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March Brown Hatch goes off despite high water

March 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

This past Friday we led a large group of young fly anglers on an outing down the Mckenzie River. When we put all eight boats in the water a Deerhorn boat ramp the water level read 6300 cubic feet per second at Walterville and almost 10,000cfs at Hayden Bridge.

Hopes were not high. We knew the river […]

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Heavy Nymphs remain most effective on the Middle Fork

March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Moab Stones, Mega Princes and Kaufman Stones fished deep coupled with a Possie Bugger,  Pheasant Tail or March Brown Nymph under a strike indicator remain productive. The water is a bit high and wading opportunities are not as easy as when the water was at 400cfs running out of Hills Creek Resevoir. However Middle Fork fish are […]

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Tags: Middle Fork Willamette below Hills Creek

Steelhead numbers excellent on the North Umpqua

March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Winter steelhead continue to head upstream in a high and cold North Umpqua. While this is prime time for the fly fishing only section of the river, high water has made things tough. As I write this the river has come down a bit. At Glide the reading is under 4000 cubic feet per second. […]

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Tags: North Umpqua River Fishing Reports