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OUTDOORS AND REC B2 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD FISH Continued from Page B1 Experiment If you want to try some- thing just for the sake of being contrary, join one of the two major political parties. If you want to try something diff erent while fi shing, consider using small lures for crappie or sus- pending a worm or minnow below a bobber. Crappie will crush these in low light, and you tend to catch larger fi sh with this method. Despite their lackluster eff ort once hooked, crappie will surprise you with their ferocity. I’ve caught 8-inch crappie on large, jointed Rapalas, spoons, Kei- tech swimbaits and even large live baits down South where that’s allowed. What I love most about SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2022 crappie is the minimal level of commitment they require to pursue. You can go out and fi sh for two hours after work with vir- tually no gear. You won’t need a net, probably won’t need bait or extra lures, and you can still crush it. The casual freedom of the crappie angler makes this fi sh a perfect mascot for the month of July, so go out and celebrate. McKay Reservoir is a great place to start. █ For similar stories, read the author’s book “Fishing Across America,” which is available for preorder now at https://bit.ly/3MKucLp. Sign up for every single CaughtOvgard column at www.patreon.com/ CaughtOvgard. Read more for free at caughtovgard.com; contact luke. ovgard@gmail.com. Thank you for your continued support of local journalism. Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian, File Boaters on June 2, 2021, recreate on McKay Reservoir outside of Pendleton. According to the Bureau of Reclamation, Pacifi c Northwest Region Umatilla River Basin Storage and Flow Diagram, McKay Reservoir is 42% full. TRAIL Continued from Page B1 File Photo The 2002 Biscuit Fire and 2017’s Checto Bar Fire, left the Illinois River Trail impenetrable, with downed trees and asphyxiating brush. The trail has impressive views like York Creek fl owing down the mountains and into the Illinois River. VISITORS Continued from Page B1 So, with that said, I struggled with whether I should take Tim and Shayla down to see the Owyhees or up north and see the mountains or even run over to Hells Canyon. Wow, too many great options to choose from. Since they’re ranchers I fi nally decided to run them down to the Owyhees to show them the big ranch country. I used to work with Simplot so I knew the ranching side of their operations. But after talking further, they told me what they’d really like to do is to go check out the moun- tains so we went up and hit them. Like I say, I think some- times we take for granted what beautiful country we live in. So, when your rel- atives or friends from out of state come to visit, take them out and show them the beauty of what you’re living right in the middle of even if it’s something as simple as hiking up a trail. Of course the outdoors revolves around seasons, so do what is in season. After fi res, backwoods trails like this are marred by burned snags falling on the trail. Later, the open areas typically get run over by ceanothus, tan oak and other brush that can block access for years. The Siskiyou Mountain Club, in a joint venture with the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, began opening short swaths of the trail in 2013. By then, the under- growth was so thick club members had to shed their packs and crawl along the trail, using pruning shears and saws to claim centime- ters of the trail at a time. “They were literally opening up the trail inch by inch,” Howe says. The crew includes interns from around the country, many of whom have had no wilderness experience but bring a zest for adventure. They end up fi nding an ordeal that can defi ne a lifetime. “We jokingly say on the trail Here’s what I mean by that. If it is January-March, take them to see the elk/deer in their wintering grounds. If it’s September/October, take them to see the aspens turning colors, if it’s spring, take them mushroom hunting. August? Take them berry picking. You get my drift, take them to do what you’d be doing if they weren’t there. that we go through the fi ve stages of grief every day,” Frison says. “Acceptance is usually where you end. The pack’s heavy. Your back’s breaking. Then you put your pack down at the end of the day, and you think, ‘Well, that wasn’t so bad.’” For years, club crews worked down the trail and into the remote Kalmiopsis. But it wasn’t until two weeks ago that crews plowed through the last of the choking brush on the Curry County side to fi nally reopen this iconic trail. “It was like a Golden Spike moment, after 20 years,” Howe says. But that moment likely will be fl eeting. The Whac-A-Mole never really goes away. It just surfaces some- where else on the trail. “We’ll have to go in next year and clear brush in some of these same areas of trail,” Howe says. “Maybe in fi ve years, when the brush grows up and shades the actual trail, you’ll get some stability.” “Well, stability until the next fi re,” he says. Another fun activity would be to go up at dusk and glass for bears, elk or deer coming out to feed. Something really fun would be to rent four-wheelers and go hit the trails. One time we rented a jet ski and had a big cookout up on a lake. Everyone took turns riding the jet-ski. Notice, most of the activ- ities listed above cost no more than the gas to get there. That’s the good thing about the outdoors, whether prince or pauper, everyone can aff ord to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Don’t sit at home and be a little urban yuppie deadbeat. Take your visitors out into the wilds and enjoy your outdoors. Gee, I ought to be a tour guide! 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