Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Middle Fork of the Willamette Gets a Refresher

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fishing has picked up considerably on the Middle Fork of the Willamette near Oakridge. The graph above shows a spike in flows exiting Hills Creek Dam. This cold water influx has the fish looking up for larger attractor and terrestrial … Continue reading →

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Pink Fuego Nymph Fly Tying Video

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Chris Scott shares his go to “searching” mayfly nymph pattern in the video above. Tie this fly off of a mid sized dry fly or go deep with a double nymph rig. It works year round. Pink Fuego Nymph Hook: … Continue reading →

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Super Simple Albacore Fly Instructional

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

It is only just July on the Oregon Coast, but it is not too soon to get geared and flied up for Albacore, because they could be here any day now.  Other effective tuna flies are in my book, SEA … Continue reading →

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ODFW Takes Action to Help Native Fish

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Website Thursday, July 16, 2015 SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has curtailed fishing hours on most of Oregon’s rivers to avoid additional stress on native fish already … Continue reading →

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Protect Wild Rivers & Native Fish from Strip Mining

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From the Native Fish Society: Mining companies want to develop nickel strip mines in the delicate headwaters of the Smith, Illinois, Pistol rivers and Hunter Creek. These headwaters play a critical role in providing the cold, clean water necessary to … Continue reading →

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Support for O & C Lands Act Needed Now

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Last week, in a surprising about-face, Oregon county commissioners turned their backs on the hard work Oregon residents and their delegation have put into crafting a balanced bill to deal with issues on the O & C Lands Act. Instead … Continue reading →

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Warm Water Temperatures in Western Waters

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

It’s only early July and low warm water is a hot topic for most western waters. Below are a couple of links to the latest information we have seen. Additionally a graph indicating “Healthy Trout Water Temperatures”. Stay tuned to … Continue reading →

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Dry Fly Inspiration

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Check out our friend Todd Moen’s last work from Catchmagazine.net.

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The Story behind the Story: Bill Monroe’s “Almost” Springer

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The headline reads as follows: Retired salmon research scientist turns author; racing an unknown deadline. Bill Monroe (Oregonian Sportswriter) was my guest fishing the Nestucca estuary on June 29th.  We had a very nice relaxed visit and diligently cast our … Continue reading →

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2015 Cuba Trip aboard Avalon I

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Anglers from Oregon, Georgia, Washington, California, Missouri and Arizona joined us this year to fly fish in Cuba. We ventured to a new area Northeast of the Cuban mainland. The general area is called Cayo Cruz and Avalon Fishing has … Continue reading →

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Tying Brian Silvey’s Tube Snake

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Brian Silvey’s Tube Snake Some folks refer to this highly effective fly style as an Intruder but I respectfully disagree. Yes it is big and bold. Yes it is a great searching pattern in big or dirty water. Yes it … Continue reading →

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Postcard from Lake Erie

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

A cold, wet summer is in full effect across much of the East, but we’re still fishing as much as we can. Captain Nate has had his new little girl out on the boat quite a bit. My boys are … Continue reading →

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Summer Sunglass Special at The Caddis Fly

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

For one week only July 1-7,2015 The Caddis Fly is offering 2 dozen free trout flies with the purchase of Smith or Costa sunglasses. Please come in and have a look at our very large selection of these two great … Continue reading →

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Project Healing Waters – Umpqua & Eugene Programs Need your help!

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We at The Caddis Fly and OregonFlyFishingBlog.com strongly support and have worked with Project healing waters in the past. We urge you to help the two local groups below in any way you can. Project Healing Waters is a national … Continue reading →

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2015 Caddis Fly Cuba Trip Preview

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We have just returned from a couple of weeks aboard the Avalon I on the Northeastern shores of Cuba. Look for a more in depth post in the coming days but here are a few photos for a start.

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