The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jay Nicholas posted his response to this question recently on his Blog, Fishingwithjay.wordpress.com. You can view it if your curiosity is piqued, if you have an opinion one way or the other, or if you just want to see some of salmon art.
http://fishingwithjay.wordpress.com/category/salmon-conservation-issues/
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A little while back we got a reader comment asking how to select the best feathers from the packs of strung saddle hackle, schlappen and marabou. In this new video, Jay Nicholas shows you how to make the most of your fly tying feathers. How to grade feathers in a package, how to sort them, [...]

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If you want to make great looking collars for steelhead flies, you need to fold your hackle. Tying the feathers in from the tip, and wrapping them forward, Jay shows you the best way to create great looking patterns.

Jay Nicholas has been demonstrating his fly tying tips and fly tying materials selection for [...]

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Looking for something to do with those hatchery steelhead? Here is Barrett’s smoked fish recipe:
Brine:
1/3 cup salt
1/3 cup brown sugar
6 cloves peeled garlic crushed
3 tbsp. ginger fresh grated
Juice of one fair sized lime
3 tbsp. high quality soy sauce or tamari
1/4 tsp. cayenne (optional)
1 qt. water
I remove all the bones (both pin and rib [...]

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Most of you have probably heard of The Drake’s Fly Fishing Film Tour. They’re coming to Eugene next month and offering a special rate for the shop. Ticket prices for this years event are $14 online at the film tour site, $15 at the door, and $12 at the shop — on sale now.

The [...]

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Dave Hughes, co-author of Western Hatches, author of Trout Flies, and 20 other titles will be at The Caddis Fly on Feb 27th.

Dave will be putting on a workshop on the Elements of Fly Fishing For Trout from 9am-3pm for $50/person, 20 person maximum. From 4pm-5pm Dave will be doing a book signing and [...]

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Although I did not have a thermometer yesterday afternoon the water temperature was “fish friendly” enough.

We spotted one March Brown, a couple of Winter Stones and a few Beatis. The only sipping on the surface was in very slow water.
The few fish we caught were  on the Mega Prince, fished under a Thingamabobber about 6 [...]

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