Monthly Archives: June 2011

Summer steelhead heating up around Eugene

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Summer steelhead fishing is picking up on the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers near Eugene. Here are a couple of new videos from our buddy Greg Hatten:

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Green McKenzie Soft Hackle Fly Tying Video

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This is another nice pattern in our latest series of tying videos focussing on Soft Hackle trout and steelhead flies. Greenish caddis flies are ubiquitous across the Western United States and the planet earth. This is based on a sweeping … Continue reading →

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NYC dispatch: Weird weather, big blues, stripers on the fly

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From our man in Manhattan, Capt Ken Jones: Walking down the street I overhear individuals muttering to themselves, small groups of Greenpeace folks chattering away about climate change. In New York’s Northeast Marine Environment, I have experienced some of the … Continue reading →

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Discontinue Snider Creek hatchery on Sol Duc

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

An urgent request from Native Fish Society, Wild Steelhead Coalition and Moldy Chum. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will soon be making a decision regarding the future of the Snider Creek hatchery on the Olympic Peninsula’s Sol Duc … Continue reading →

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Sneaky Pete Reports: Diamond Lake Spotty but Rewarding …

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

A recent trip to explore fishing for hatchery trout growing robust in Diamond Lake proved that these cagey trout are tough to hook, even more difficult to land, but are well worth the effort. Stocked as fingerlings only a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Salmon fly fishing | 9 Comments

Purple Western Soft Hackle Fly Tying Video

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Purple Western Soft Hackle Hook: Alec Jackson Trout Country Hook Thread: Pearsalls Gossomer Silk Purple Body: Pearsalls Gossomer Silk Purple Thorax: Peacock herl Hackle: Starling Purple Western Soft Hackle – Tying instructions and more…. This article is going to cover … Continue reading →

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Soft Hackle Trout Flies Part 2 – Hooks, Thread, & Body Materials

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Soft Hackle Trout Flies Part 2 – Hooks, Thread, and Body Materials Following on our recent post on selection of feathers to hackle Soft Hackles (a mouthful to be sure), this is a short article on hooks and body materials … Continue reading →

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Clackamas Bull Trout reintroduction starts next week

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From the Clackamas Bull Trout working group: In the past, bull trout were abundant and widely distributed in the Willamette Basin, including the Clackamas River. They were a historical component of the river’s native fish assemblage that evolved over thousands … Continue reading →

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Estuary springer report

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Left Eugene at 3:15am for the North Coast, cow country estuary. Sand dunes, spring chinook, Sitka Spruce, scrub grass, seals, starfish, sea stacks, surf shops, shitty coffee, surly locals. Stepped out of the car at 5:30am into the misting then … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Salmon fly fishing | 4 Comments

Soft Hackle Trout Flies Part 1 – Feather Selection

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Soft hackles are an often overlooked but always an important element of our trout fly fishing tackle complement. Here is a short video where I review some of the best soft hackle feather materials that we all have access to … Continue reading →

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Squatch celebrity: Bigfoot-mania continues in the McKenzie River Valley

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

After watching the recent episode of Finding Bigfoot on Animal Planet, I can finally say that I’ve had my fifteen minutes of fame. Bob Welch wrote up a column on the show in the Register-Guard, friends sent me photos of … Continue reading →

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Dahlberg Diver Bass Fly Tying Video

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Matt Stansberry demonstrates how to tie two versions of Dahlberg Diver style flies. We love these for Bass, Pike, Muskie, Freshwater Dorado and more. Spinning deer hair can be intimidating we hope that these videos dispels some of difficulty in … Continue reading →

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Sage Z-Axis Fly Rod Blow Out Sale Just in Time For Fathers Day

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Sage has given dealers the green light to discount Z-Axis single handed fly rods just in time for fathers day. See note below from our Northwest Sale Rep, Spey casting guru and hunter extraordinaire George Cook. Many of you already … Continue reading →

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Real-time springer report from Jay Nicholas

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Lest anyone think springers to the fly are easy or common here in Oregon. The bay is practically deserted. I put in early and fished the north flats. Then south flats. No fish or fellow anglers. Determined was I. Bored … Continue reading →

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Chinook Report from Jay Nicholas in Tillamook Bay

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Honest reporting here at OregonFlyFishingBlog.com, Jay Nicholas sent this to me “real-time” this afternoon but I was so busy fielding calls from women seeking feathers ( super impossible to get feathers) I couldn’t get the post up till now.

Posted in Oregon Salmon fly fishing | 10 Comments