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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Possibly the most hated gamefish in Oregon
Last weekend, I spent precious fishing time chasing the two most frustrating species in Oregon on the fly rod: Carp and surf perch. For whatever reason, I’m perfectly fine with a tough day on salmon or steelhead, but there’s something … Continue reading
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Final Oregon legislative action alert for today — ODFW budgets and Water management
As Oregon’s population grows more demands are being placed on our groundwater and surface water resources. Many of Oregon’s surface waters are already over allocated and increased groundwater usage will only serve to exacerbate this problem as temperatures warm , … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Conservation News
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Take Action: Protect the Metolius River
Are some areas too unique, too important to develop with 3000 single family residences? I think so and the Metolius basin is one such place. The cold, clear, spring fed waters of the Metolius are remarkable for their beauty and … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Conservation News, Uncategorized
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Tillamook Rivers need our help — Contact your state legislators
If you care about rivers like the Nehalem, Salmonberry, Kilchis, Trask, it is time to take a moment on their behalf. From Jeff Hickman’s blog The River Writes: A handful of Oregon’s state and county politicians are attempting to circumvent … Continue reading
Spey Caster Henrick Mortensen, free Zpey demo Monday afternoon, 3pm
Zpey rod designer and spey casting guru Henrick Mortensen will be conducting a free product and casting demo for Caddis Fly customers interested tomorrow, Monday May 18th. Henrick and the Zpey crew will be at Alton Baker Park at 3pm, … Continue reading
Green McKenzie Caddis Pop on the lower river
Anglers observed Green McKenzie Caddis on the lower McKenzie yesterday. We had confirmed sightings in the stretch between Belinger and Armitage and it is likely that the bugs are emerging throughout the river. The river dropped over 1000cfs since yesterday … Continue reading
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Rivers still running high but plenty of options exist for the weekend
The McKenzie and Willamette remain high but they are fore-casted to drop precipitously over the next 48 hours. Nymphing will be productive all day with Golden Stone Nymphs, Possie Buggers and Princes. Look for surface activity with Pale Morning Duns, Half … Continue reading
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Reminder: Trout Unlimited meeting tonight, new location
Tonight at 7pm Trout Unlimited Upper-Willamette, McKenzie chapter will be holding its monthly meeting at the Eagles Aerie, 1375 Irving Rd., Eugene OR. View Larger Map Tonight’s featured speaker is Andy Talebere, EWEB fisheries biogist. We’ll also be joined by … Continue reading
Rivers of a Lost Coast Q&A, post-show wrap
Last night’s showing of Rivers of a Lost Coast was a huge success. Thanks to Jay Nicholas of the Wild Salmon Center for coming down to give a great presentation and providing our raffle prizes, and to filmmakers Justin Coupe … Continue reading
Zpey demo and Scandi Style Casting Lesson
Zpey rod designer and casting guru Henrick Mortensen will be conducting a free product and casting demo for Caddis Fly customers interested this Monday May 18th. Henrick and the Zpey crew will be attending the Sandy Spey Clave this coming weekend … Continue reading
Fishing on the McKenzie improving
Despite high water Caddis Fly guide Ethan Nickel and guest Kevin had a good day on the McKenzie. All indications are that the high water will persist. Our reservoirs are full of water and spring won’t give up. The forecast is for a nice weekend … Continue reading
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McKenzie remains high but fishing decent
Yesterday I floated from Deerhorn Bridge to Belinger ramp on the McKenzie River. A long float for 5 hours but when the river is running in excess of 6500 cubic feet per second , you need some distance. We fished … Continue reading
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Reminder, afterparty info — Rivers of a Lost Coast Tues May 12
Rivers of a Lost Coast, a new fly fishing film about the history of fly fishing on the West Coast and salmon and steelhead conservation is coming to Eugene Tuesday night. Featuring legendary West Coast anglers Russell Chatham, Bill Schaadt … Continue reading
Omak Lake Lahontan Cutthroat fish porn
Chad Helms sends us this report from a recent Lahontan Cutthroat trip to Omak Lake, Washington. The majority of the fish were 16-18 inches with many in the 20-24 inch range and the biggest was around 26″. It has been … Continue reading
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