The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The lower Mckenzie River near Eugene continues to fish well. Water levels are currently dropping.  With little precipitation in the 5 day forecast, maybe, just maybe we will see a steady drop, instead of the yoyo ride we have been on lately.  We have been guiding clients on the lower river the past few days with good […]

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I fished yesterday despite some very high water. Since I took the boat out last night things have jumped another 2000cfs making the Middle Fork of the Willamette flat out scary near 7000 cubic feet per second.  The Mckenzie is absolutely roaring, currently over 9000cfs. The optimists view is that we are going to get this […]

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Fished the Middle Fork of the Willamette  this past Tuesday on another brutal day of weather. The river was high and out of shape until we got to the North Fork confluence, then it was just high and cold. The fishing was tough most of the day with occasional fish being taken on Mega Prince […]

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Looks like we are in for some much needed warmth this weekend. Anglers should expect more numerous caddis hatches and a diminished March Brown emergence. Look for larger species of caddis and even a few golden stone adults to crawl out and dry themselves on suddenly warm river rocks. Try the following patterns, Hackle Stacker Flag Dun […]

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The Middle Fork of the Willamette remained at a fishable level today despite all the rain we’ve had over the past few days. Although not as clear as usual, the river did have decent visibility, especially below the North Fork confluence. Most of the fish we caught were on stonefly imitations. Kaufmans Stone and Tungsten Rubber […]

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Saturday I floated the Middle Fork Willamette from lower Oakridge down to Black Canyon with my new buddy Mike. He rowed and I fished–what a revelation! I’m used to being the poor slob on the oars watching my passengers fish. The hatch wasn’t anything to write home about, a few caddis here […]

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The Middle Fork of the Willamette fished very well today. The river is in very good shape despite being slightly off color due to the land slide on Salt Creek. Hot flies were the Mega Prince in sizes #8 and #10, Beldars Triple Bead Stone in Black and Brown sizes #6 and #8, and standard Prince Nymphs […]

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Caddis fly customer Chuck Seibers reports the Middle Fork of the Willamette is in good shape, and he caught fish on a variety of flies. Chuck has a two to three dozen a week fly habit (thats a good habit), so we know he is prepared. Unsettled spring weather had fish keyed to different flies at […]

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Moab Stones, Mega Princes and Kaufman Stones fished deep coupled with a Possie Bugger,  Pheasant Tail or March Brown Nymph under a strike indicator remain productive. The water is a bit high and wading opportunities are not as easy as when the water was at 400cfs running out of Hills Creek Resevoir. However Middle Fork fish are […]

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Nymphing on the Middle Fork of the Willamette continues to produce best results. The water has been a bit off color due to the silt coming out of Salt Creek, but has remained at a very fishable level. The Mega Prince Nymph with it’s white biot wings, copper bead, and root beer rubber […]

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