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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

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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

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New Caddis Fly Shop T-Shirts are in!

We’ve got some awesome new shop T-shirts in brown and dark blue colors. We’ve also got the new Oregon Trout shirts as well in Green and Blue in a variety of sizes. T-shirts are $25 each. Trust me, these Tees … Continue reading

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TU August Chapter Meeting — Date and Location Changes

Monday, August 11th, Rogue Ales Public House (lower level), 844 Olive St, Eugene. The Redsides Chapter meetings will now take place on the second Monday of each month. The board meeting is at 6:00PM and all members are welcome to … Continue reading

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Silvers Tripple on Bucktails at Pacific City

Once in a while, if we are really lucky, it all comes together.  Today was one of those miracle days. I’m too tired to write much, and that’s probably a relief for a lot of our readers.  Just imagine what … Continue reading

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Summer Fishing Reports August 2014

Despite continued hot weather throughout the state of Oregon, fishing opportunities abound. We have been focusing our guided trips on the upper most section of the Mckenzie River a bit more this season. The upper river is colder and has … Continue reading

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Native Fish Society: S. Fork McKenzie Snorkeling, Gualala Action Alert

Native Fish Society is hosting snorkel outings for River Stewards throughout the summer in Oregon. River snorkeling opens participants up to an underwater world that few have fully imagined. Swimming along from pool to pool is a terrific way to … Continue reading

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Coos Bay Kayak Fishing Tournament August 23

The Caddis Fly is thrilled to be one of the sponsors of the Fifth Annual Sunset Bay Angler of the Day (a kayak-only fishing tournament) next month at Sunset Bay State Park in Coos Bay, OR. You can check out … Continue reading

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Oregon Bachelor Party

Last week, I got to see my buddy Julian off in style, with an Oregon fishing bachelor party. We started out on the Upper McKenzie — fishing on foot on our first evening. We headed to the river at near … Continue reading

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Flashback Hare’s Ear Fly Tying Video

Flash Back Hare’s Ear Nymph—Olive Hook: TMC 3761 10-18 Bead: Gold Cyclops Thread: Veevus 16/0 Olive Tail: Olive Hare’ Ear Mask Rib: Gold Ultra Wire Abdomen: Hareline’s Olive Hare’s Ear Dubbin #34 Wing case: Hareline Flashback Sheeting Thorax: Hareline’s Olive … Continue reading

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Fishing Amongst Fires: Deschutes, Lake Simtustus, and Metolius River Fishing Reports

It’s wildfire season in Central Oregon. It came fast and hard, knocking firefighters on their heels with winds and high temperatures. Despite this, I got out to do some fishing last week on the Deschutes, Lake Simtustus, and the Metolius. … Continue reading

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International Fly Fishing Reports: Tokyo and New Zealand

Tokyo Harbor Customer and avid angler Michael Beech sent us this photo from a recent business trip to Tokyo He writes: All on the surface. They call them sea bass. Found in schools feeding on bait fish. Exciting fishing in … Continue reading

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Summer Fly Patterns 2: Mercer’s Missing Link

Mercer’s Missing Link may have become my new favorite dry fly! While it was originally designed as a dying caddis pattern for the Sacramento River in northern California it seems to catch fish everywhere. It imitates caddisflies very well but … Continue reading

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Cedar Lodge in Fly Life Magazine

Fly Life Magazine, a fly fishing publication focusing on Australia and New Zealand, recently published a feature on Cedar Lodge. The fly fishing in the region was spectacular, the scenery sublime and the lodge beautiful. The entire experience of flying … Continue reading

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Reflections from a Montana Adventure

Back in January, two of my close friends and I decided to plan a trip to Montana during the upcoming Summer. None of us had ever been, and we wanted to see if Montana really was all that we had … Continue reading

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