Monthly Archives: September 2009

Lucky strike. A Bartender is added to the fleet

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Caddisfly

I am going share a story of Serendipty. I’ve been lucky. Wanting a boat to get out in the ocean and being longer on time than money, I decided I could get much more boat for the cash if I … Continue reading →

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Q&A with fly tying author Skip Morris: Trout Flies for Rivers

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Last weekend I had the chance to sit down with fly fishing author Skip Morris in his home town on the Olympic Peninsula. Skip had just published a new fly pattern book with his wife Carol Ann, Trout Flies for … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Books, Fly Fishing Profiles, Fly Tying | 1 Comment

Heads up: Turn in your October Caddis Patterns this week!

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The deadline looms for the Hareline Dubbin October Caddis fly tying contest. Turn in your patterns this week. Click here for contest details. Win some serious fly tying materials!

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Flies versus gear for fall king salmon

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

After four days of intense searching, anchoring, casting, and rowing, a narrow window opened for us. All our efforts came to fruition in a couple of magic hours. My Dad had been casting spinners with growing precision, picking up one … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Salmon fly fishing | 5 Comments

Local Eugene Steelhead Report

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The fishing for summer steelhead on the McKenzie and Willamette has been outstanding. This is usually the most productive time of year, and with great fishing weather, prime water conditions, and light pressure, the bite has been excellent. I have … Continue reading →

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Dire Straits: Near-death-experiences, hot salmon bite on Juan de Fuca

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

My stomach is still reeling, jaw sore from clenching my teeth with anxiety. Happy to be home in Eugene, on dry land, never to set foot in Curley’s Fiberglass Pig #15 again. I traveled north last weekend to the Strait … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Travel, Oregon Saltwater Fishing | 4 Comments

Tungsten Ice Prince joins “Local Hall of Fame” Ranks with Possie Bugger, Mega Prince

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

    The Tungsten Ice Prince  nymph pattern has been a tremendous fish catching fly this late summer fall season. It  employs a Tungsten Bead and Hareline Dubbin’s best selling dubbing Ice Dub. It is a simple twist on a standard pattern … Continue reading →

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Oregon’s Alpine Lakes last hurrah

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Timing is everything and there are far to many places to be, and fish to catch this time of year. Barrett chose a short walk into a beautiful Alpine Lake with his family and was handsomely rewarded with several large … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports | 10 Comments

Fly Tying UNIBOBBERS Have Arrived

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Having trouble keeping your fly afloat? The Unibbober is the answer! How many times did a fish come up to your indicator this year and clobber it, leaving you wishing it had a hook in it. Again the Unibobber is … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Gear Review, Fly Tying | 2 Comments

Hooked on saltwater fly fishing on the Oregon Coast

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

According to blog reader Rob Perkins “You don’t necessarily have to have beautiful flies in order to catch Silvers and Tuna on the Oregon Coast. I had an absolute blast and am totally hooked on saltwater fly fishing, I’m just … Continue reading →

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Wild Trout Fishing on the McKenzie Excellent

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

As soon as cool morning shade became warm morning shade/sun  fishing was on fire yesterday. Small “browny/orangey” caddis were all over the near shore trees and brush. Short Winged Stoneflies were present in surprising numbers. We saw numerous Short Wings … Continue reading →

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Jay shows you how to really fill a Bugger Beast

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The fall chinook version of the Cliff Bugger Beast, courtesy of Jay Nicholas. Send us picks of your Bugger Beast.

Posted in Fly Tying, Oregon Salmon fly fishing | 7 Comments

1st annual Wilson River Clean-Up Event, by Sierra Club and SOLV

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Cancel your plans and join badass steelhead guide Jeff Hickman for a river clean up this weekend on the Wilson. 1st annual Wilson River Clean-Up Event, by Sierra Club and SOLV Saturday September 26th 9am –meet, sign in, coffee, snacks, … Continue reading →

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Jay Nicholas Fly Fishing Glossary: Baby Seal to Big Tides

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This is the third installment of The Fly Fishers Glossary: Snippets From the Underbelly of Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Fish Biology, Dusty old Facts, Hallucinations, and the Plain Truth as I know it. Baby seal Obsolete fly tying material. Grim … Continue reading →

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Filling the Bugger Beast at the North Umpqua Fall Fly Tying event

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Last weekend my six-month old son Paul and I attended the North Umpqua Fall Fly Tying Festival and it was a blast. I put Paul in his playpen behind me and tried to tie flies and talk to folks about … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Oregon Saltwater Fishing | 3 Comments