The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This week we talked to Jim Teeny, Oregon fly fishing legend about his new projects and product lines. This is an excerpt of that conversation:
What is the most exciting fishing you’re getting into these days in Oregon?
Jim Teeny: Spring Chinook — they start entering the rivers in June. You can always get this info […]

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This reader report is from Caddisfly Customer Brian Bell. He was accompanied by Roger Saydack and Tim Herrmann from Eugene.
What is the magic about the Opening Day of Trout Season, especially if you have already been fishing through the winter and into early spring, trying to lure trout to March Browns?
For the Deschutes, […]

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Trying to learn new knots can be one of the most frustrating steps in an angler’s development.  But there are definitely times that the right knot tied well can make the difference between a sweet shot of a huge fish or the dreaded long distance release.  Even the most experienced fishers don’t know every knot […]

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Opening Day is still closed for most of the Cascade Lakes due to excessive snowpack. Only Wickiup and North and South Twin have open boat landings along with Odell.  ODOT is shooting to have the remainder of the landings open by Memorial Day.  
The Middle Deschutes is now open as well as the Lower Deschutes. Remember when […]

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We took advantage of the sun yesterday and banged around on the Upper McKenzie River. It was the pellet head opener, but you wouldn’t have known it. The planters decided to wait for things to warm up, but we found some wild fish that were willing to mix it up. Mega Prince nymphs and golden […]

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Looks like we are in for some much needed warmth this weekend. Anglers should expect more numerous caddis hatches and a diminished March Brown emergence. Look for larger species of caddis and even a few golden stone adults to crawl out and dry themselves on suddenly warm river rocks. Try the following patterns, Hackle Stacker Flag Dun […]

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The pellet-heads are in! Per the ODFW recreation report, here is the trout stocking schedule for the McKenzie and Willamette River watersheds for opening weekend.
-Blue River above Blue River Reservoir was stocked with 1,500 legal-sized rainbow trout this week.
-Blue River Reservoir was stocked with 3,000 legal-sized rainbow trout this week.
-Carmen Reservoir was stocked with 3,500 […]

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Hands too cold to get the tippet through the eye of those tiny size 20 BWOs? This magnetic tippet threader might be the best $10 you ever spend on something hanging off your fly vest. Check out the video demo.

Sign up now for our Sharkskin fly line giveaway, through May 1st 2008.

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The Mckenzie River Wooden Boat festival is this Saturday at Eagle Rock Lodge.  This is a great chance to get out and see for yourself the history, evolution and present of these nimble, stable, beloved boats.!  This show is a fantastic display of the huge gift that the fishermen of the Mckenzie River gave to the world of flyfishing!

At […]

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