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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Oregon House Attacks Fish …. Again.
Update: Your advocacy efforts are having their desired effect. HB 2873 was scheduled for a floor vote on Friday. That vote has been delayed until Monday. Let’s keep up the pressure and defeat this bill. Please send an e-mail to … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Conservation News
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Middle Fork of the Willamette River Fly Fishing Report
The Middle Fork of the Willamette has been running high this Spring and with a considerable snow pack the trend looks to continue. Despite high water when the Middle Fork has been looking it’s typical “green” it has been fishing … Continue reading
Abaco Island; No Fishing Today!
I spoke with our guide JR last night and he said; “it is going to be a bit windy tomorrow are you guys sure you still want to go”? Using good judgment, I listened to our guide and said “what … Continue reading
Posted in Fly Fishing Travel
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Abaco Island, Bahamas
One of the things I have had on my bucket list was to fish the Bahamas. After listening to Chris and some of the Caddis Fly Shop customers speak high in praise about Abaco and Abaco Palms House, and not … Continue reading
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Events reminder: Trout training tomorrow, Skagit Master Friday
Trout Tagging In order to participate in the McKenzie River Trout population study, you must attend just one of the formalized training sessions scheduled for Wednesday, April 27th, at both 3 PM and 6 PM. The training will be held … Continue reading
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Fly Water Travel’s Louisiana redfish program needs some work
FYI: The fish photos in this post were caught with Captain Chris Callaway out of Venice, Louisiana — not with our Fly Water Guide. Read toward the bottom to hear more about his program. The Fly Water Travel’s Louisiana redfish … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing Porn, Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing Travel
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Skagit Master Scott Howell: Spey casting, fly tying lessons this weekend
Skagit Master and long time Steelhead Fly Fishing guide Scott Howell will be in town Friday night from 6-9pm for a fly tying class. Scott will demonstrate how to tie at least three of his steelhead patterns to six interested … Continue reading
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Get With the Mckenzie River Trout Population Study!
This year concerned anglers will again participate in establishing the size of the Mckenzie redside and coastal cutthroat population between Hendricks Bridge and Bellinger. (Sorry whitefish … but, if a certain unnamed individual’s data sheet is any indication, you are … Continue reading
McKenzie River Scavenger Hunt: Find Chucky and Win a Prize!
A couple of weeks back, I was guiding a single angler on a section of the lower McKenzie that I hadn’t run since the previous high water event. The day before had been relatively slow: the river had been high … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing Contests, McKenzie River
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Beulah Rods and Pro Tube Demo Day
When; Saturday, April 23 Who; Bruce Berry of Beulah Rods and Pro Tube Fly Systems. Where; In the shop from 11:30am- 1:00pm and at Alton Baker Park from 1:30 to 3:00pm Visit with Bruce and see him tie with the … Continue reading
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Day one Gulf Coast Redfish Fly fishing trip
Day one on the Gulf Coast, we have tough weather conditions for fly fishing. Wind out of the southeast, blowing hard for the past six weeks. Muddy water. Makes it hard to spot fish in the marsh, but Chris and … Continue reading
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One year after BP Gulf Oil Spill
Next week, we’ll be down on the Louisiana Bayou during the one year anniversary of BP’s Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. And we’re very lucky to be going down there. This excerpt of an article from the Associated Press today illustrates … Continue reading
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