The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Ever hear of a trout stream called the Henry’s Fork? It’s a trib of the Snake River that flows through our neighbor-state of Idaho. It’s one of the most challenging trout streams in the world–a large, often glassy spring creek, loaded with huge, highly educated rainbows. If you’ve read John Gierach, you know all about [...]

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The Oregon Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers (OFFF) is once again sponsoring the fly tying event for this year’s Oregon State Fair. The objectives of the program are; to promote the craft and artistry of fly tying in Oregon; to encourage the improvement of fly tying, and the creativity of Oregon fly [...]

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In this short video Barrett demonstrates how to tie the Rickard’s Seal Bugger. The Seal Bugger is an absolutely deadly lake pattern. The fly does a great job of imitating a variety of lake food organisms including Dragon flies and leaches. The Seal Bugger can be fished on a floating line but most often is [...]

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We’ve got a huge stack of Arlen Thomason’s Bugwater in the shop today, and Arlen will be on hand to sign books at The Caddis Fly from 3pm-6pm tomorrow. Read Bugwater review here.

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Bugwater is the most exciting and revelatory book on the behavior of aquatic insects I have ever seen. Arlen’s photography rivals that of Ted Fauceglia, with special emphasis on capturing characteristic behaviors in the wild. I can only imagine the painstaking effort that has gone into this collection of images. But Arlen brings much more [...]

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Looking for gift ideas? There were 266 new books and DVDs released into the fly fishing marketplace in 2009. That’s down significantly from 2008, when 499 titles were released. The soft retail market drove different responses from the various publishers. Some cut way back on new releases, saving cash on printing and taking fewer risks [...]

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John Larison’s The Complete Steelheader has changed the way I fish more than any other book I’ve read. There are lots of other books out there that have had an effect on my life, fishing philosophy, etc. But no other book actually changed the way I approach the mechanics of the sport. I think [...]

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