The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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The end of March is the time when people start to ask; are there many winter steelhead left? and when are the summer steelhead going to be in?
The answer to the first question is, Yes! Although the major push of winter steelhead is over in most rivers, there are still rivers holding steelhead, [...]

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In Jay Nicholas’s latest fly tying video he uses Saltwater Neck Hackle to create a collar for his Winter Steelhead Simplicity pattern. Don’t be afraid to mix up colors on this great looking fly. Imagine a purple and black combo, or a green flat braid rear and a black Senyo Laser Dubbed front body.

Jay’s [...]

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Warning: This post contains a fairly graphic image.
This isn’t the post I wanted to write about this trip. I wanted to write a love song about a remote backcountry stream somewhere between northern California and southern British Columbia, a place that has never been logged, where the runs of salmon and steelhead of decades and [...]

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