The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

If your fly boxes are a disaster, you should probably watch this next video. We tear apart 12 months worth of disorganization, throwing out rusty hooks and mangled flies. Then we organize my hodge podge of fly boxes into six small, workable systems, each designed for its own trip. Also, Chris put the Rio C&F [...]

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European orders under 4 pounds will now be $12.95. European orders over 4 pounds will pay actual freight and each customer will be contacted before we charge or ship your order.–CD

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Fresh from an enthusiastic reception at the FFF Expo in Albany, Jackson and Jay Nicholas will be at the Caddis Fly on Saturday, April 4 from 10am to 3pm, to demonstrate the art and science of blending custom dubbing colors and textures. Request a custom blend – we’ll mix you up a free sample!

Dubbing, [...]

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In this video, Derek Fergus, creator of the MOAL leech talks about how he created this favorite strung-out leech pattern, and some tips for tying it.

Fergus also talks about how he came up with some of his other strung-out versions of staple patterns.

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Gamakatsu has been making premium quality hooks since 1955. Made of high quality, High Carbon Steel Gamakatsu hooks are super sharp and consistently perfect out of the box. They are made in thier own facility, which is one of the most technologicaly advanced in the world.  Gamakatsu measures hooks by the sharpness, hardness, and viscosity of the point. [...]

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This March Brown pattern sits half in half out. It does a great job of imitating the may fly struggling to break the surface meniscus. The Klinkhammer will fool the pickiest of trout with it’s slim, sparse profile. Best results come by fishing the Klinkhammer dead drift down stream to rising fish during a March [...]

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The open beach is always difficult terrain to fish. There is just so much area to cover and conditions generally do not favor the fly fishing enthusiast. With spring right around the corner and calmer weather (hopefully) on it’s way the surf should mellow and opportunities for surf perch will present themselves. Should you want [...]

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