Hey trophydeer, that is super. I used to live in Pendleton, still have a grandmother that lives there. In all the time I lived there, I never fished the Umatilla. I have a few 'buds' that I met on here that live in Pendleton and fish the Umatilla, e mail me for their names and maybe you could hook up with em. I decided to take up fly fishing last summer and just went with a 8.5 foot, 5-6# trout rod and reel combo to see if I liked it and I was hooked from there. It is so fun! I caught like 15 trout in an hour on the Green river, what a blast. Now I tie my own flies and that can be fun and rewarding as well. I am anxious to get back to the states and try my luck at a fly caught steelie, great job man! Say, send me an e mail if you want and we can BS about stuff. Justin