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Category Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Tips
Attention Coastal Cutthroat & Steelhead Anglers – streamflow data
As we move into days that are shorter, nights longer and cooler, we have had our first rainfall of the late summer season. The graph above shows the change, one that seems very slight, but to the fish it is … Continue reading
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Fall Flies That Catch Fish in our Local Waters
Not to jump the gun on Fall….. but I am a bit tired of this heat and ready for some cooler temps, shadows on the water, and even that wet stuff that falls from the sky. Here are a list … Continue reading
Spring Cleaning Continues : Sale Flies!
Check out our new section of sale flies online here: SALE FLIES Here are a few, many more are available at the link above.
Half Day Spring Guiding Special Extended
We are extending our spring half day special trout trips through April. Fishing lately has been very good, with consistent nymphing throughout the day and intermittent dry fly activity. The recent moderate amounts of precipitation have kept the river at … Continue reading
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Sea-run Cutthroat – Tactics for Estuary Fishing
The sea runs are here already, Yahoooo! For the few fly fishers who are already comfortable fishing this species, life is simple. Well, maybe not simple but at least these folks already have a picture in their heads of where … Continue reading
Sea-Run Cutthroat in coastal estuaries
Yep, it seems early to be catching plump sea runs in May, but they are here already. Whether these fish have been in the ocean for the 90 days that science says they “should” vs. whether they have been feeding … Continue reading
Sorting Out Sink Tips in the Modern Era
George Cook our Rio Fly Line representative has been a leader in design and explanation of everything spey in the Pacific Northwest for years. If you have ever attended a class or “clave” with George you most likely will remember … Continue reading
Mondays Can Be Brutal, Even at a Your Local Fly Shop
Fortunately no one was hurt and we have some good friends that helped us clean up and get ready for business on Tuesday. We will be open the entire time while we reconstruct the shop. No change in our seven … Continue reading
Rio Knot Video Worth a Look
Rio Products created this excellent video demonstrating how to tie, why to tie and how strong each of these very useful fly fishing knots. Seven knots for attaching a fly to leader/tippet material, and how to tie them from RIO … Continue reading
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Best Local Flies Spring 2015
It’s the general trout season opener this weekend. While many folks have been enjoying some fine fishing on the lower McKenzie everything else opens up Saturday morning! The following is a list of fly patterns that have been effective this … Continue reading
Caddis Fly Christmas Party December 18th 2014 4-8pm
Patsy, Cash, Shauna and Chris wish everyone a very merry holiday season. Please join us for our annual Christmas party at the shop on December 18th from 4-830ish. A discount of 10% will be extended to all in stock purchases … Continue reading
Holiday Gifts for the Fly Fisher 2014
The holiday shopping season is in high gear. The Caddis Fly has ramped up it’s inventory with all the best fly fishing gifts around. I prepped a video with some highlights but our bandwidth is just not enough for YouTube … Continue reading
Fall Guide Special Starts Today October 21st, 2014
Starting this coming Wednesday the 21th of October we will be offering special pricing on our local guided fly fishing trips. Instead of our standard $450 per day we will be running a prime part of the day “3/4 guide … Continue reading
Tip of the Day: Handling Running Line and Utilizing the “Turn Out” Method when Spey Casting
George Cook furthers our previous video discussion of handling running line. He adds the “turn out” method in order to help the caster maximize his or her running line “shoot-ability”.