Between veteran salmon biologist Jay Nicholas, fly tying innovator Barrett Christiansen, and all around stud Rob Russell, The Oregon Fly Fishing Blog is the destination for learning how to create flies for chinook salmon in Oregon. See a list of fly tying videos below:
Always on the lookout for another good king salmon fly and noticed the box loaded with chartreuse and red flies. This past season I found, tied and used a pattern called the Chartreuse Striker (Northwest Fly Fishing May/June 2010) on Kenai Peninsula kings entering the rivers bright from the salt…it really did the job and one I’d take along any place for kings. Thank you for the great web site as it keeps me in the loop even though I don’t get to fish in OR.
try a little sky blue hackle mixed w/ peacock green tinsel sparse black buck tail Miragebou in a blue.very sparsely tied. killer pattern for fresh nook that are still on the feed. If the bite is off you gotta switch it up. there’s no such thing as a bright green or orange salmon or steelhead fry. tie your bug on a 2- owner cutting point, if the water is clear try a 1-. also do try non weighted patterns of all the bug’s in you’re box. good luck and tight lines.
Looking back through your old blogs & found this one, I have to say you guy’s are a delight to read,nothing real serious just good info & how to tye videos,my favorite king salmon fly is one I found in an tying magazine called the orange admiral TMC 700,or mustad 9672 #2-6,hot orange marabou tail silver krystal flash highlights,hot orange cactus chenille body,hot orange marabou wing silver krystal flash highlights,dazl or bead chain eyes,3/0 hot orange thread,that’s it.
crushing the kings at winchester bay! landed a bright hen on a #6 clouser green /white. a seal snatched her up by the head, the seal must’ve been full because it let go for a second. that’s all the time i needed and a few seconds later my bright hen was on it’s side. ten pound maxima is some tough leader boy’s and girl’s. patiently waiting for the south coast to start kicking into high gear. i need more bug’s for my box. winchester bay kicked my butt. next year need more bugs. lot’s of jetty rocks love to eat fly’s and break em.