Monthly Archives: February 2008

Early season Mckenzie River March Brown Tips

Early season March Brown adult insects are bigger than the ones that hatch into April. Even guys over 95 can spot the big dark sailboats on the flat matte glarey surface of the Mckenzie in March. Go with size #12′s … Continue reading

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Oregon Weekend Fishing Forecast: Trout tomorrow, Steelhead Sunday

In a perfect world, we’d recommend trout fishing on Saturday and trying your hand on steelhead on Sunday. Here’s why: Rain is forecast and our coastal rivers are expected to rise fairly quickly presenting challenges for steelhead anglers of all … Continue reading

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2008 Northwest Fly Tyer & Fly Fishing Expo comes to Albany next weekend

The Oregon Council of Federation of Flyfishers is hosting it’s 2008 Northwest Fly Tyer & Fly Fishing Expo March 7-8 in Albany, Oregon. That’s a Friday and Saturday — it’s hard blowing a sick day and not actually fishing, but … Continue reading

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Congress members request Snake River dams study, Northwest delegation largely absent

The Snake River was once the most prolific producer of spring/summer chinook in the Columbia basin averaging 1.5 million of those fish per year.  In addition to spring/ summer chinook the basin supported fall chinook, coho, steelhead and a strong sockeye run.  … Continue reading

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Oregon Winter Steelhead Fishing Porn

Once again the “lowly glowly” (lead eyed egg) coupled with a “Thingamabobber” does it’s damage to wild winter run steelhead. Low water makes these fish a bit vulnerable to the angler willing to search out a lesser known steelhead run. … Continue reading

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North Umpqua fast and cold — like you like your women

The North Umpqua is staged for a tremendous winter run for wild steelhead. Water conditions are less than ideal being high and cold. Numbers are great over Winchester Dam. As weather warms and fish move out of the lower river … Continue reading

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Fishing Report: Middle Fork Willamette fishing fairly well

Hatch Note and Conditions:  I observed a decent hatch of #14-#16 Blue Wing Olives coming off but didn’t see any fish moving to take them.  I also noted some midges but no March Browns.   Size 10 Golden Stone Nymphs and … Continue reading

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Report: McKenzie River fishes well, will improve with warmer temps

Last week Chris Daughters tackled a large stretch of the McKenzie River, drifting all the way from Leaburg to Armitage — a long drift, not a lot of fishing. Local fly tying guru and guide Barrett did catch a 9lb … Continue reading

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Walleye population increasing in the Upper Willamette

A growing Walleye population could spell trouble for salmon, trout and steelhead in the Upper Willamette River. Walleye, invasive predators from the Midwest, have been found as far upriver as Lookout Reservoir. Biologists say it is improbable that the fish … Continue reading

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Oregon Coastal Steelhead streams heating up

Just a little disclaimer on our Oregon Coastal Stream reports: These waters aren’t big enough for publicized fishing pressure, so they will remain anonymous. Just assume that conditions and stories will be similar wherever your secret coastal stream may be. … Continue reading

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Fishing Report: Middle Fork Willamette (Below Hills Creek)

This week we spent an afternoon fishing below Hills Creek Reservoir on the Middle Fork of the Willamette River. The water levels were very fishable from the dam at Hills Creek down to the town run in Oakridge, Oregon. The … Continue reading

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