The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I was having a conversation recently with a gear fisherman buddy about Oregon’s fly fishing only waters — places like the Metolius, North Fork Middle Fork Willamette and North Umpqua. He argued that those designations were unfair to folks using gear or bait because we all pay the same amount for license fees. He argues […]

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ODFW plans to begin restoring Lahontan cutthroat trout to the McDermitt creek basin, according to a recent press release.
On Aug. 27 and 28, Upper McDermitt, North Fork McDermitt and tributaries will be treated with rotenone, a naturally occurring fish toxicant. This is the second year of a three-year plan to remove non-native trout from the […]

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As many of you know, EWEB’s Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project on the Upper McKenzie River is up for relicensing. EWEB is in the process of submitting a new long-term license application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval.
The relicensing process is an opportunity to get more flow and fish passage for ESA-listed bull […]

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Last week we attended the Oregon Trout Unlimited State Council meeting at Belknap Hot Springs. Council Chair Tom Wolf was on hand to discuss the organization’s conservation and legislative priorities for the upcoming year. The video below outlines that agenda:

Wolf says key legislators and Governor Kulongoski’s office have promised to make the 2009 session one […]

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This coming Sunday evening, June 22, CBS News 60 MINUTES will feature an expose on the severely depressed salmon populations in the Columbia and Snake Rivers. The story will spotlight the tremendous amount of taxpayer dollars our federal government continues to spend on ineffective programs that are failing to restore an endangered national treasure - […]

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From an ODFW press release: 
Biologists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will sample the Crooked River below Bowman Dam for redband trout and mountain whitefish beginning Monday, June 23 through Friday, June 27. Biologists will be electrofishing the river between Big Bend and Chimney Rock campgrounds and between Lower Palisades and Stillwater campgrounds. Fishing is […]

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Join local businesses and community groups in a work party at a neighborhood park. Volunteers will be rolling up their sleeves and digging in on Saturday June 14, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meet at Island Park boat landing. A massive effort will combine the talents of volunteers from REI Eugene and staff members from […]

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The Willamette River and most tributaries will close to chinook fishing this Sunday night. Of the tributaries above Willamette Falls, only the Molalla will remain open for chinook. Below Oregon City, the Clackamas and Sandy rivers shall remain open.
The closure is deemed necessary to allow hatchery managers to harvest 20,000 chinook for future runs. At […]

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We received this info from the Steamboaters:
On Monday May 5th 2008 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced their proposed changes to the 2009-2012 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations. There are eight different proposed regulations that would allow for the harvest of wild winter steelhead on the Umpqua system. A very vocal, organized group is […]

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On May 5 NOAA fisheries released its latest court ordered Biological Opinion  intended to guide the operation of the Snake and lower Columbia hydrosystem in a manner safe for the 13 threatened Snake/ Columbia River anadramous fish stocks.  This was the agency’s third attempt, the previous two biological opinions didn’t meet the requirements of the Endangered […]

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