Daily Archives: March 7, 2008

Best McKenzie River March Brown pattern — how to tie the sparkle dun

Chris Daughters of The Caddis Fly Shop demonstrates how to tie the Sparkle Dun March Brown, a pattern he says is the hottest McKenzie River fly for this hatch. This fly is pretty easy to tie once you have the … Continue reading

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North Umpqua Fly Water heating up.

The river has been dropping steadily and good numbers of fish have been showing up in the fly water section of the North Umpqua.   Lead Eyed eggs or Egg-Sucking stones with an egg dropper are catching fish.  Fish slow and on … Continue reading

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McKenzie River: March Brown Hatch in infant stages

Currently the fishing has been decent for nymphing. While the snow melt is not blowing the rivers out it is keeping the water cool enough to keep the March Browns from a heavy emergence.   There has been a few reports of good B.W.O. … Continue reading

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