Oregon Fish Falling From Sky

By Joseph Friedrichs, 4-14-08

The fishing was so splendid in Oregon last week that fish were falling from the sky. Literally.

A construction crew in Salem was working on a rooftop when a 10-inch rainbow trout fell from the heavens and landed at their feet. Although the crew was confused out of their minds when the fish initially hit the roof, they eventually located a bald eagle flying overhead that likely had dropped its lunch.

The Statesman Journal”>The Statesman Journal reports that Memo Lopez was working on the rooftop when the trout arrived.

“I don’t know. I thought like maybe it was a rat or something like that,” Lopez said.

Although the Salem rooftop trout likely arrived from an eagle, the fishing was prime in Central Oregon last week. I bagged a couple rainbows from the Deschutes in Bend, and my sources tell me the fishing at Alder Spring and Wychus Creek were excellent as well. There’s no telling how long the decent weather will hold out, so we hope to see you at the water soon. Then again, you could always just wait and hope a trout falls from the sky.