I once went to the Grande Ronde unintentionally. I got there during Labor Day weekend and it hot and waaaay too early for steelhead. We had the place to ourselves for what it was worth. It is very interesting country.
I'm usually good at reading a map and estimating drive times. Driving out there certainly schooled me about the vastness of eastern Oregon and humbled me on my estimating skills. Leaving Portland on at noon on day one it took until late afternoon of day 2 to get there. I managed to get a few resident trout for my considerable effort. It was another looooong trip out of there and down through central Oregon
It sure would be nice to fish it properly and in season. I've seen presentations by guides that lead small mouth bass trips on the Grande Ronde. That looks like fun, too.
“Behind mountains, more mountains.” - Haitian proverb
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