Category Archives: Fly Fishing Travel

Peter Cadigan caught on film

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Our beloved Peter Cadigan, the “most polite man in the fly fishing industry” was recently caught on film in Alaska with this 29.5″ Rainbow Trout. Mr. Cadigan has been traveling up to Alaska on a “do it yourself trip” the … Continue reading →

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Fly Fishing for False Albacore on Montauk

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

East Coast report from Capt. Nate: We met Captain Ken to help move his boat from New Jersey to “The End” Montuak… 2 tons of boat maneuvering through the most densely populated city in the US one could imagine tensions … Continue reading →

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September Fly Fishing In BC

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

There’s bears in them-thar Hills! Yup. September 2011 found me on an adventure steelhead fishing in BC. Amazing. Completely unexpected. A passport purchased months ago for a not-to-be late spring trip came in handy when I found myself with two … Continue reading →

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Labor Day report from Idaho’s Lost River Valley

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

A family tradition continued this Labor Day from Ketchum Idaho. Wagon Days, bike riding, fly fishing, and dining near Ketchum makes for a great weekend getaway.

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Salmon Slam 2011: Chrome on the high seas

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Each morning we pulled out of Sekiu Harbor at dawn, purple sky and bourbon fumes trailing in our wake. One of a handful of boats staggering out past the kelp beds, around the break-wall, and accelerating up onto plane. By … Continue reading →

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Get thee to the Bow River

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

One of my good friends Matt Zlotkowski just sent me this jaw-dropping brown trout photo and the following message for blog readers. “Josh Nugent, owner/operator of Out Fly Fishing Outfitters, is one of the hardest working guides that I have … Continue reading →

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Had a great time, nearly drowned both days

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We’re going back to the Strait. I’ve been tying some Nelson silver salmon flies in various colors for bucktailing in the prop wash. One week of debauchery in the no-man’s land between the U.S. and Canada. Here are a bunch … Continue reading →

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The Steens

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Caddisfly

Last week a few of the Technical Men’s Conference (old dawgs who have fished together for decades) headed off to The Steens. Marc, who grew up in Burns, was our tour guide. The rest of us only had read about … Continue reading →

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Muskies on the fly: Report from the Great Lakes

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From Captain Nate: I took the boat on a 90-mile trip from Cleveland to Detroit this weekend to chase muskies… Sorry for the grin and grabs, but we got some monsters on flies! I’m working through some of the pics, … Continue reading →

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Huge stripers hanging around NYC this weekend

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This morning I fished with Capt Ken Jones out of Brooklyn, NY. The striped bass bite has remained hot later than expected into the summer. Weather patterns have consistently pushed cooler water close to shore, keeping the bunker schools and … Continue reading →

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Coastal Cutthroat Wet Fly Tying Video

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Summertime, finally, and we are faced with so many possibilities of where to fish that it is mind boggling, at best. Sturgeon, Carp, Smallmouth bass, High Lakes trout, Willamette summer steelhead, McKenzie Redsides, Chinook (nah, none of those around here … Continue reading →

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NYC dispatch: Weird weather, big blues, stripers on the fly

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From our man in Manhattan, Capt Ken Jones: Walking down the street I overhear individuals muttering to themselves, small groups of Greenpeace folks chattering away about climate change. In New York’s Northeast Marine Environment, I have experienced some of the … Continue reading →

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Fish porn from the annual pike trip 2011

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Over the past two decades, I’ve only missed two trips with my family for our annual pike trip, including this year. And according to Nate, this was not the year to miss. Last year summer came early, the water was … Continue reading →

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Teasers & Trailers of Summer Blogs…

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Yes, the Oregon Fly Fishing Blog will be hosting some intellectual amazing and eye-popping entries this summer; several, lord willing, from Jay Whoozit or so it is rumored.

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Nate’s new 25′ Pursuit on Lake Erie

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

For those of you wondering what captain Nate’s gotten up to, he’s chasing warmwater species on Lake Erie in his new 25-foot center console. Luckily it has twin 150s, and we put them to good use yesterday outrunning a nasty … Continue reading →

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