The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Oregon’s coastal winter steelhead rivers continue to be in great shape. Last week’s rain pushed more fish into the systems and the quick drop in water levels has them kegged up in the obvious spots. Glo-Bugs fished under a Thingamabobber indicator are catching fish. We’ve been seeing mostly hens. A big run of bucks is probably on its way.

In this video, Wild Bill is battling a nice hen he hooked on his special Kamchatka egg pattern. She’s playing possum here, acting tired. But as soon as you take the pressure off and reach for her, she takes off and you’re scrambling to get line off the reel. Beautiful fish.

Only a couple weeks of winter steelhead season left — and it’s just getting really good. Get out there.