The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Our pal Warren Moran sent us this report from the Madison River.
This is my ninth trip to the Madison River in the last ten years. The good news is that things haven’t changed much up here. Just a few more trophy homes and maybe a few more “sports” on the water. The Madison, also [...]

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I just put together the 2010 footage from the annual fly fishing for pike trip, and it’s a bit weird. Rock and roll provided by Akron Ohio’s greatest defunct rock band Interfuse. If you’re into surreal water colors and shaky camera work, press play. If not, don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Here are some [...]

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For years I have turned down chances to fish Tarpon in the Florida Keys and elsewhere. This winter I decided enough is enough, bite the bullet save your money (spend what you saved) and go to a Tarpon destination. Sure there will be Bonefish, Snook, Permit chances but the focus of the trip will be [...]

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Just back from the annual Canadian northern pike trip, I’m still reeling from sunburn, fried walleye and travel hangover.

The trip started with a fourteen hour drive from Akron, Ohio through the Rust Belt and into Canada at Sault Ste Marie, and up Canada’s Rte 17 around Lake Superior through the moose riddled landscape.
We [...]

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After circling Denver airport for four hours with a screaming baby in my arms, spending the night at a roach motel, and catching a new flight in the morning… I’ve finally made it to Ohio and prepare to leave in the morning for the annual Northern Pike Fishing Adventure. Here is about 1/3 of the [...]

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My brother-in-law Hal Tweto recently took a trip down the Selway River. Hal resides in Missoula, fishes/boats/hikes/photographs a variety of the beautiful landscape. See his post below. -CD
Any trip on the Selway river means some of the most pristine wilderness boating in the lower 48, and this run on May run was no exception. What [...]

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My brother Nate and I have been fly fishing for Northern Pike for about half our lives, over three decades collectively. These are the patterns I use to chase them.

The first pike fly pattern, The Carpet Muncher, is Nate’s and is probably based on somebody’s fly that we’re not crediting but oh well. The [...]

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