SPORTS
East Oregonian
B2
Tips for tempting the trout
GARY
LEWIS
ON THE TRAIL
E
arly in the year —
January and Febru-
ary — my dad was
fishing a couple of our few
lakes that had open water
and he was frustrated. His
friends were catching more
and bigger fish than he was,
by two to one.
A person can chock that
up to luck and say, “That’s
just fishing,” but a person
can also do something about
it.
I asked him, “Dad, do
you want to catch more fish
than your friends?”
To which he said he did.
“Then you need to put an
Action Disc in front of your
fly.”
Dad immediately placed
an order from Wigglefin.
com, figured out how to rig
the disc and barely a week
later, he sent me a picture of
a 23-inch rainbow he caught
out of Prineville Reservoir.
He was catching more and
bigger fish than his buddies
and last time I checked, he
hadn’t told them about the
Action Disc either.
That gave me an idea.
One of our local lakes kicks
out big fish in February and
March and I knew there
had to be a good one there
for me. I thought if I could
get there early enough on
a Saturday, I might catch a
fish at the inlet. When we
pulled into the parking area,
another guy was walking
down to the water ahead
of us. As it turned out, he
walked to the wrong spot.
Dad and I crawled down
the cliff and perched on a
narrow ledge above the fast
water where it empties into
the lake.
I knotted on a Mack’s
Lure Smile Blade Fly, in
rusty orange. The Smile
Blade is a small mylar
spinner at the head of the
fly, which gives the fly
action and flash. To up the
ante, I dressed the fly with
Pro-Cure crawfish gel scent.
I fed line into the current
and wham! It broke my
leader with one grab and a
headshake.
I cut the 4X tippet off,
trimmed it back to about
8-pound test and tied on
another Smile Blade Fly,
dressed it with crawfish
scent and three casts later,
had another grab. It came
to the surface so fast, it was
dancing just off my rod tip
a moment later and then it
headed toward the bottom,
where it tried to saw the
line in the boulders then
started a long run out into
the lake. Dad was so excited,
I thought he was going to
fall off the cliff. Eventually,
I was able to calm the fish
and Dad enough that he was
able to net the gnarly 21-inch
broodstock trout for me.
There are times when
trout will follow our flies
and peck at the tails or
otherwise short-strike.
Sometimes trout follow out
of curiosity and don’t bite
at all. That little bit of chaos
that an Action Disc or a
Smile Blade imparts to the
fly is sometimes the differ-
ence.
In places like Wallowa
Lake, Phillips Reservoir or
Willow Creek Reservoir,
where the fish can run a little
bigger, the Mack’s Smile
Blade Fly is a great trolling
option. Where the fish are
8- to 12-inch legals, a better
choice might be a white,
olive or black beadhead
Woolly Bugger. Other good
leech patterns for casting
and trolling include blood
red, black and olive tung-
sten or beadhead Mohair
Buggers. Leeches should
be weighted at the head so
that they sink or wobble
when the fly isn’t moving. If
you have to catch more and
bigger fish than your buddy,
rig with an Action Disc.
The fish-catching prin-
ciple at play here is that as
the fly is drawn through the
water, pressure builds on
Records:
Continued from Page B1
A family affair
The road to the 500-pound
club has not been an easy one
for Logman.
He got sober six years ago
and got back into lifting. He
had a setback in July 2019 with
a torn distal biceps tendon.
“That happened when
I was deadlifting,” he said.
“That put me out of commis-
sion for quite some time. A
good six months after surgery
I pulled 591 (pounds).”
The sport also has strength-
ened his relationship with his
son.
“Doing it with my kid is the
biggest joy,” Logman said.
Christopher Logman, a
freshman at Pendleton High
School, will compete in the
Teen 275-pound class. He
will compete in all three disci-
plines — bench, deadlift and
squats.
“He is a strong kid,” Dan
Logman said. “This will be his
second meet. What the records
are right now, he should set
records for his age group.”
At present, Christopher’s
top marks are a 240-pound
bench press, 405 in the dead-
lift and a 385 squat.
Peal:
Continued from Page B1
“I’m just up there to hit,” he
said. “I hate getting walked.
I’m not thinking a whole lot
up there. Overthinking is the
biggest problem for a lot of
people.”
On the mound, Peal has
had quite the start to the
season. Through 15⅔ innings,
the right-hander has given up
two hits, allowed one run and
has an ERA of .002. He’s also
struck out 32 and walked five.
“It’s a lot better than I
expected,” Peal said. “Levie
(Phillips) has stepped up
behind the plate, and the
defense has stepped it up, and
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian
Christopher Logman, left, Dan Logman and Donald “Eagle”
Williams pose for a portrait at the Round-Up Athletic Club
in Pendleton on Thursday, May 6, 2021.
‘It’s an amazing sport’
Whereas Dan will be
competing equipped — a cate-
gory that allows a power shirt
— Christopher and Williams
will be raw lifting with just
the aid of knee sleeves, an
approved singlet, a lifting belt
and chalk.
Williams, who is a member
of the Confederated Tribes of
the Umatilla Indian Reserva-
tion, grew up in Oklahoma but
returned to the Pendleton area
in 2018.
that has boosted my confi-
dence.”
In this shortened season,
his anemic ERA would not
be eligible for the state record
book, should it remain where
it is. Pitchers have to have
a minimum of 50 innings
pitched. The TigerScots
simply don’t have enough
games left for him to reach
the required innings needed.
The TigerScots are 3-4 this
season heading into a Satur-
day, May 8, home double-
header with Stanfield/Echo.
Peal will start one of the
games, but how long he goes
depends on his pitch count.
Pierce would like to keep him
in the 60-pitch range to make
sure he can pitch on Tuesday,
May 11.
He has been lifting for 11
years, and doing competitive
powerlifting for five years. He
will compete in the Masters
275-pound class in all three
disciplines.
“It’s an amazing sport,”
Williams said. “You are the
only one on the platform.
There’s a lot of adrenaline and
a lot of fear, but it’s a beautiful
thing.”
Williams, who works at
Energy Trust of Oregon, won
a USPA National Champion-
ship in Las Vegas in July 2018,
No matter what he does
the rest of the season, nothing
will match his performance
against Dufur on May 1, when
Peal held the Rangers to one
hit and struck out 11.
“Against Dufur, I chal-
lenged him to do something
special and he did,” Pierce
said.
Peal was happy to oblige.
“Pitching is my favor-
ite part,” he said. “It’s a very
team game, but it’s more indi-
vidual when you are pitching.
There is only one thing I can
do and I have to trust my team
behind me.”
Peal also is the quarter-
back on the football team,
and he plays basketball, but
it’s baseball that has his heart.
“Baseball is definitely my
the concave front surface.
When the pressure builds,
the disc turns and releases it,
which turns the tube into a
lever, bending the line in the
opposite direction, kicking
the fly with it. The fly, repre-
senting a leech or baitfish,
appears to be wounded or
injured. And that makes it
hard to resist for a curious
predator like a big rainbow
or brown trout.
Slide the Action Disc up
the leader with the concave
side pointed toward the reel.
Next, slide on a small bead
or stopper to protect the
knot from abrasion. Dad’s
little extra trick involves
a blood knot and a short
tippet section of six to eight
inches, which results in a
slower action and wider
swim path.
Last night we fished
another of our local lakes
and Dad’s new favorite lake
rig definitely outperformed
the standard fly on leader.
Finally I took my own
advice and caught a nice
trout at sunset.
There. A little trick to put
a limit of trout in the boat.
Just don’t tell any of my
dad’s friends.
———
Gary Lewis is the author
of “Bob Nosler Born Ballis-
tic” and “Fishing Central
Oregon” and other titles.
To contact Gary, visit www.
garylewisoutdoors.com.
shortly before moving back to
Oregon.
He met the Logmans at a
local gym, and they also train a
few days a week at The Muscle
Shack in Walla Walla, Wash-
ington.
“It’s a great place,” Logman
said. “I’m blessed to be around
a lot of knowledgeable people
in the sport. There’s a lot of
science behind this sport now.”
All three competed in a
meet in March in Lewiston,
Idaho, winning their respec-
tive divisions, but with the
COVID-19 pandemic, compe-
titions have been hard to come
by.
“Through COVID, we
just had to make it work,”
Williams said. “Whatever we
could do, we did. When you
are a powerlifter, you make do.
This pandemic was a unique
situation, you just have to
make do.”
Williams will be trying to
set Oregon records for his divi-
sion. His top bench is 350, with
a 450 squat and a 505 deadlift.
He will be cheered on by
his daughter Brylee, 9, who at
times can be heard cheering
over the grunts and groans of
the lifters.
“She’s great,” Williams
said. “She has been raised in
the gym with me since she was
a year old.”
favorite,” he said. “My parents
have raised me as a baseball
kid since T-ball.”
Peal keeps his skills sharp
by playing summer ball in
Pendleton with the Pepsi
Diamondjaxx and Hodgen
Distributing.
“They have good coaches
over there, and they treat him
real good,” Pierce said.
Weston-McEwen should
be right back in the thick of
things next year. The Tiger-
Scots lose just one senior.
“We’re doing a little better
than we expected,” Peal
said. “We are heading in the
right direction. I’m look-
ing forward to next year. No
one will be having to fill any
roles. We are just going to get
better.”
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Saturday, May 8, 2021
LOCAL STANDINGS
Through games played May 6
Treasure Valley
Walla Walla
MEN’S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
Team
League Overall
z-Corban
10-2
15-3
Oregon Tech
6-2
7-2
Southern Oregon
5-3
5-4
Bushnell
5-5
6-6
Warner Pacific
3-5
5-8
Eastern Oregon
3-7
8-10
Multnomah
0-8
1-24
#-Lewis-Clark State
0-0
22-2
#-Northwest
0-0
4-3
#-College of Idaho
0-0
8-9
Note: Due to COVID-19 concerns, Ever-
green and Walla Walla have elected to
opt out of the 2020-21 season.
z-spring season champion
#-Teams that have opted out of spring
conference schedule
NWAC EAST DIVISION
League Overall
4-0
4-0
6-1
6-1
3-1
4-1
4-2
4-2
2-3
2-3
2-3
2-4
2-4
2-4
1-6
1-6
0-4
0-4
WOMEN’S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
CASCADE COLLEGIATE
CONFERENCE
Team
League Overall
z-Bushnell
9-1
11-2
Eastern Oregon
8-2
14-4
Oregon Tech
6-4
6-4
Corban
4-6
7-6
Warner Pacific
3-7
7-10
Multnomah
0-10
0-17
#-Lewis-Clark State
0-0
14-6
#-Northwest
0-0
6-3
#-College of Idaho
0-0
4-14
Note: Due to COVID-19 concerns, Ever-
green, Southern Oregon and Walla Walla
have elected to opt out of the 2020-21
season.
z-spring season champion
#-Teams that have opted out of spring
conference schedule
NWAC EAST DIVISION
Team
Big Bend
North Idaho
Walla Walla
Spokane
Treasure Valley
Wenatchee Valley
Columbia Basin
Yakima Valley
Blue Mountain
League Overall
5-0
5-0
1-0
1-1
6-1
6-1
4-2
5-2
3-2
3-2
2-2
2-2
2-5
2-5
1-5
1-5
0-7
0-7
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Team
League Overall
z-Lewis-Clark State
30-2
38-4
x-Oregon Tech
18-14
23-23
x-Corban
16-16
21-27
College of Idaho
11-21
19-28
Eastern Oregon
5-27
5-31
z-clinched CCC regular-season champi-
onship, tournament host
X-clinched playoff berth
NWAC EAST DIVISION
League Overall
14-1
21-4
9-3
10-6
13-7
13-7
9-5
13-9
5-11
5-11
4-9
4-9
2-14
2-16
1-7
1-7
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
CASCADE COLLEGIATE
CONFERENCE
NWAC EAST DIVISION
League Overall
16-2
17-2
11-3
13-3
4-2
4-6
5-7
5-7
4-6
7-9
7-11
9-15
4-12
4-12
1-9
2-13
0-0
0-0
PREP BASEBALL
5A INTERMOUNTAIN
CONFERENCE
Team
Pendleton
Hood River Valley
Redmond
The Dalles
Ridgeview
Crook County
League Overall
7-0
9-1
5-2
6-4
3-3
3-5
2-4
2-8
2-5
2-8
1-6
1-9
4A/3A MID-COLUMBIA
Team
Richland
Walla Walla
Kennewick
Kamiakin
Hanford
Chiawana
Southridge
Hermiston
Pasco
League Overall
12-2
13-2
11-3
11-3
10-4
10-4
9-5
9-5
7-7
7-8
6-8
6-8
5-9
5-9
3-11
3-11
0-14
0-14
3A SPECIAL DISTRICT 5
Team
Burns
Vale
Wallowa Valley
Umatilla
Riverside
Irrigon
Nyssa
League Overall
4-1
6-3
2-2
3-6
0-0
8-1
0-0
6-5
0-0
5-5
0-0
4-3
0-3
0-8
2A/1A SPECIAL DISTRICT 7
Team
League Overall
Heppner/Ione
2-0
8-1
Weston-McEwen
2-0
3-4
Dufur/South Wasco Co. 2-1
7-1
Sherman/Arlington/
Condon
2-2
4-5
Grant Union/Prairie City 1-0
2-5
Stanfield/Echo
1-1
4-6
Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii/
Ukiah
1-3
5-4
Adrian
0-0
0-1
Lyle/Wishram/
Klickitat/Trout Lake
0-2
1-9
Union/Cove
0-2
0-7
Glenwood
0-0
0-0
5A INTERMOUNTAIN
CONFERENCE
Team
League Overall
Pendleton
6-0
9-1
Ridgeview
5-2
7-3
Crook County
4-3
6-4
Hood River Valley
3-4
5-6
The Dalles/Dufur/
Sherman/Wasco Co.
2-5
4-6
Redmond
0-6
0-8
4A/3A MID-COLUMBIA
Team
Walla Walla
Kamiakin
Kennewick
Richland
Chiawana
Hanford
Southridge
Hermiston
Pasco
League Overall
13-1
13-3
12-3
14-3
10-4
11-4
9-5
10-6
7-7
8-8
5-9
6-10
4-10
6-10
3-11
3-13
0-14
0-14
Team
Burns
Wallowa Valley
Nyssa
Riverside
Umatilla
Vale
Crane
Irrigon
League Overall
3-0
6-0
1-1
6-3
1-1
1-8
0-0
2-5
0-0
0-8
0-3
1-8
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
2A/1A-SD6 SPECIAL DISTRICT 6
Team
League Overall
Union/Cove
4-1
8-2
Grant Union/Prairie City 3-0
6-1
Stanfield/Echo
1-1
6-3
Weston-McEwen
1-2
6-4
Heppner/Ione
0-1
2-7
Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii
0-4
4-7
Adrian
0-0
0-0
Elgin
0-0
0-0
PREP BOYS SOCCER
4A/3A MID-COLUMBIA
COLLEGE MEN’S
SOCCER
NWAC EAST DIVISION
Team
Blue Mountain
North Idaho
Wenatchee Valley
Columbia Basin
Spokane
League Overall
4-1-4
4-1-4
4-2-1
4-2-1
3-0-2
3-0-2
3-3-0
3-3-0
2-3-2
2-3-2
1-3-1
1-3-1
0-5-0
0-5-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
3A SPECIAL DISTRICT 2
Team
League Overall
z-Southern Oregon
26-1
45-3
x-College of Idaho
22-5
35-14
x-Oregon Tech
21-6
38-8
x-Corban
16-11
25-21
x-Eastern Oregon
10-17
16-30
x-Warner Pacific
10-17
19-23
Carroll
9-18
15-30
Bushnell
9-18
13-33
Northwest
7-20
8-30
Providence
5-22
5-29
z-clinched CCC regular-season champi-
onship, tournament host
x-clinched playoff berth
Team
North Idaho
Walla Walla
Big Bend
Columbia Basin
Yakima Valley
Treasure Valley
Wenatchee Valley
Spokane
Blue Mountain
NWAC EAST DIVISION
Team
Walla Walla
Columbia Basin
Spokane
Blue Mountain
Yakima Valley
North Idaho
Treasure Valley
Wenatchee Valley
PREP SOFTBALL
CASCADE COLLEGIATE
CONFERENCE
Team
Spokane
Big Bend
Yakima Valley
Columbia Basin
Treasure Valley
Wenatchee Valley
Blue Mountain
Walla Walla
0-3-0
0-0-0
COLLEGE WOMEN’S
SOCCER
CASCADE COLLEGIATE
CONFERENCE
Team
North Idaho
Wenatchee Valley
Columbia Basin
Walla Walla
Yakima Valley
Big Bend
Treasure Valley
Spokane
Blue Mountain
0-3-0
0-0-0
League Overall
4-0-2
4-0-2
3-2-1
3-3-1
2-2-2
2-2-2
2-3-1
3-3-1
1-2-2
1-2-2
Team
Richland
Pasco
Chiawana
Hermiston
Kamiakin
Kennewick
Southridge
Walla Walla
Hanford
League Overall
8-0-0 11-0–0
7-1-0
10-2-0
5-3-0
7-4-0
5-3-0
6-5-0
3-5-0
5-7-0
3-5-0
5-6-0
2-5-0
2-8-0
1-6-0
1-9-0
0-6-0
1-8-0
ON THE SLATE
Times subject to change
SATURDAY, MAY 8
Prep baseball
Pendleton at Ridgeview, 11 a.m.
Pendleton vs. Mountain View, at Rid-
geview, 1 p.m.
McLoughlin at Joseph/Enterprise/Wal-
lowa/Elgin (2), 1 p.m.
Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat/Trout Lake at Irri-
gon (2), 10 a.m.
Umatilla at Sherman/Arlington/Condon
(2), noon
Stanfield/Echo at Weston-McEwen (2),
11 a.m.
Prep softball
La Grande at Pendleton, 11 a.m.
Ridgeview at Pendleton, 4 p.m.
Umatilla at Heppner/Ione (2), 11 a.m.
Prep boys soccer
MCC playoffs: Hermiston vs. TBA
Prep track and field
Stanfield/Echo, Griswold, Ione, at
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College men’s soccer
Blue Mountain at Wenatchee Valley,
2 p.m.
College women’s soccer
Blue Mountain at Yakima Valley, noon
SUNDAY, MAY 9
College baseball
Columbia Basin at Blue Mountain (2),
1 p.m.
MONDAY, MAY 10
Prep baseball
Heppner/Ione at Grant Union/Prairie
City (2), 2 p.m.
Prep softball
Echo/Stanfield at Weston-McEwen,
4 p.m.
Prep girls tennis
The Dalles at Pendleton, 3 p.m.
Prep boys golf
Pendleton at Hood River, noon
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