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McKenzie River March Browns come off, water comes up

March 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Lots of March Browns on the lower McKenzie yesterday, big bugs – size 12 helicopters flying all over the river. We picked up some fish in likely spots — soft water, inside turns on riffles. We used 2-fly rigs — one possie bugger and a March Brown soft hackle.

Regular partridge and brown softhackles would work, […]

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Siuslaw River still very fishable

March 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today, the Siuslaw is at an excellent level for fly fishing. The river is at 5.11 and holding fairly steady. While this is a little low for the Whitaker Creek area, that level does present good wading opportunities and also allows your fly to easily get in the strike zone.  A level like that also eases pressure […]

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