Despite the climbing temperature, the Middle Fork Willamette remained stable on Saturday as I floated from the Guard rail launch in Oakridge to Black canyon. The river level has since risen sharply and has probably adversely affected the fishing and definitely has made floating les enjoyable. Levels are still very high for productive bank fishing […]
Entries from October 2008
Wedded to the Possie Bugger: Middle Fork Willamette Fly Fishing
June 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Middle Fork Willamette below Hills Creek
Upper McKenzie River fly fishing: Olallie to McKenzie Bridge
June 30th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Last weekend we drifted from Olallie to McKenzie Bridge on the Upper McKenzie River. The water was high, running around 1600 cfs and water temperatures were still under 50 degrees by midday. Chris and guide George Recker ran the class IV rapid Fish Ladder twice to scout it out for 2008. The high water made […]
Tags: McKenzie River
Mike Brooks fly tying video: Syd Glasso Quillayute
June 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Friend of the shop, Mike Brooks, ties some of the most elegant flies we’ve ever seen. This pattern, originated by Syd Glasso, is an excellent traditional steelhead fly. Mike’s flies are on display in the Smithsonian.
Quillayute
Hook: Size 4-6 Tiemco up-eye steelhead hook
Thread: 6/0 hot orange
Tag: Flat silver tinsel
Tail: Golden pheasant breast feather
Body: Fluorescent fire […]
Tags: Fly Tying
Q&A with fly fishing photography pro Brian O’Keefe
June 27th, 2008 · No Comments
According to professional fly fishing photographer Brian O’Keefe’s website, he has been serious about fly fishing for the past 30 years. During the past 20, cameras have played a significant part in his outdoor lifestyle. You might say that is an understatement.
An Oregonian, O’Keefe has fished and photographed the most amazing location across the […]
Tags: Fly Fishing Profiles
Wooden Boat Repair: Fixing Gouges
June 26th, 2008 · No Comments
I slammed some bedrock hard last Friday drifting the town-run Willamette underneath the I-5 Bridge. I figured the water level had covered all the ledges in my line. . . it hadn’t. At the takeout I realized some damage had been done to the batten that would require some repair–this is the worst I’ve sustained […]
Tags: Oregon Fly Fishing Tips
Recommended reading: Dry fly pancakes and David James Duncan
June 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment
There is a lot of info out there on the interweb and we just don’t have time to blog about every single item, so here is a roundup of recommended links for those of you who are trapped at work, thinking about fish:
If you haven’t checked out Drawing Flies 365 yet, you should. Jeff (aka […]
Tags: Oregon fly fishing links
Steelhead streaming through “town run” on the Willamette
June 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Fresh chrome bright summer steelhead continue to move upstream on the Willamette and Mckenzie Rivers. Both rivers have dropped considerably and have excellent clarity. Fishing conditions are ideal. Overall numbers of fish are up over last year, it looks like we are in for a great year of local steelhead. The fish below were taken […]
Tags: Fishing Porn · Lower Willamette
Low-ball award for McKenzie-Willamette Rainbow competition locked up
June 25th, 2008 · No Comments
From an online pal, identifying himself as Flocko Segulz:
“In case you decide to go for a low-ball prize, I think that I’ve got it in the bag… This one was incidentally caught at around 7:30 PM, June 24th at Ben and Kay Dorris Park on a dark xcaddis.”
Also, just a quick update on the McKenzie […]
Tags: Fly Fishing Contests
Upper Mckenzie continues to drop and improve
June 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Sunday evening we got out for a couple of hours down from Paradise Boat ramp on the upper Mckenzie. Fishing was active, both with nymphs and dries. Earlier in the week I had put in at Frissel Bridge even higher up in the river. My thermometer read 44.2 at 9am. Yesterday at 3:45pm the water […]
Tags: McKenzie River
Oregon Deschutes Salmonfly video
June 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The team at Spirit River Studios posted an awesome YouTube movie from the Deschutes River salmonfly hatch. Check it out below:
Spirit River also has a great coastal winter steelhead video on their site.
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