Monthly Archives: July 2009

Trout Unlimited Meeting tonight at the Eagles Aerie

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Reminder: Trout Unlimited Chapter 678 meeting tonight at the Eagles Aerie 1375 Irving Rd. in Eugene, 7pm. The chapter has been interested in studying wild trout populations on the Row and Coast Fork Willamette to help better protect these native … Continue reading →

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South Santiam: Hidden Jewel?

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

How could a River so beautiful have remained undiscovered? Dunno. Summer day, moderate 70s, broken cloud cover, gentle breeze, and swallows working bugs in the afternoon. Several nice runs to swing flies in, without a boat in sight. River teeth … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Summer Steelhead | 7 Comments

Hareline Pro Grade Streamer Capes: Product Review by Jay Nicholas

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fly Tying materials. Yummm. What’s not to love about beautiful Rooster Capes? That’s right. Easy on the eyes, fair on the wallet, and spectacular on the hook – that is – if you find the right feather structure and colors … Continue reading →

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Video: How to tie the Light Cahill dun

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this new fly tying video, Karl The Mule demonstrates the Light Cahill, a Catskills-style dry fly that he uses to imitate pale mayfly duns in our McKenzie and Willamette Rivers. Check out Westfly for more on PMDs and PEDs. … Continue reading →

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Umpqua Smallmouth heats up

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Caddisfly

Recent hot weather and perfect water conditions on the lower Umpqua river have the plentiful Smallmouth Bass on the grab. We got a late start on the day and did not put in at Woods Ramp until about noon. We … Continue reading →

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Intruders, Skagit Casting and Northwest Steelheading Culture

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

When the first movie trailer for The Empire Strikes Back hit theaters in the winter of 1979, the world went crazy. Two and a half years of anticipation had hit the boiling point. But rather than letting off steam, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Coastal Steelhead Fishing | 3 Comments

Breakfast on the town run

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This is the way to do mornings, sunrise on the town run, eggs, coffee and bacon. Lots of nice trout rising at dawn between Island Park and D-Street, but no steelhead on the swing yesterday morning for us. Lots around … Continue reading →

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Big bugs all over the Upper Middle Fork: Caddis, Drakes and Stones

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Headed up to fish the Upper Middle Fork Willamette on foot yesterday afternoon and found lots of willing, wild trout. What I didn’t expect to find was a bunch of McKenzie Green Caddis. Anybody else seen them up there this … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle Fork Willamette River fishing | 9 Comments

Hareline Dubbin Fly Tying contest — Summer Steelhead patterns due 8/1/09

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Bust those vises out of summer retirement — it’s time to get tying again! Hareline Dubbing in Monroe, OR is sponsoring a quarterly fly tying contest for Oregon Fly Fishing Blog readers. For the first round of the contest, we … Continue reading →

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"Hi and Dri" fly patterns great for hopper dropper set up

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Caddisfly

A flies “floatability” has always been a priority when fishing larger western rivers. Fishing two flies has now become quite common. In order to have a dry fly hold up a bead headed nymph it must be tied with “floatability” … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Fly Fishing Tips | 7 Comments