Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

2013 Two Fly Tournament Wrap Up

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Caddis Fly’s 2013 Two Fly Tournament raised just over $5000 for The McKenzie River Trust’s habitat restoration projects. We had a marvelous group of anglers and guides who participated to make the event happen. Anglers enjoyed the best fishing … Continue reading →

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Hartwick’s Hoser Fly Tying Video

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Harwick’s Hoser tube fly works well for steelhead both Summer and Winter. Tony demonstrates how to tie this multi step large profile pattern. Tie a few and and them to your box! Hartwick’s Hoser Thread: Veevus 10/0 Black Tube: Protube … Continue reading →

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Dory Fleet update, October 5 2013

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

October 5, 2013. Flat ocean? Hook up the Dory and go.  It’s that simple. The Black Rockfish were difficult to find, bit reluctantly, but were the largest we have seen all year.  Casting Clousers for Chinook, we hooked a few … Continue reading →

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Tying a Great Lakes Blue/Gold Intruder Steelhead, Salmon Fly on Senyo’s Articulated Shank

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

How great can it get? Jay Nicholas woke up today and found the freedom to slap down the coolest, most fish appealing colors, textures, and proportions of materials on an one of the new Greg Senyo Articulated Intruder shanks. Life … Continue reading →

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McKenzie and Upper Willamette Back in Shape and Fishing Great

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The lower river looks a bit murky still but it fished great yesterday. The upper river was phenomenal today and the next few days of weather look perfect for enjoying some Fall trout fishing. Best bugs include Chubby Chernobyl, Euro … Continue reading →

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Support the McKenzie River Trust this Friday at The Caddis Fly

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We will be donating 10% off all in store sales to the McKenzie River Trust this Friday October 4th. Do you need a new pair of waders? Rain Gear? A couple of dozen Possie Buggers? Have you had your eye … Continue reading →

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McKenzie River Trout, Red Fang in the Fly Fish Journal

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

My favorite magazine, The FlyFish Journal, ran a feature article on the fight to get hatchery fish off the McKenzie River. It’s worth a read, if you want to relive that great night back in 2010 in the Springfield Amory. … Continue reading →

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Coastal Fall Chinook Prospects, September 20, 2013

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Read the headiness . . . . “Fall Chinook run on Columbia largest in decades” (this from Oregonian Live.com) You may be wondering what the heck our coastal chinook fishery has to do, if anything, with the Columbia River Chinook … Continue reading →

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Pacific Rivers Council event in Eugene Oct 2nd

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Come on out Wednesday, October 2nd from 5:00-7:00 at the Hop Valley Brewing Co. Tasting Room in Eugene! What: O&C Happy Hour and a screening of PRC’s short film: Forests to Faucets. Join us after work Wednesday, October 2nd for … Continue reading →

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Ska- Opper Fly Tying Video

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Scott Howell’s Ska Opper is easily our favorite skating steelhead dry fly. In this video Tony demonstrates how to tie this pattern in it’s natural color scheme. The video is a bit longer than we like, but the fly is … Continue reading →

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Fly links around the web

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Bonneville Dam Cameras: Apparently the Columbia Fall Chinook numbers are off the charts. Check out the web cameras on the dam fish counting station. Osprey Steelhead News: Last week, Anglo American, a major mining company and partner in the proposed … Continue reading →

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McKenzie River Trust’s Friends and Family Night at McMenamins Tonight

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Tuesday, September 24 from 5-11pm McMenamins North Bank – 22 Club Road in Eugene Live music by Neil Bjorklund and Friends at 8pm Join us for dinner, brew, and live music at McMenamins North Bank, 22 Club Road in Eugene, … Continue reading →

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Setting the record straight: Oregon Coho Bucktailing

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The ATF showed up at my door last week, lobbed tear gas and stun grenades, scared the poop out of my cats (me too), but luckily my family was in the back room at the Fly Shop bagging up the … Continue reading →

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McKenzie River Two Fly Tournament Update

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fishing on the McKenzie and Willamette has been very good of late. The last couple of days have been classic windless Fall days we wish would never end. Some really nice fish have been active on our local rivers. October … Continue reading →

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Sculpin Bunny Intruder Fly Tying Video

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jay Nicholas’ tying fun and experimentation just keep driveling on and on. The only commodity in too-short supply is time and places to go and fish these great looking flies. Some of the newer materials available have really made our … Continue reading →

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