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Monthly Archives: May 2008
Tracking the snowmelt blowout
There are several useful tools that can help an angler really see why this snow melt blowout is happening (besides all the snow of course) and understand when it will end. The Oregon State Marine Board maintains a page that shows how … Continue reading
Cascade Lakes Fishing Update: Ice off slowly beginning
Had enough of high river levels? You might consider a few of the ice free Cascade lakes. Recent reports have indicated lake fishing has been “steady”. Here is the latest information from Bend Fort Rock Ranger District: Lava Lake: open Thursday but snow in … Continue reading
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Mini “tailwater” worth a look
Both the Mckenzie and Willamette Rivers have been off the charts high. The object this week was to find a river to float and fish within reasonable proximity to the Eugene area. Current levels allow The Coast Fork of the … Continue reading
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Deschutes River levels and big bugs on the move
As of this morning, the Deschutes River was at 5690cfs and moving up. Reports from this past weekend indicate fishing was fair to good in the Warm Springs-Trout Creek area. The large stone fly nymphs are moving and anglers who … Continue reading
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Float tube doubles as bear shield on Esmond Lake hike
Last weekend the high water and even higher gas prices drove the blog crew to think outside of the box. Record snowpack and soaring temperatures blew up the Willamette and McKenzie Rivers. The Central Oregon lakes were supposedly fishing well, … Continue reading
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Married at the fly shop
Barrett and Leigh Christiensen were married this afternoon at The Caddis Fly Angling Shop. We always new the shop was considered a “full service fly shop”. It was an honor to add marriage to the many firsts the shops 30 … Continue reading
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Rivers continue to rise on the west side
Both the Mckenzie and Willamette Rivers continue to rise to ridiculous levels. Unseasonably hot weather combined with record snow pack and already full reservoirs have meant unfishable rivers. If you were planning on fishing the Mckenzie or Willamette early this week it … Continue reading
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Scary water levels in the Willamette drainage
I fished yesterday despite some very high water. Since I took the boat out last night things have jumped another 2000cfs making the Middle Fork of the Willamette flat out scary near 7000 cubic feet per second. The Mckenzie is absolutely … Continue reading
Craine Prairie Reservoir opens up
More to come on this report but we have word that fishing was great yesterday at Craine. The early game for Craine Prairie is chironomids dropped of an indicator around 5-7 feet. Fish in and around the river channels early in the … Continue reading
Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report
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Green Caddis Hatch is on, water on the rise
Good numbers of Green Mckenzie Caddis were out today on the lower Mckenzie. I floated from Belinger to Armitage and fishing was good. Yellow Soft Hackles, Possie Buggers and Royal Coachman Wets were the ticket early. Around 3:30 the wind … Continue reading
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Early Upper McKenzie trout fishing Report
Fished the upper Mckenzie for the first time this year Tuesday. The river has been high and cold and I’ve stayed away. In addition to the high and cold, the river has had blockages in some sections near Belknap and … Continue reading
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Bauer Fly Reels, made in Oregon: Factory tour and interview
Last week we traveled down to Southern Oregon to meet up with John Bauer, founder of Bauer Fly Reels. John took us through the machine shop in Medford, where the components for the Rogue Series reels are made, to his … Continue reading
Wild Umpqua Steelhead need your help
We received this info from the Steamboaters: On Monday May 5th 2008 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced their proposed changes to the 2009-2012 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations. There are eight different proposed regulations that would allow for … Continue reading