The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Bass in Blue River Reservoir
According to ODFW, largemouth bass were introduced into Blue River Reservoir, illegally probably sometime in the mid to late 1990’s. ODFW has been observing large bass in the reservoir since 2004 and many have reached the 3-5 pound range. Largemouth bass are not well suited to live in the McKenzie or […]

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Salmon on the lower Umpqua. According to Mike Stahlberg’s blog, there was a really good chinook and coho salmon bite on the lower Umpqua River this week, from the elk-viewing area downstream.
FYI Umpqua regs, Mainstem tidewater to confluence with North and South forks: Harvest up to two adult salmon or steelhead per day, (one of […]

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Lots of Oregon fly fishing links this week:
WestFly book reviews
For starters, a couple Oregonians on Westfly have published fly fishing book reviews. Moon Mullen reviewed Fish Food, a book that can help you better understand the animals trout feed on — Baetis to baitfish. And Glenn Zinkus reviews A Passion for Steelhead by Dec Hogan. […]

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Lots of fly fishing links this morning:
Buster clubs Chinook
Buster Wants to Fish is clubbing the first Chinook of the fall season somewhere on the Pacific NW Coast.
TU Bull Trout Rendezvous VIII
The Oregon State Council of TU has annoucned details of its state project — Oct 10-12, the Bull Trout Rendezvous on the Metolius. TU volunteers […]

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Lot’s o’ links readers:
For starters, State fish biologists found 11 golden shiners and one unknown fish in a trap net at Diamond Lake. Golden shiners can reproduce in Diamond Lake and were in the lake for years prior to the 2006 rotenone treatment. “We need the public’s help in reporting sightings of anglers using live […]

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Lots of interesting fly fishing news and links to share folks: 
McKenzie River surprisingly chemical free: According to an article in the Register-Guard last week, it’s hard to find toxins in the McKenzie River. USGS hydrologists estimate levels of creosote and DDT to be extremely low, on the order of parts per quadrillion.

Bacon To Fry Dean […]

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There is a lot of info out there on the interweb and we just don’t have time to blog about every single item, so here is a roundup of recommended links for those of you who are trapped at work, thinking about fish:
If you haven’t checked out Drawing Flies 365 yet, you should. Jeff (aka […]

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