The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Here are a few articles worth digging into:
Bakke lays out the case for rethinking hatchery programs in the Northwest
Oregonian: Fish management agencies are continuing to contribute to the decline and extinction of wild salmon and steelhead, and that contribution is even more serious than that of land and water management agencies in their determined [...]

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Last weekend we camped out at the mouth of the Deschutes River for the Native Fish Society River Steward retreat, hosted by NFS staffers Russell Bassett and Tom Derry. It was a great event, full of presentations by top fisheries biologists and policy-makers, and presentations by the River Stewards themselves.

We shot a video of [...]

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San Francisco, CA - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected an attempt to strip protected status from wild steelhead trout in California’s Central Valley. A group of Central Valley irrigators had argued that ocean-going Central Valley steelhead population should be removed from the endangered species list based on their opinion that freshwater rainbow [...]

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From the Crag Law Center: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a long-awaited decision on the Oregon Department of Forestry’s management of logging roads and stormwater in the Tillamook State Forest. In the western United States, logging roads are one of the worst sources of sediment pollution, which smothers salmon spawning beds and [...]

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The McKenzie River Native Trout Coalition T-shirts are in. Designed by TU 678’s Brent Ross, these shirts are a must-have for $20. Proceeds benefit the Coalition’s efforts to reduce or remove hatchery trout from the McKenzie River. Pick up your shirt at The Caddis Fly Shop.

If you’re outside of Eugene, but want to support [...]

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Day T-Minus One
We pushed hard for Trout Unlimited’s national show, ‘On the Rise’ stop by for some fishing on the upper Mckenzie River’s wild trout managment zone. The time that they could do it was less than ideal.   Mid-August isn’t exactly peak season but they agreed to come and we promised to put them on some [...]

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TU 678 High Lakes meeting will be held at Mac’s Vets Club on Willamette street Wednesday August 11th at 7pm. This meeting is for those folks interested in participating in the upcoming high lakes fishing trips. If you have not participated in one of these trips they are a great way to [...]

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