Monthly Archives: November 2010

Winter creeps in…

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Looking over at my desk right now, I have pieces of schlappen, craft fur, and Ice Wing Fiber getting sucked into my laptop air intake. There are UV yarn glo-bugs mixed into my medical bills. I can’t find my checkbook, … Continue reading →

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Fly Fishing Abaco Island Bahamas Wrap Up

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Stick around any saltwater destination long enough and those beautiful blue skies and mild wind will turn to dark clouds and 20-35 knot winds. It’s just the nature of the beast. Our first 8 days in the Bahamas, the weather … Continue reading →

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Jay Nicholas’s Gray Ghost Clouser Chinook Salmon Fly Tying Video

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

A sparse clouser minnow with a little bit of flash, and a little gray will work on pressured fish in clear water. When the Elk and Sixes on the South coast get low and clear this is a good one … Continue reading →

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Middle Fork of the Willamette Producing Late in the Season

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Winter trouting, or as some call it the “second season” is approaching. Midges, Beatis, and a heavy dose of nymphing are the play December and January. For now the Middle Fork of the Willamette from Hills Creek down to Lookout … Continue reading →

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Trailer Party: Greatest Migration and Low & Clear

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Two radical trailers to watch. In the first, check out ODFW Fisheries Honcho Ed Bowles going after the Lower Snake River dams. In the second, just a beautifully shot trailer of the 2010 Drake “Film of the Year”. The Greatest … Continue reading →

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Bigfoot on the McKenzie River follow up

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Last summer, Caddis Fly employee Jason Cichy stumbled onto Bigfoot in one of our blog videos. What appeared to be two large hominids were recorded walking around in the frame. Clay Holloway reported the sighting to the Bigfoot Field Researchers … Continue reading →

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Trout Unlimited’s identity crisis in the Pacific Northwest

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

What is Trout Unlimited? I can give a pretty straightforward answer: A national conservation organization advocating for conserving, protecting and restoring North America’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. The org is 140,000 members strong and has been around for over … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Conservation News | 18 Comments

Jay Nicholas’s Elk River Estuary Shrimp Chinook Salmon Fly Tying Video

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jay says he has often caught chinook salmon in the estuaries that have small gray shrimp in their bellies. This shrimp fly is designed to imitate those forage critters. Jay Nicholas’s Elk River Estuary Shrimp Hook: TMC 811S Saltwater Fly … Continue reading →

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Jay Nicholas’s Chinook Salmon Surf Fly Tying Video

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jay Nicholas demonstrates how to tie another salmon pattern. Surf or estuary this pattern can be a killer “mini baitfish” pattern for fresh Chinook or Coho salmon.–CD Jay Nicholas’s Chinook Salmon Surf Fly Hook: Gamakatsu SL12S Thread: White Lagartun X-Strong … Continue reading →

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Drink free beer, help shape National TU’s direction at meeting Weds

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

At this month’s Trout Unlimited meeting, we’re hosting some employees from TU’s national organization to do some focus group work to help TU develop new ideas for the future. When: Wednesday, November 10th 7pm Where: Our new meeting location, upstairs … Continue reading →

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Hanging out with my best chums

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Early November is prime time for chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) in Oregon. According to ODFW, Oregon’s Coastal Chum population is comprised of 13 historical populations. Eight populations continue to exist, two are presumed to be extinct, and three are extinct. … Continue reading →

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Caddis Fly Shop Joins Distinguished Burkheimer Dealer Network

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Chris Daughters and Kerry Burkheimer met this fall, part of the important process of getting to know each other and brainstorming a vision of their mutual commitment to the fly fishing industry and their love of fly fishing. That was … Continue reading →

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Fall Chinook Report

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Caddisfly

What a fall it is this year. Steelhead still biting well in the Willamette valley, Louver crushing big trout on the Mac, and salmon fishing in full swing on the coast.

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Bonefishing in the Bahamas, Abaco Island Bahamas

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We have been lucky to get wonderful weather thus far in the Bahamas. Some amazing days of little or no wind and great visibility have led to good fishing. The video below documents a day of guided fishing in the … Continue reading →

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A Fall Classic

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Caddisfly

It was a very special day for Lou. The Giants were having a parade, the sun was out, the Lower Mckenzie was in full fall colors, and oh, the redsides were on the bite!

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