The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I spent three days on the Umpqua River last weekend, starting with a morning in Reedsport fishing for fall chinook. Salmon were in the river between the mouth and Dean Creek. We stumbled onto a couple good spots to fly fish this huge estuary, and trolled spinners without much luck, but a few guys landed [...]

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We made it hard on ourselves, taking off for the North Umpqua Thursday night after last call. How many days ago, two? We left with no sleep, straight for the fly water.
When I popped out of the truck that first morning, I’d felt like a million bucks, swinging good water, casting my switch rod. [...]

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The end of March is the time when people start to ask; are there many winter steelhead left? and when are the summer steelhead going to be in?
The answer to the first question is, Yes! Although the major push of winter steelhead is over in most rivers, there are still rivers holding steelhead, [...]

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Looks like Jay is at it again, reeling in big fish like the one he photographed (above) before releasing it last week. For the fascinating and mundane details of the fishing, the secret fly patterns, his companions, and the fun, see his wordpress blog post at: http://fishingwithjay.wordpress.com/
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-MS

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Communique from Bruce McIntosh, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Division Deputy Administrator, Inland Fisheries
As the management of North Umpqua winter steelhead is of great interest to Oregonians, last week ODFW made the following decisions regarding the future management of these fish:
In response to interested publics in the Umpqua basin and Commission direction, ODFW [...]

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An interview with Jay Nicholas by Matt Stansberry. This is a huge document, so please use the table of contents below to navigate.
CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. North Umpqua Fishery Management Proposal
3. Native Fish Conservation Policy
4. Unique Biology of North Umpqua Winter Steelhead
5. Historical Abundance
6. Winchester Data Set
7. Historical Harvest Rates
8. Can Wild North Umpqua Winter Steelhead Sustain [...]

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