The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This past weekend we attended the Metolius Bamboo Rod and fly fishing festival in Camp Sherman, Oregon. It was a great event, packed with fly fishing experts from around the state. Fly tiers from the local FFF chapter, Central Oregon Fly Fishers, were on hand to give fly tying tips. I learned a really slick […]

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EUGENE, OR – The first annual McKenzie River Two-Fly Tournament will take place October 3-4, 2008 on the McKenzie River. Organized by The Caddis Fly Angling Shop and Trout Unlimited Chapter 678 (McKenzie River, Upper Willamette Chapter), proceeds from this inaugural event will fund restoration projects on the McKenzie River.

The tournament organizers have partnered with […]

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Jerry Lorang of the Tualatin Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited is spearheading Project Healing Waters in Oregon. Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active duty military personnel and veterans through fly fishing and fly tying education and outings. In this video, Lorang outlines some of […]

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Last week we published an article on KATU about fly fishing on the Lower McKenzie River. From the article:
As summer continues, early and late parts of the day become the best options for fishing the lower river. Anglers should try fishing faster water during the midday. Evening dry fly fishing can be excellent - anglers […]

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Neal Galligan sets the bar at 17-inches in the Caddis Fly’s Mckenzie/ Middle Fork Willamette Big Resident Rainbow Competition! Neal’s son Chris,who was visiting from Phoenix Arizona, caught this Rainbow using Neal’s own version of a Maga Prince fly on the Lower McKenzie on Monday, 6/9/08.

Strong work Galligans. Thanks for getting the ball rolling. -MS

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Fly fishing author John Geirach is coming to the University of Oregon Bookstore tonight at 7pm to promote his new book, Fools Paradise.

From the event listing:
Fool’s Paradise chronicles the fishing life in all its glory (catching your biggest fish ever) and squalor (being stranded in a tent during a soaking rainstorm). In Gierach’s world, both […]

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This coming weekend the largest gathering of spey casters,  spey rod manufacturers and instructors in the western hemisphere will be held at Oxbow Park outside of Portland Oregon. The event caters to anglers interested in two-handed fly rod fishing. The Spey Clave provides a format for the exchange of Spey casting and fishing information. It is […]

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The Mckenzie River Wooden Boat festival is this Saturday at Eagle Rock Lodge.  This is a great chance to get out and see for yourself the history, evolution and present of these nimble, stable, beloved boats.!  This show is a fantastic display of the huge gift that the fishermen of the Mckenzie River gave to the world of flyfishing!

At […]

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This week, the Oregon Council of Trout Unlimited launched a new blog. It’s a communications tool and publishing outlet for the state’s five (well five and-a-half) TU chapters. There’s a great post from TU State Council Chair Tom Wolf on the organization’s 2009 legislative agenda.
 Karl and Matt are onboard as contributors — stay tuned for Oregon […]

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