill weighing 1.1 LBS caught by me at St. Louis Ponds. My largest Bluegill so far.

08-02-2013

2 Smallmouth Bass caught by me in the Willamette River. The largest measures 18" and weighs 2 & 3/4 LBS.

07-21-2013

16" Largemouth Bass weighing 2 & 1/4 LBS caught by me in the Willamette River.

06-12-2013

18" Largemouth Bass weighing 2 & 3/4 LBS caught by me in the Willamette River. My biggest Largemouth Bass so far!

05-25-2013

2 Smallmouth Bass caught by me in the Willamette River.

05-08-2013

15 1/2" Smallmouth Bass caught by me in the Willamette River.

04-30-2013

1 Largemouth Bass, 1 Black Crappie, And 2 Bluegill caught by me at St. Louis Ponds.

10-23-2011

11 Catfish and 2 Yellow Perch caught by me and my friend at a lake near Independence.

A Largemouth Bass with an unusually light and silvery color caught at a lake near Independence (released).

10-21-2011

14 Catfish caught by me and my friend at a lake near Independence (My friend caught about 11 of them)!

10-20-2011

A 9" native Rainbow Trout caught in a local creek.

10-09-2011

17" Largemouth Bass caught at a pond in Independence.

10-01-2011

4 Rainbow Trout caught in Battle Lake by me and my friend. The largest is just over 13".

Battle Lake

09-03-2011

14" Smallmouth Bass caught in the Willamette River.

09-01-2011

Sucker caught by me in the Willamette River (released).

Smallmouth Bass caught by my friend in the Willamette River (released).

08-29-2011

3 Smallmouth Bass caught in the Willamette River.

08-27-2011

1 12" Smallmouth Bass and 3 Squawfish (Northern Pikeminnow) caught in the Willamette River. (The Squawfish are for crayfish bait.)

08-23-2011

3 Smallmouth Bass and 1 large Squawfish (Northern Pikeminnow) caught in the Willamette River. (The Squawfish is for crayfish bait.) The big Smallmouth is my largest bass so far, measuring 18 1/2" in length and weighing in at 3 1/2 LBS.

08-16-2011

Freddy, my pet American Bullfrog, just before eating a small Sculpin fish (hiding on the bottom in the rocks on the right).

08-14-2011

22" Carp caught in the Willamette River (released).

Freddy, my pet American Bullfrog, in his new habitat (I caught Freddy on a fishing trip).

08-11-2011

4 crayfish caught in the Pudding River (my first crayfish).

My first crayfishing spot in the Pudding River.

08-06-2011

17 1/2" Smallmouth Bass caught in the Willamette River. (my largest Smallmouth Bass caught so far, and maybe even my largest Bass of any type overall.)

08-03-2011

4 Smallmouth Bass, 1 Sucker, and 1 Squawfish (Northern Pikeminnow) caught in the Willamette River. (The Sucker and the Squawfish are for crayfish bait.)

The 4 Smallmouth Bass

The Sucker

08-01-2011

2 13" Smallmouth Bass caught in the Willamette River. (my first Smallmouth Bass and also my first keeper sized fish caught in the Willamette River.)

07-28-2011

Beaver swimming in St. Louis Ponds.

07-27-2011

Green Sunfish caught at St. Louis Ponds (released).

07-26-2011

Beaver's Lodge at St. Louis Ponds.

07-25-2011

Exceptional Largemouth Bass caught by my friend in a pond in Independence (released).

Exceptional Largemouth Bass caught in a pond in Independence (released). (the only one of two similar sized fish that I caught on this trip that I managed to photograph.)

Largemouth Bass caught at St. Louis Ponds. (my first keeper sized Largemouth Bass caught in St. Louis Ponds.)

07-24-2011

Turtle Swimming in St. Louis Ponds.

07-23-2011

Sunfish hanging out in the shallows in St. Louis Ponds.

A small bullhead caught in St. Louis Ponds (released).

07-14-2011

Nice Bluegill caught in St. Louis Ponds (released).

Baby Largemouth Bass caught in St. Louis Ponds (released).

07-04-2011

2 Deer that live at St. Louis Ponds (I see them almost every visit, and this photo was taken without zoom and represents actual distance, so they are quite tame.)

06-11-2011

2 native Rainbow Trout and a Squawfish (Northern Pikeminnow) caught in a local creek.

06-08-2011

2 Exceptional Rainbow Trout caught by my friend at Battle Lake (I got three smaller Rainbows).

05-11-2011

Rainbow Trout caught in St. Louis Ponds (my first time limiting out on trout)!



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