Species: Klamath Largescale Sucker (Catostomus snyderi) Location: Sprague River, Sprague River, Oregon Date: November 6, 2016 While I occasionally reference and link to articles I’ve written for the Herald and News or other newspapers on my blog, I try to generate new content for this site. But every now and then, I’ve already told the story of a new…
Species: Rock Greenling (Hexagrammos lagocephalus) Location: Brookings, OR Date: Summer 2012 This is really just a placeholder post. I’d originally counted the Klamath River Lamprey as a species here, after catching one attached to a trout. In revisiting this and due to popular opinion within the #SpeciesQuest community, I’ve replaced it with a Rock Greenling,…
Species: Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) Location: Topsy Reservoir, OR Date: May 29, 2009 If pigeons are rats with wings, bullheads are rats with fins. For whatever reason, Brown Bullhead catfish have established themselves as the invasive every real angler loves to hate in almost every major basin across the country. Oregon is no different. Why someone would ever decide…
Klamath River, OR Trip Date: October 12, 2014 The Klamath River is magical in October. The mornings are crisp and cold, and until the sun hits the water, your line will freeze if you take too long between casts. The afternoons are warm enough to shed the sweater and pants in favor of Hurley board shorts…
