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Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
Tip of the Day: Handling Running Line and Utilizing the “Turn Out” Method when Spey Casting
George Cook furthers our previous video discussion of handling running line. He adds the “turn out” method in order to help the caster maximize his or her running line “shoot-ability”.
Salmon Slam 2014
Sekiu 2014 — Julian just bought a new Striper SeaSwirl, a 24-foot monster with twin 115 Yamaha outboards. We trailered the huge boat for the first time across the wilds of Greater Seattle rush hour traffic and the rugged topography … Continue reading
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Wild Crazy Albacore Dory Fly Fishing
Tuna fishing is nothing short of crazy, like crazy good and we left the beach about 6:30 and by 9 we were into the Albies on the fly and seeing big tuna leaping after bait all around the dory and … Continue reading
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Tip of the Day: Managing “Over Hang” When Spey Casting
Northwest sales representative for Sage, Rio and Redington George Cook discusses and demonstrates tactics related to “over hang” when two handed casting. Conditions often dictate how the spey caster deals with his or her spey head, and the distance it … Continue reading
Snorkel outing on the South Fork McKenzie
Last weekend, members of the Native Fish Society and the Blueback Chapter of Trout Unlimited invited folks to join a snorkel outing on the South Fork McKenzie River near Delta Campground/Bruckart Boat Ramp. Nine snorkelers from as far away as … Continue reading
Pacific City Albacore Fly Fishing August 22, 2014
We departed the beach in The Fly Guy early, not quite as early as planned, but that is another story. At least we got going! At about 25 miles offshore, we had our first hookup, on a traditional cedar plug, … Continue reading
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OPST Lazar Running Line
The Lazar running line from Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics (OPST) is an incredible new running line that was developed to “right all wrongs” in the world of monofilament running lines. Traditional monofilament running lines shoot line very well, but they … Continue reading
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What have the Silvers been eating lately?
Many folks have enjoyed some great fishing for slivers this summer in the ocean offshore Oregon. The season in which hatchery (adipose fin-clipped) coho may be harvest by recreational anglers is over, but there will be another period of harvest … Continue reading
Handling Running Line Using the 50% Rule While Spey Casting
Northwest sales representative for Sage, Rio, and Redington, George Cook demonstrates how to manage running line when spey casting. The 50% rule is a good guideline to help you manage your running line of any type.
Beulah Aero Head Mid Belly Spey Review
The new Beulah Aero Head is a modern mid-belly spey head designed to reestablish the presence of mid belly lines in the modern spey world. Traditional mid belly lines accommodated longer spey rods that were commonplace years ago; however, as … Continue reading
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DamNaton Film Event in Roseburg August 24th
You are cordially invited to the first exclusive local DamNation film event, 6pm Sunday 8-24-14, at Splitz on 2400 NE Diamond Lake Blvd in Roseburg. It’s dinner and a movie — pizza and salad buffet for only $9 – cosponsored … Continue reading
Surface Action Fly Fishing for Black Seabass at Pacific City
Hey all you saltwater fly fishing enthusiasts out there – I think that I mentioned recently a day when we found the sea bass on the surface for an extended period of time and had loads of fun casting to … Continue reading
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Sage Introduces the ACCEL Series of Spey and Switch Rods
I spent a recent afternoon with George Cook, the Northwest sales representative of Farbank (Sage-Rio-Redington). After he showed me all the new gear in the shop, we headed out to the river for some “on the water time” testing out … Continue reading
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Of Toyotas, Takodas & Thunderstorms: Deschutes, Metolius, & Crane Prairie Reports
Last Monday I left Eugene with a mission: buy a used Toyota Tacoma and get some fishing in. Thankfully I did both, but with a few hiccups. First I learned I had to wait a week before I could get … Continue reading