Join your favorite “expert at being terrible,” Michael Ruffino, for a jam-packed episode of Terrible at Fishing! This week, Michael shares insights straight from a recent fly-fishing club meeting featuring ODFW biologist Bill Tenniswood. From thawing lakes like Fish Lake and Lake of the Woods to hot crappie spots like Gerber and Willow Valley, Michael covers the best early-season locations for bass, trout, and panfish.

He dives into the effects of drought recovery, the return of fish to eastern Oregon reservoirs, and some fascinating fish-stocking updates—including shocking methods used during dam removals. Get the scoop on bass spawning in Bonanza, fly patterns that work, and even a trout that ate a rat (yep, a whole vole).

Later, Michael breaks down what’s happening on the Klamath River post-dam removal, wh ...