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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Lower Umpqua bass with size!
Caddis Fly guide David Gantman had some guests down on the Umpqua this friday and they stuck some very nice smallmouth. Effective patterns for smallmouth include Sculpzilla # 8, Tungsten Thin Mint # 8, Cascade Bugger # 8, and Skinny … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing Porn, Fishing Reports, Southern Oregon
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Evening fishing on the Middle Fork of the Willamette excellent
Fall afternoons and evenings are a great time to explore the Middle Fork of the Willamette below Hills Creek dam. Currently wading opportunities are excellent and fishing has been good from about 3pm on. We are in a great weather … Continue reading
McKenzie River Two-Fly Tournament prizes and rules
FYI: These are subject to change! We’re in working mode here, but this is what we’ve come up with. Mckenzie River Two-Fly Tournament rules 1. Contestants will participate in teams of two, single entrants can be paired up with another … Continue reading
Dan Callaghan’s North Umpqua — photos, conservation and friendship
A couple weeks ago, I received a copy of Dan Callaghan’s North Umpqua, a book of photographs of the river, its character and inhabitants, posthumously published by his wife, Mary Kay Callaghan. It’s a beautiful book, 156 photographs taken over … Continue reading
Smallmouth fishing on the mainstem of the Umqua on fire.
The smallmouth bass in the Umpqua appear to be bulking up for the winter. The fishing today was very good with literally schools of fish following the fly on countless occasions. Although we did not catch any huge fish we did put … Continue reading
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Recommended reading: Half-pounders exploding on the Rogue River
Lots of fly fishing links this morning: Buster clubs Chinook Buster Wants to Fish is clubbing the first Chinook of the fall season somewhere on the Pacific NW Coast. TU Bull Trout Rendezvous VIII The Oregon State Council of TU … Continue reading
Mckenzie River water temps drop to fall like temperatures, is it fall already?
The immense snow pack and late coming summer in the Willamette Valley have begun to pay dividends for fishing on the Mckenzie River. The low water dog days of summer will not be a factor at all this year. Water temperatures have … Continue reading
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Sea-run Cutthroat are in Oregon Coastal Streams!
Sea-run cutthroats are entering the Siuslaw, Alsea, Siletz, Nestucca and other coastal streams in Oregon. These fish are very susceptible to the fly patterns such as the Spruce, Borden’s special and other streamers. Casting near structure, bushes with a stripping … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing Porn, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips
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Save the Date!
March 13 &; March 14, 2009 has been set for the next Northwest Fly Tyer and Fly Fishing Expo at the Linn County Fairground and Expo Center in Albany, Oregon. Get to watch and talk to the best fly tyers at … Continue reading
Cooler weather spurs activity on the Mckenzie River
Had a great day on the Mckenzie River today. Trout were all over large dries and old faithful the PB, Possie Bugger. Parachute Madam X or Morish Extended body October Caddis as the top fly and a size 10 Possie … Continue reading
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Escape to East Lake
Ken Crangle and Lou Verdugo launched at East Lake Saturday (8/16/08) and started to fish about 75 yards out from the dock. During the day they enjoyed a couple interesting “events”: sulfur fumes from vents coming from the bottom of the lake, one large … Continue reading
Barrumundi fly fishing report from Thailand
Sun Saeteurn, Caddis Fly customer and U of O grad, is currently living in Thailand. He recently went fly fishing for Barrumundi and sent us the following report: I went Barrumundi fishing this past weekend at some private ponds right … Continue reading
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Oregon Albacore Tuna success 45 miles off Newport
Caddis Fly customer Lee Daniel reports tuna on the fly, 45 miles out of Newport. Daniel was outfitted with a Sage 10 wt 9 foot Xi2 rod, a 10-11 Nautilus reel, 400-grain 24-foot shooting head line and 350 feet of … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Saltwater Fishing
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