New to Oregon, looking for advice/boater

Hi all,

I moved to Oregon two years ago, to start grad school at OSU, and inadvertently took a break from fishing as school consumed my life and my rods and tackle collect dust at my parents' house in NY.  I am looking to make some fishing friends and I am wondering if there is anyone who might be willing to bring a busy, hard-working student out bass fishing or if there are any good bass club where I could fish as a non-boater maybe a couple times a year.  Nearly all of my tackle is in NY, but I could ship some of it here if there were opportunities for me to get out.  I'm willing to drive < 3 hrs from Corvallis, and will give gas money.  I can back trailers, and rig tackle and I'm good company!  I'm also skilled in mushroom collection and ID and can exchange guide services!  Any takers?

Cheers,

Rich