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Local Fall Fishing Update

October 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Fishing  held up nicely this past week despite some very cold and wet conditions. The coming weeks prediction is for gorgeous weather and ideal river levels for both trout and steelhead fishing. The McKenzie is fishing well in it’s entirety. The Middle Fork of the Willamette is also excellent above and below Hills Creek Reservoir. Small creeks and [...]

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Tags: Lower Willamette · McKenzie River · Middle Fork Willamette Above Hills Creek · Middle Fork Willamette below Hills Creek · Summer Steelhead

McKenzie River Fly Fishing Report

September 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Fall is definitely is the air. Even when high temperatures reach towards 90 degrees this week, it’s only for a hour out of what is perfect early fall weather. The only problem is it doesn’t last for 6 months!
The McKenzie has been fishing very well of late. The Corps of Engineers have started their annual [...]

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Tags: Fishing Reports · McKenzie River · Middle Fork Willamette Above Hills Creek

Middle Fork Willamette Marathon

July 13th, 2009 · 4 Comments

This past Saturday, I fished with Senator Merkely’s Central Oregon point man on the Middle Fork Willamette. You might imagine that I was in his ear all day about Trout Unlimited’s conservation agenda–but you’d be wrong.
Johnny is one of my oldest friends and we used to fish together a couple times a [...]

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Tags: Fishing Porn · Fishing Reports · Middle Fork Willamette Above Hills Creek · Middle Fork Willamette below Hills Creek

McKenzie and Willamette continue to fish well

April 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Calm overcast conditions had the lower McKenzie and Middle Fork of the Willamette fishing well the past few days. The McKenzie is still running a bit high but still at a very nice level. The lower river is maintaining the best water temperatures and nymphing remains the most productive strategy. Use Mega Princes, Possie Buggers, [...]

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Tags: Fishing Reports · McKenzie River · Middle Fork Willamette Above Hills Creek

March Brown hatch sputters amidst cold weather and inconsistent flows

April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

This week has been a bit tough on local anglers seeking the March Brown hatch. Tuesday I sat on a riffle in the lower McKenzie for 3 hours in hopes of a hatch that I had seen in the same spot over the weekend, no dice. We are hearing the same thing from anglers on [...]

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Tags: Fishing Reports · Lower Willamette · McKenzie River · Middle Fork Willamette Above Hills Creek

McKenzie, Willamette and North Umpqua fishing reports

December 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Fall like weather has prolonged trout fishing, and made fall and winter steelhead available to the fly angler all of November and amazingly into December. Today you will find water levels on the Mckenzie, The Middle Fork of the Willamette, main-stem Willamette and North Umpqua in fine shape, summer levels really.
Mckenzie: Fish lower in the river, [...]

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Tags: Fishing Reports · Lower Willamette · McKenzie River · Middle Fork Willamette Above Hills Creek · North Umpqua River Fishing Reports

Pleasant Fall weather continues, trout fishing holding up on the Mckenzie River and Middle Fork of the Willamette

October 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Hatches of October Caddis, Blue Winged Olives, Mahogany Duns and “brownish orange” caddisflies size # 14-16 are present on our local rivers. We’ve had some warmer days and nights recently and trout have responded nicely.

As the season winds down Mckenzie and Willamette trout become opportunistic feeders. Attractors like Royal Wulffs and Stimulators as well as imitators [...]

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Tags: Fishing Reports · McKenzie River · Middle Fork Willamette Above Hills Creek · Middle Fork Willamette below Hills Creek