Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Ramsey’s Goofball Fly Tying Video

Ramsey’s Goofball has become one of our favorite fly patterns for 2013. The Goofball is a great general attractor, and it can imitate numerous insects. This Winter/Spring we used a green Goofball for a Cicada in New Zealand. In April … Continue reading

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Caddis Fly Shop Albacore Adventure August 2013

The Caddis Fly Shop partnered with Capt Jad Donaldson and his fine vessel, the OPPOR-TUNA-TY, a 42 ft all weather craft powered by triple 300 hp engines, to fly fish for Albacore Tuna in the Pacific Ocean west of Garabaldi, … Continue reading

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Tackle Recommendations for Saltwater Fly Fishing

I am very late to the Saltwater fly fishing game, yes indeed, but striving mightily to make up for lost time. A lot of folks have been calling and emailing asking about appropriate tackle, rods, reels, lines, leaders and such, … Continue reading

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Sage Method and Rio Switch Chucker Demonstration Video

George Cook demonstrates the new Sage 7119-4 Method Switch Rod. The Method 7 weight switch is the do it all rod for large anadromous species, streamer fishing and beyond. I found it to be the easiest switch rod I have … Continue reading

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Salmon Slam 2013 update

Midweek report from Sekiu, WA: Salmon slam is well underway with lots of hatchery silver salmon pulled out of the saltwater off the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula. This is a big pink salmon year, but the tricky little … Continue reading

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Tying a Kilowatt Steelhead Fly on a Jig Hook Fly Tying Video Instruction

Jay Nicholas claims that black and blue are well-known steelhead attractors. He’s probably right on that one. So is Flashabou. Jig hooks keep a swinging fly from snagging on rocks and sticks more so than a traditional down point hook. … Continue reading

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Redington Butter Stick Fly Rod is a Pleasure to Cast and Catch

I got a chance to fish the Redington Butter Stick fiberglass fly rod this past week on our family trip to Idaho. I had the 7’6″ 4wt 3 piece model with me and figured it would be perfect for the … Continue reading

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Lake Erie Bass Fly Fishing

Bass fishing… yep.. ole billy bucketmouth… They love bugs and the Lake Erie watershed is one of the best places in the world to find them. Don’t believe me? The Lake Erie & Lake St. Clair took two of the … Continue reading

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On site fishing from OregonFlyFishingBlog

Jay Nicholas sent me this one this morning from the Albacore Trip. They head out tomorrow as well so I am sure we will be hearing much more about the trip. I found these photos on Matt Stansberry’s flickr page, … Continue reading

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Sixth Annual McKenzie River Two Fly Tournament

Mark your calendars for the sixth annual McKenzie River Two-Fly Tournament October 5th 2013, brought to you by the Caddis Fly Angling Shop and your local native-fish supporting guides. Since it’s inception, the tournament has raised $25,000 for habitat restoration … Continue reading

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Tube Sunrise Pink Bead Head EP Bugger Fly Tying Video Instruction

Jay Nicholas goes at the tube fly craze with abandon here – because Tubes seem the perfect vehicle for tying any and every bugger fly in the fishing universe. Buggers are long flies, and the use of a short shank … Continue reading

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Gripshooter, Redington Dually and Skagit Max Demonstration Video

We continue our series of product discussions with Far Bank’s northwest sales rep George Cook. In this video he focuses on Rio’s new shooting line. Gripshooter couples a handling line section of 14 feet made of traditional floating line with … Continue reading

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Fly fishing links: Searching the Web to waste your workday

Readers, there are a lot of fly fishing blogs out there, some of them updating infrequently, but still kicking out important and/or entertaining stuff. Osprey Steelhead News notes a warm-water fish kill on the John Day. “ODFW biologists estimated that … Continue reading

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Helicopter fly fishing in New Zealand: Cedar Lodge

As many of you know we have a deep love for fly fishing in New Zealand. The beauty, gin clear waters and big fish have brought us back year after year. The early days found us sleeping roadside, and driving … Continue reading

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Saltwater Clouser: Steve Farrar’s Blend delivers Rock-solid Quality

I have been tying a ton of fun saltwater flies lately, fishing them all, from Deceivers to SeaDucers, to clousers, to Toad-like flies, and Crab-like flies, and Squid like flies, and some worked well and some required tuning but the … Continue reading

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