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Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
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
Posted in Oregon Saltwater Fishing
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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
Posted in Oregon Saltwater Fishing
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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
Posted in Fly Fishing Gear Review
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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
Posted in Fishing Reports, Oregon Saltwater Fishing
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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
Posted in Fly Fishing Gear Review
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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
Summer Fly Patterns 3: Fishmadman Steelhead Dry Flies
Summer steelhead fishing is heating up around the state and it’s a great time to catch a steelhead on a dry fly. The Willamette, North Umpqua and Deschutes rivers are great places to skate or wake a fly. Fishmadman steelhead … Continue reading
Early Deschutes Steelhead
When the month of August comes around, I get tunnel vision. This is the time of year when big numbers of summer steelhead start moving into the Lower Deschutes, and these early fish are some of the hottest, most quality … Continue reading
Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report
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