The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Late this week has provided some of the best ocean conditions we have had in a long time. The best site I have found to track the seas would be http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/west/westmz.htm

Bust out the big rods and shooting heads ASAP! Check out some of these pics from first time saltwater fly fishermans Troy Russell and [...]

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Today I fished the lower McKenzie from Deerhorn down to Belinger. The river was as low as I had fished it in 2009. Drop offs, seams, midstream depth changes and structure were far more evident with the water around 4000cfs. The river really looks great.  Around 2pm things warmed up and March Browns hatched in big [...]

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We’ve been hearing more and more reports from anglers catching steelhead on the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers.  Hatchery steelhead are trickling in. So far the numbers are less than impressive, but fish are being caught below Leaburg Dam on the McKenzie and throughout the Willamette below Dexter Dam and on into the town run. Good patterns include [...]

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A photo slide show from Barbara May from the McKenzie River Wooden Boat Festival.

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March and April can be a great fishing months  around Missoula Montana. A few years back my wife’s sister moved out to a beautiful log home on the way up to Snow Bowl ski resort. Since then it hasn’t been to tough to convince me to visit the family. Much like the McKenzie and Willamette spring [...]

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Calm overcast conditions had the lower McKenzie and Middle Fork of the Willamette fishing well the past few days. The McKenzie is still running a bit high but still at a very nice level. The lower river is maintaining the best water temperatures and nymphing remains the most productive strategy. Use Mega Princes, Possie Buggers, [...]

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Support Trout Unlimited Chapter 678 and Bull Trout with this great new T-Shirt. Original artwork by David Wilson, and 100% of the proceeds go to protecting and restoring bull trout habitat in Oregon. Cost $25. Buy yours today, online or in the shop. Sizes Medium-Double XL.

Back of the shirt: Salvelinus confluentus Bull Trout
In Oregon, bull [...]

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