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Jay Nicholas’ 2014 Photo Review

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

2014 was a very full year and I have much more planned for 2015. These photos are just a few snapshots from a very full year from the Nicholas family. I am full of hope for the future. May you also have great plans for … Continue reading →

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McKenzie River Trust’s CARP ponds

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From McKenzie River Trust: The Willamette Valley is peppered with old gravel pits, sites where the meandering river has deposited gravel for millennia. The Coburg Aggregate Reclamation Project (CARP) is one of the best opportunities in the region to restore … Continue reading →

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Cedar Lodge Pre Christmas Season Highlights

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We have come to our Christmas New Years break already this 2014/15 season at Cedar Lodge! Time flies when you are having fun. Overall our early season has been a success. Despite some very “spotty” spring weather we managed to … Continue reading →

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President Obama protects Bristol Bay

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

President Obama took action to protect one of Alaska’s most powerful economic engines and one of America’s greatest national treasures: Bristol Bay. He signed a Presidential Memorandum that withdraws these beautiful and pristine waters from all future oil and gas … Continue reading →

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Caddis Fly Christmas Party December 18th 2014 4-8pm

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Patsy, Cash, Shauna and Chris wish everyone a very merry holiday season. Please join us for our annual Christmas party at the shop on December 18th from 4-830ish. A discount of 10% will be extended to all in stock purchases … Continue reading →

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Harrop’s CDC Bubble Back Variant

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This wonderful Caddis imitation is from the desk of famed fly fisherman and tier, Rene Harrop. His creations have been fooling fish for years, and this pattern is no exception. I discovered this fly online while researching Eastern Oregon streams … Continue reading →

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Parasol Zebra Midge Fly Tying Video

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

A funny little pattern I discoverer on the web while researching Midge patterns. While at first appearance it seems to be a lot of work to tie, and prone to fouling, nothing could be farther from the truth. Whip out … Continue reading →

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Reminder, December 12 & 13 – Rob Russell and Jay Tying Flies at Shop

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Reminder: December 19 & 20, Jay’s at Shop – with Rob Russell on the 20th. Rob Russell will be at the fly bench on Saturday too, and it will be fun to re-connect and pry some great new fly patterns … Continue reading →

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Calapooia Watershed Video

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Check out this great video on the Calapooia Watershed Council by Freshwaters Illustrated. Calapooia Watershed Portrait: Finding Natives from Freshwaters Illustrated on Vimeo.

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Holiday Gifts for the Fly Fisher 2014

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The holiday shopping season is in high gear. The Caddis Fly has ramped up it’s inventory with all the best fly fishing gifts around. I prepped a video with some highlights but our bandwidth is just not enough for YouTube … Continue reading →

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December Events with Jay Nicholas at the Caddis Fly Shop

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

December Events with Jay Nicholas at the Caddis Fly Shop Let’s have some fun and visit and tell some fishing stories.  I’ll plan on doing some fly tying demos and answering questions about everything from dory fishing, tackle for salmon, … Continue reading →

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Silvey’s Primetime Caddis Fly Tying Video

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Tony Torrence demonstrates how to tie Silvey’s Primetime Caddis. If you are trying to imitate an emerging Caddis, look no further. Fished on the swing or dead drifted as a dropper, this fly is the ticket. Brian Silvey spends his … Continue reading →

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Caddis Crawler Fly Tying Video

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I found this pattern about 8 years ago in an eastern Oregon fly shop. I’m not really sure of the name, but I know that it catches fish! When fishing this fly, I usually use it as a dropper off … Continue reading →

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RS2 Emerger Variant Fly Tying Video

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

So simple this pattern makes you mutter, why didn’t I think of that! Don’t let the simplicity of this pattern turn you away. This is an absolute fish catcher!!!! You can fish this fly with a light dressing of floatant … Continue reading →

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Fly Tying: Pacific Krill fly pattern from Puget Sound

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This fly is one I developed after reading about euphausiid pattern that a fellow tyer angler tied and fished successfully for Coho Salmon in Puget Sound. This fly is a little different but substantially the same effect as his – … Continue reading →

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