PDX Crew Monthly Meet Ups

We don't typically schedule the meetups during summer months because it is usually harder to get a decent turnout, but there isn't any harm in asking if people are down to get one going.

We still need to do a Lake Oswego meet up We could make it look like a Bernie Sanders rally so if they try and stop us we can say they are violating our freedom of speech.

I'm all for a lake oswego meet-up, I've wanted to try fishing that for a while, it's public according to the law as far as I know, is there an issue with getting on the lake?

John

I fished there years ago on shore and an officer told us to leave.  Might be different if your on a kayak in the middle lake though lol... Big crappie there btw.

Snamighty

It is surrounded by private property. One of the ways people try to access it is over the railroad tracks. To do so means you were trespassing on rail property. If I were fishing that area, I would hit George Rogers park on the Willamette  for bass. They drained the lake a couple years ago, so I doubt it would even be worth fishing.

That's kind of the point of going there. The water is public.

Every summer a few paddlers of various sorts make a point of getting out on Lake O to push the public/private debate. Public access is available at the very NE corner of the lake where there is a plaza that has steps down into the lake, right downtown on Hwy 43.

Some Lake O people will swear that the entire lake, including the water, is private; the Clackamas Co sheriff's office has stated they will not get involved in disputes about boats on the lake - they will investigate trespass claims only on land. Whether it is worth the hassle is up to you.

 I'm a retired army guy who hates it when people tell me I can't use public property, life's no fun if you can't stir the pot once in awhile. 

http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18897-lake_affront.html

I'm a retired army guy who hates it when people tell me I can't use public property, life's no fun if you can't stir the pot once in awhile. 

http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18897-lake_affront.html

Interesting. I actually read the whole article too. I can see both sides of this one. But basically if it's public property then it's public property and limiting access to public property is generally frowned upon by state governments, is it not? Anyway, lots of nearby public water to access, although not a lot of lakes within a short distance of Portland.

I understand that if it is public, it should be open to the public. However, I personally wouldn't waste my time fishing a lake that was empty 2 years ago when there are some nice bass right across highway 43 in the Willamette. Plus in the evenings during the summer, the scenery can be quite nice. 

I understand that if it is public, it should be open to the public. However, I personally wouldn't waste my time fishing a lake that was empty 2 years ago when there are some nice bass right across highway 43 in the Willamette. Plus in the evenings during the summer, the scenery can be quite nice. 

And rumor has it, the O lake is seriously polluted. 

 Plus in the evenings during the summer, the scenery can be quite nice. 

Have to say, I do enjoy the # of paddleboarders out by Willamette Park or Sellwood, don't seem to get much fishing done tho  

Actually, Sellwood Bridge or George Rogers Park are great prime spots for fall sturgeon.  I usually fish there yearly starting mid October off the shore, but this year I'm planning to try it out off a kayak. Oh cdat, thanks for your service by the way.  I'm also an army vet (but not retired) so I know the feelings and frustration of not being able to fish where its supposedly public...so stir the pot!! lol

Do you guys fish the Wilsonville Canby area?