Last week Chris Daughters tackled a large stretch of the McKenzie River, drifting all the way from Leaburg to Armitage — a long drift, not a lot of fishing. Local fly tying guru and guide Barrett did catch a 9lb steelhead and a few nice trout. They didn’t spot any March Browns, but a few Blue Winged olives and dark winter stones and midges.
On guided trips earlier last week, guests caught some monster rainbows on stonefly nymphs and the new thingamabobber (The Mule’s favorite indicators). Again no bugs to speak of — water temperatures need to come up a bit.
Go to The Caddis Fly site to book guided Oregon Fly Fishing trips, or stop in the fly shop to pick our brains on Oregon fly patterns or buy some Thingamabobbers.