The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Our latest Hareline Fly Tying Contest, “Unibobber Patterns” has wrapped up.
First Prize goes to: Bill Reinhardt
Bill’s Lucky Bob
Hook: 900BL size 10
Thread: 8/0 Uni-Thread Gray
Tail: Moose Mane
Body: Peacock Herl
Post: Unibobber
Hackle: Grizzly

Second Prize goes to Michael Webb
Michael’s March Brown Emerger
Hook: TMC 2487 # 10
Thread: 8/0 Uni-Thread Brown
Tail: Four Pheasant Tail Fibers
Abdomen: Haretron Dubbing, Lt. Olive Brown+ Olive [...]

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Just a heads up to anybody out there with fly fishing film-making skills — or even if you don’t! There’s still time to sign up for the Oregon Fly Fishing Film Festival. The contest was announced back in June. The rules are here. Basically, you send us your un-released (not even on YouTube) fly fishing [...]

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We’re happy to announce the winners of the Hareline Dubbin October Caddis fly tying contest. Winners were anonymously selected by Bob Borden and Marcos Vergara of Hareline Dubbin. Check out the rules here.
1st prize October Caribou Caddis from Mike Bentley of Eugene

October Caribou Caddis
Hook: TMC 2312 # 10
Thread: Orange 6/0
Body: STS Trilobal Golden Stone [...]

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Yesterday the Caddis Fly and Trout Unlimited Chapter 678 hosted the second annual 2009 McKenzie River Two-Fly Tournament.

This year we had nine boats and 18 anglers, competing for high end gear from Sage and Rio, a guided trip with Karl Mueller and a great selection of fly fishing books from Angler’s Book Supply. Click [...]

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Two weeks remain to get your October Caddis pattern entered. Hareline Dubbin is sponsoring the contest and we have had some excellent bugs mailed in and dropped off.
The October Caddis emergence is occurring on our local waters. Currently there seem to be more bugs on the upper McKenzie than anywhere else. As the weather cools and September moves [...]

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Following on the heels of our 2009 Summer Steelhead fly tying contest, Hareline Dubbin is sponsoring another great fly tying event with a new category: October Caddis, Limnephilidae Dicosmoecoes.

According to Gary LaFontaine, “The question for fly fishermen seeking big trout is: Which insects provide the best opportunity for catching such fish? My list would [...]

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Thanks to everyone who participated in our Summer Steelhead Fly Tying Contest. The top three patterns are listed below. First prize received the entire color spectrum of Krystal Flash, second prize is a Marc Petijean Magic Tool Set, and third prize a “Stonfo” Magnetic fly box, bobbin and hackle plier. All those that sent in [...]

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