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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Reminder: Sign up for Dave Hughes class — Elements of Fly Fishing for Trout
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Fly Fishing Clubs and Events
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Backcountry Steelhead (mis)Adventure
Warning: This post contains a fairly graphic image. This isn’t the post I wanted to write about this trip. I wanted to write a love song about a remote backcountry stream somewhere between northern California and southern British Columbia, a … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Winter Steelhead Fishing
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McKenzie River Wild Trout population study starts in March
As part of the 2010 trout stocking plan for the McKenzie, ODFW will open up an additional five miles of river to native fish management on the Lower McKenzie River. The McKenzie Flyfishers spearheaded a population study of the wild … Continue reading
Posted in McKenzie River, Oregon Conservation News
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Attention Steelheaders: Metalhead is here!
If winter steelheading is kicking your butt and you need some gratuitous action, Metalhead is just what the doctor ordered. The sickos who brought you the Trout Bum Diaries (New Zealand & Patagonia) and Fish Bum Diaries (Mongolia) have turned … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing Porn
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How to make sink tips for Skagit spey lines
Jay Nicholas demonstrates his methods for building sink tips for his Skagit spey lines using bulk T-14. Building the loop-to-loop connectors can be tricky, and Jay shows you his method for securing loops.
Posted in Oregon Fly Fishing Tips
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Attack on Sacramento Salmon
Last week Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) unveiled a legislative rider, “The Emergency Temporary Water Supply Amendment” that would would weaken pumping restrictions designed to protect delta smelt and migrating salmon in the San Francisco Bay and Delta. As most in Oregon … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Conservation News
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Middle Fork Willamette Report: It’s Still Good
With promising reports streaming in from the lower Mckenzie, I decided some subsurface sampling on Middle Fork of the Willamette was in order. I’m a misanthrope like that and besides, I resolved to fish the MFW at least once a … Continue reading
Sunny Winter Steelhead
After 5 days with the in-laws in town, my friend Jeff needed to get out fishing before he freaked out. With inspiration from the Fly Fishing Film Tour videos from the night before still fresh on our brains, we headed … Continue reading
Trout Unlimited Whilamut work party and planting with Eugene Stream Team
On Sunday February 21, Trout Unlimited members and the public are invited to participate in riparian vegetation enhancement project in the Whilamut natural area of Alton Baker park on the Willamette River. We will be expanding our project area planting … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Conservation News
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Rockfish on the bite — fly fishing out of Coos Bay
Yesterday we had Russell Bassett, Native Fish Society River Steward coordinator out on the high seas chasing bottom-fish with Clouser minnows and shooting heads. Early spring is a great time to chase ling cod and blue and black rockfish on … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Saltwater Fishing
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Straight up McKenzie Redside fish porn
I was trying to come up with something to say about these photos, but my son is screaming in my ear so it’s a little difficult to be reflective. Awesome day, awesome fish. No bugs on top yet, but at … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing Porn, McKenzie River
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McKenzie River Native Trout Postcards hit the streets, TU scores $5k to study wild trout
This week, Trout Unlimited, The Caddis Fly Shop, The Native Fish Society and a host of volunteers and concerned anglers sent out postcards, asking influential Oregonians to reach out to ODFW in favor of wild fish management on the McKenzie … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Conservation News
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