The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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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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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Last week I had the chance to fish with Frank Moore and Pat McRae on the North Umpqua for summer steelhead. I drove down to meet them at lunchtime and fished the second half of one of the first rainy fall days of the year.
Pat and Frank scout the pool

As the three of us [...]

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My quest for North Umpqua chrome continued last weekend, this time with the help of an experienced young steelheader named Rob Kirschner. He was determined to guide me into a fish, and our first morning was a greatest-hits tour of the lower river. When North Umpqua steelheaders say “lower river,” they’re usually [...]

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As most of you are already aware, the North Umpqua produced over a week of incredible dry fly fishing just as the Williams Creek Fire was getting started. Remember those cloudy, misty days a week or two ago? While you and I were shopping at the mall and mowing the yard, fly guides were wading [...]

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