Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Sage Introduces New Rods: Video on MOD, Little ONES, TROUT SPEY, BOLT and PULSE Series

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The month of August brings a new launch of fly fishing products from the major manufacturers including Sage, Rio and Redington. Below you will find brief discussions from our sales rep George Cook about each one of the new series … Continue reading →

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Long Grizzly Saddles in stock now – August 2015

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Yes, on August 3, 2015, the Caddis Fly Angling Shop has a very good supply of excellent grizzly saddles at very reasonable prices (most at $49.95). These make for excellent dry flies, buggers and wonderful wings on Intruders. Many of the … Continue reading →

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Darn nearly a Mini Intruder (Purple /Blue) featuring OPST shank

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This is a nice little fly that caught winter steelhead for me, and it is one that you will have fun tying and adapting to your own style if you give it a go. I have concentrated on tying and … Continue reading →

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Articulated Baitfish Intruder Fly

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Here is our all purpose articulated fly – fish it for salmon, giant trout, steelhead, pike, musky, bass, and gators. This here is what I consider a really cool articulated fly that may or may not qualify for the genre … Continue reading →

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Limeade Nymph Fly Tying Video

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Chris Scott demonstrates how to tie his Limeade mayfly nymph. The Limeade is a versatile mayfly nymph pattern that works well under a dry fly or deep coupled with a heavier nymph closer to the river bottom. Limeade Nymph Hook: … Continue reading →

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The Caddis Fly Celebrates 40 Years in Business with a Huge SALE!

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This Saturday August 1st we celebrate 40 years in business with a massive SALE at the shop. Everything will be on sale. Stay tuned for more specifics, but be sure to set aside a bit of shopping time this coming … Continue reading →

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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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