The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Elk River, 2009
Saturday morning. Down the beach we went at daybreak - Bob, Ryan, and me. Paul and Jeff had abandoned us at the motel in the dark, sneaking away without even knocking on our door to see if we were awake.
Fellow salmon fishers, most carrying white plastic shopping bags, were [...]

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Rains come to Pacific Northwest and 12-foot waves pound the coast for weeks on end. For some, the guide season is on hold for a few months. The days are dark and the beers are darker. Might as well tie huge steelhead flies and have a few laughs on the South Coast.
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What are the top fly fishing Christmas gifts for 2009? Chris lays them out in this new video:

Top Fly Fishing Christmas Gifts
Glacier Gloves: Windproof fleece fold-over mitt
Cyclone Buff
Simms Windstopper Guide Jacket softshell fleece
Sage Vantage Fly Rod
Redington Youth Fly Rod Combo: Minnow
Echo Dec Hogan Spey Rod
Redington CT Fly Rod
Simms Aluminum Water Bottle
Simms Freestone Vest
Simms Headwaters Sling [...]

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On this Thanksgiving, we’d like to give thanks to you – the wild fish advocates – for standing up for wild trout on the McKenzie River. Thank you to all of the people who signed petitions, sent letters, filled out angler preference surveys and joined the McKenzie cause on Facebook. Here is an update on [...]

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The Portland-based conservation organization, Native Fish Society has come on board to help our Trout Unlimited chapter reduce or remove hatchery trout in the McKenzie. I recently joined the ranks of the River Steward program for the McKenzie and NFS has agreed to fund some upcoming projects on the hatchery issue.
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The organization is also [...]

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Not that salmon season is over, but I’ve started thinking more and more about fishing big water for steelhead and maybe even a few late season kings.
There is still time to fish our Comets, Bosses, and Clousers. But it makes sense to carry some Intruders and Leeches for big water, low visibility, [...]

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According to Tom Murtagh, ODFW distric District Fish Biologist: A significant proportion of the Willamette coho run has entered the Tualatin and is currently spawning throughout the basin, mostly above Hillsboro. Coho counts at the falls is just above 25,000 adults, a record. Interestingly, about 94-96% are naturally produced, that is produced by [...]

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