Sheila Piper new member from Heppner, Oregon: Hi, I'm a resident of Heppner, Oregon. I am 50 years old and a new recipient of a kidney transplant in 2017. Just trying to get back out...

Sheila Piper Loc: Heppner, Oregon

Hi, I'm a resident of Heppner, Oregon. I am 50 years old and a new recipient of a kidney transplant in 2017. Just trying to get back out their into the great outdoors. Discovering places to fish in Eastern Oregon and hoping to catch a lot of fish this year. Bass, trout, steelhead, salmon and anything else. So excited to get fishing and learn a lot more. I have a new fly rod I'd like to learn and just happy to get back out in the great outdoors!!

Sinker Rig Loc: Tampa area

Great post Sheila, loved it and hope you get back out there soon. I feel you have it

FourchonLa. Loc: Fourchon Louisiana, South Louisiana

Sheila Piper wrote:

Hi, I'm a resident of Heppner, Oregon. I am 50 years old and a new recipient of a kidney transplant in 2017. Just trying to get back out their into the great outdoors. Discovering places to fish in Eastern Oregon and hoping to catch a lot of fish this year. Bass, trout, steelhead, salmon and anything else. So excited to get fishing and learn a lot more. I have a new fly rod I'd like to learn and just happy to get back out in the great outdoors!!

Welcome to the stage. Plenty of folks on n here from your area of the country. Hope you’re able to live your dreams. Good luck and post some pics of your fish.

mistred64 Loc: Grayslake, illinois

Welcome Sheila, glad things worked out and you're healthy. I've never been to Oregon so I can't help you but others will come along and give you advice that works for you.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Sheila Piper wrote:

Hi, I'm a resident of Heppner, Oregon. I am 50 years old and a new recipient of a kidney transplant in 2017. Just trying to get back out their into the great outdoors. Discovering places to fish in Eastern Oregon and hoping to catch a lot of fish this year. Bass, trout, steelhead, salmon and anything else. So excited to get fishing and learn a lot more. I have a new fly rod I'd like to learn and just happy to get back out in the great outdoors!!

Welcome to the Stage Sheila, and congratulations. Good luck in your new endeavors.

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

Welcome to the stage, hope your quest for fish is served up 10 fold. Just getting out and fishing is almost as good though. Please post photos of your catch, it'a always good to see someone catch them

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Sheila Piper wrote:

Hi, I'm a resident of Heppner, Oregon. I am 50 years old and a new recipient of a kidney transplant in 2017. Just trying to get back out their into the great outdoors. Discovering places to fish in Eastern Oregon and hoping to catch a lot of fish this year. Bass, trout, steelhead, salmon and anything else. So excited to get fishing and learn a lot more. I have a new fly rod I'd like to learn and just happy to get back out in the great outdoors!!

Welcome to the stage S P. If you go to the user list at the top of this page and click on it you will see a section that you can find other fishers in your area if you are looking for local info. All you need to do is private message them.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

plumbob wrote:

Welcome to the stage S P. If you go to the user list at the top of this page and click on it you will see a section that you can find other fishers in your area if you are looking for local info. All you need to do is private message them.

Welcome to the Forum, SP. Good luck with your endeavors. It's always nice to have a woman on board, it keeps us crusty, old farts, honest, or at least somewhat honest. Good luck

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Welcome Sheila, good luck when you get after those fish!

peter stratton Loc: lewes de.

Welcome to the out-liers club. Fished on the Elwah river for trout and steel head. Great river especially below the dam.

peter

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

Welcome, fellow Oregonian !
I am in the southwest corner of our fair state, so, sorry I can't be of much help on specifics. Jeremy from Portland might have some ideas, idk. Glad to hear that you are doing well and getting back into enjoying the sport !

Captain Lahti Loc: Kennewick, WA

Welcome! I’m up in Kennewick so don’t fish Oregon but you’ve got some good opportunities near by I’d love to fish. Of course steelhead above McNary this fall primarily, watch the fish counts. Some of the biggest walleye ever caught were below McNary and John Day but is better from a boat. The upper reaches of the Umatilla and Walla Walla are good trout streams for fly fishing and of course bass along the Columbia. There are a couple lakes up in the Blues close by that are great trout fishing. You shouldn’t have any trouble keeping busy. Even over into the upper Grand Ronde.

Sheila Piper Loc: Heppner, Oregon

Sinker Rig wrote:

Great post Sheila, loved it and hope you get back out there soon. I feel you have it

Thankyou so much. Headed to the John Day River tomorrow. Going to try and catch some smallmouth bass!

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Sheila Piper wrote:

Thankyou so much. Headed to the John Day River tomorrow. Going to try and catch some smallmouth bass!

With the fly rod?

Gary Northrop Loc: Richland WA

I used to hunt turkeys in your area and occasionally found small ponds stocked
with smallmouths. I suggest you contact a Fish/Wildlife agent in your area for info.