The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Mikey Wier of SoulFish fame is working hard to catch some wild Oregon winter steelhead. In this blog post from The Cleanest Line, Wier tells the tale of hiking into the Kalmiopsis Wilderness to fish the headwaters of either the Chetco or Illinois River. From Wier’s post:
After post holing through the snow, climbing over trees […]

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The Green McKenzie Caddis should be hatching in the next week or so. This large green caddis adult tends to flop around on the surface and the CDC hackle on this imitation kicks off a lot of action and the fish love it. You want to get the CDC fibers splaying off the stem — […]

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Steelhead had been passing Willamette Falls at a steady clip the last few weeks but the past few days have seen warmer temps on the lower Willamette that triggered the stampede.  The last three days of April saw 622 sea-run bows blow past the window bringing the summer steelhead to count to 1,968.  They are already here […]

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