Hello - new to the forum...

Hello All- Somewhat new to fishing and kayaking. Picked up a Hobie i11 (inflatable) in the fall and have been going pretty consistently since: Swan Island for sturgeon a half a dozen times, SMB in the Tualatin River, several lakes for trout, half-assed attempt at Springer fishing on the Willamette. Recently volunteering with HOW NWC and am trying to link up with HOW PDX as well. My goal is to acquire skills for salmon and steelhead but will fish almost anything as long as I can be on the water. See you out there! -Jeff 

Welcome! Glad you signed up. Lots of good folks and good info here. I'm planning to do some fishing on the Tualatin this summer - how is it?

I can't help but make a plug for our Angler of the Year challenge, since you like to fish for a variety of fish. It's a multi-species, year-long photo-entry fishing contest for the Northwest region.

Either way, glad you're here. 

Welcome. I am just two years into my Hobie and sold my 16ft Klamath and my drift boat. Never going back. Springers aren't complicated, they just require determination as much as anything. You want springers go find @minnowmagnet and just do what he is doing.