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Oregon River Maps and Fishing Guide

Reviewed by Scott Richmond

Oregon River Maps and Fishing Guide, Second Printing. 47 color pages in an 11 by 17 inch format. Published by Frank Amato Publications in 2005. $25.00 retail. Available in many Northwest fly shops or online.

had serious reservation about this book when it first came out (see the review). There were serious errors in the maps, and my advice was, "If you buy, don't rely."

Since the original publication of that review, I have received a second printing that corrects errors in the first printing. If the maps in the second edition are accurate--and they are a definite improvement over the first edition--then this is a useful book. It has access points, boat ramps, roads, and other information of use to anglers all in one place. I'm not keen on the way the fishing tactics are described, but the maps are nicely done and--according to the publisher--corrected. I'll have to take the publisher's word for that; the rivers I'm most familiar with are now more accurate than before, at least, so I assume other errors are fixed as well.

Unfortunately, the second printing does not say "SECOND PRINTING" anywhere. One way to check is to look on the page for the Deschutes River (page 43). If you find the Harpham Flat launch point, you're holding the second printing.

Bottom Line: The second edition is what you want. Read the review to learn how to get it. Reviewer Rating: 4

Scott Richmond is Westfly's creator and Executive Director. He is the author of eight books on Oregon fly fishing, including Fishing Oregon's Deschutes River (second edition).

Uploaded 09/13/2005.

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