Monthly Archives: May 2008

John Geirach, University of Oregon bookstore tonight

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fly fishing author John Geirach is coming to the University of Oregon Bookstore tonight at 7pm to promote his new book, Fools Paradise. From the event listing: Fool’s Paradise chronicles the fishing life in all its glory (catching your biggest … Continue reading →

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Tying the Pale Morning Dun (PMD) Sparkle Dun

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fly tying video: The PMD Sparkle Dun was developed in West Yellowstone, Montana by Craig Matthews. The sparkle dun is one of the best overall mayfly patterns ever created. It’s easy to tie and low maintenance. This is actually one … Continue reading →

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Wet flies do damage on the lower Mckenzie

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Caddisfly

This Saturday Caddis Fly guide Ethan Nickel had a great day floating the lower Mckenzie between Hayden Bridge and Armitage Park.  Again it was March Brown wets, Royal Coachman wets, Soft Hackle Hares Ears, Partridge and Yellow and Beadhead March Brown … Continue reading →

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Sandy River Spey Clave set for May 17-18

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Caddisfly

This coming weekend the largest gathering of spey casters,  spey rod manufacturers and instructors in the western hemisphere will be held at Oxbow Park outside of Portland Oregon. The event caters to anglers interested in two-handed fly rod fishing. The Spey … Continue reading →

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Eastern Oregon lakes improving

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Caddisfly

Wickiup Reservoir is picking up according to customer Glen Thompson who made a loop through the east side this past week.  The campground near the Davis channel is open. Best flies included wooly buggers and thin mints. Chironomids did not … Continue reading →

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March Brown bonanza on mainstem Willamette

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

What started out as a slow afternoon with high water turned out to be a dry fly bonanza yesterday as Caddis Fly Shop guide Lou Verdugo put Frenchy Laroux and I on a shallow riffle with scads of rising cutthroat … Continue reading →

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McKenzie: Hayden to Armitage produces good numbers

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Caddisfly

The lower Mckenzie River near Eugene, specifically the drift from Hayden Bridge to Armitage Park fish fished surprisingly well yesterday. The water was high, around 6600cfs but softer inside turns and the few defined bars that were available did produce … Continue reading →

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NOAA Fisheries Releases Latest Snake River Biop

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Caddisfly

On May 5 NOAA fisheries released its latest court ordered Biological Opinion  intended to guide the operation of the Snake and lower Columbia hydrosystem in a manner safe for the 13 threatened Snake/ Columbia River anadramous fish stocks.  This was the … Continue reading →

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Fly tying video: Stimulator pattern

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The yellow stimulator is one of the most popular flies in the West and it’s a great imitator for a Golden Stonefly. It’s got excellent floatation and you can hang a good sized nymph off of this fly. We tie … Continue reading →

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Free Rocky Mountain Fishing guide book available in the shop

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

If you’re planning a trip to the Rocky Mountains to fly fish this summer, come by the shop and pick up a copy of Greg Thomas’ Tight Lines 2008. This publication offers forecasts for the major fisheries in Montana, Idaho, … Continue reading →

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Improved formula for estimating steelhead weight

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Tom Keelin, an engineering guru and fly fisherman, recently published a new, more accurate way to estimate the weight of fish. The article ran in the May 2008 issue of Fly Fisherman. The conventional formula: weight = length x girth … Continue reading →

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Low and slow scores from Deerhorn to Hendricks

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Yesterday we floated from Deerhorn to Hendricks on the McKenzie River. We were on the water from 10:30am to 5:30pm and didn’t see a single fish rise. There were some large mayflies and large caddis coming off, but not enough … Continue reading →

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Gear review: Trying to break a Winston BII mx boron fly rod

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Don’t try this at home folks. Last week, Winston Rods rep Jon Covich came by the shop to demo the flexibility of the Winston BII mx fly rod. These rods are super light, with extra backbone in the butt section. … Continue reading →

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Water beginning to warm on the McKenzie River

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Caddisfly

Water temperatures on the Mckenzie are edging up. I fished Friday and Saturday and had a thermometer in the water start to finish. Around 9am water temps were 45 degrees and by 5pm we had 49.6 in some areas.  Lower … Continue reading →

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Mikey Wier tackles Oregon wilderness steelhead

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Mikey Wier of SoulFish fame is working hard to catch some wild Oregon winter steelhead. In this blog post from The Cleanest Line, Wier tells the tale of hiking into the Kalmiopsis Wilderness to fish the headwaters of either the … Continue reading →

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