Category Archives: Fly Fishing Glossary

Remdinder -Oregon Coastal Salmon & Steelhead Presentation Oct 22, 2016.

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Is anyone interested in the status of Oregon’s coastal anadromous salmon and steelhead? I bet that plenty of people are not familiar with some basic facts like which species is most abundant, which species is most widely distributed, which species … Continue reading →

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The Story behind the Story: Bill Monroe’s “Almost” Springer

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The headline reads as follows: Retired salmon research scientist turns author; racing an unknown deadline. Bill Monroe (Oregonian Sportswriter) was my guest fishing the Nestucca estuary on June 29th.  We had a very nice relaxed visit and diligently cast our … Continue reading →

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Reader asks for definition of “Slack Tide”

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Chris Daughters recently received this enquiry in an email.  “Hi Chris, As I was reading a posting from Jay and his use of the term slack tide, I realized I just did not know what that meant. If it possible, … Continue reading →

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Reminder, December 12 & 13 – Rob Russell and Jay Tying Flies at Shop

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Reminder: December 19 & 20, Jay’s at Shop – with Rob Russell on the 20th. Rob Russell will be at the fly bench on Saturday too, and it will be fun to re-connect and pry some great new fly patterns … Continue reading →

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December Events with Jay Nicholas at the Caddis Fly Shop

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

December Events with Jay Nicholas at the Caddis Fly Shop Let’s have some fun and visit and tell some fishing stories.  I’ll plan on doing some fly tying demos and answering questions about everything from dory fishing, tackle for salmon, … Continue reading →

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De-mystifying shooting heads & lines, if we’re lucky

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This is a terminology review for Shooting lines, Running lines, shooting heads, and shooting Tapers. On Nov 10, 2012, at 7:08 AM, Chris Daughters wrote: …. “one source of confusion among customers and shop staff is our shooting line section.  … Continue reading →

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Nicholas’ Fly Fishing Glossary: Sneaky Pete

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Some of you may have heard of Sneaky Pete. Google searches are attempting to locate this character. MyLife is sending Spam emails to Sneaky in order to steal his security codes for the restroom at Starbucks. Well folks, here is … Continue reading →

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Fly fishing glossary: Dollie to Elmer Fudd Hat

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This is the seventh installment of The Fly Fishers Glossary: Snippets From the Underbelly of Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Fish Biology, Dusty old Facts, Hallucinations, and the Plain Truth as I know it, by Jay Nicholas. Dollie Formerly, a Dollie … Continue reading →

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The fly fishing glossary: Chuck to Dead Drift Nymphing

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This is the sixth installment of The Fly Fishers Glossary: Snippets From the Underbelly of Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Fish Biology, Dusty old Facts, Hallucinations, and the Plain Truth as I know it, by Jay Nicholas. Chuck Archaic term meaning … Continue reading →

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Jay Nicholas Fly Tying Glossary: Bug Net to Chrome-on-Chrome

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This is the fifth installment of The Fly Fishers Glossary: Snippets From the Underbelly of Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Fish Biology, Dusty old Facts, Hallucinations, and the Plain Truth as I know it, by Jay Nicholas. Bug Net Now here … Continue reading →

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Jay Nicholas Fly Fishing Glossary: Blog to Burlap

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This is the fourth installment of The Fly Fishers Glossary: Snippets From the Underbelly of Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Fish Biology, Dusty old Facts, Hallucinations, and the Plain Truth as I know it, by Jay Nicholas. Blog Internet posting of … Continue reading →

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Jay Nicholas Fly Fishing Glossary: Baby Seal to Big Tides

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This is the third installment of The Fly Fishers Glossary: Snippets From the Underbelly of Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Fish Biology, Dusty old Facts, Hallucinations, and the Plain Truth as I know it. Baby seal Obsolete fly tying material. Grim … Continue reading →

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Jay Nicholas Fly Fishing Glossary: Amnesia to Automatic Fly Reel

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This is the second installment of The Fly Fishers Glossary: Snippets From the Underbelly of Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Fish Biology, Dusty old Facts, Hallucinations, and the Plain Truth as I know it. Jay W. Nicholas Amnesia A state of … Continue reading →

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Introducing Jay Nicholas’s fly fishing glossary

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Fly Fishers Glossary: Snippets From the Underbelly of Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Fish Biology, Dusty old Facts, Hallucinations, and the Plain Truth as I know it. Jay W. Nicholas We’re fly fishers, right? We have our own language, our … Continue reading →

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