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Reflections and Ice cream cones on Crane Prarie Reservoir

May 27th, 2008 · No Comments

On Saturday of this Memorial Day Holiday, Lou Verdugo, Caddis Fly employee/guide and Ken Crangle, set out for Crane Prairie for an afternoon of fishing. Using Scientific Anglers “Stillwater” 5wt lines they headed out from Rock Creek launch toward Rocky Point on a gray day.

Fly selection for the day was a […]

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Tags: Central Oregon Fishing Report · Oregon High Lakes

Summer steelhead still swimming free in the Siletz

May 27th, 2008 · 13 Comments

Matt and I decided to skip the higher water on the Mckenzie on Sunday and head up to the Siletz river where the flows are more managable. The Siletz heads in some of the highest mountains in the Coast Range and hosts runs of spring and fall chinook and winter and summer steelhead.  The summer steelhead […]

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Tags: Coastal Steelhead Fishing · Summer Steelhead

Fishing continues to improve on the Mckenzie

May 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Fishing was so encouraging on the lower Mckenzie River Sunday I had to get out this Monday as well. We found fewer bugs, the weather was a bit cooler, but fishing was very good. The larger fish on the lower river are really looking up more now. They are recognizing the larger caddis and taking them […]

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Tags: McKenzie River