Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fly Cup Recycle Gets you 15% Off Fly Purchases This Friday-Sunday

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Bring in your old fly cups and stock up for the Summer fly fishing season. When you return one or more of our plastic fly cups you will get 15% off of your fly purchase this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. … Continue reading →

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Día de las señoras del Grand Slam

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Post one of our recent trip to Cayo Largo in the Caribbean. Fly fishing for tarpon, bonefish and permit is challenging. Catching all three species in one day, the vaunted “Grand Slam” is even more difficult. When opportunity arises to … Continue reading →

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Fly Tying Instruction Video: Tying a Tube Emerger McKenzie Special Trout Fly

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

As promised, Jay Nicholas takes trout fly tying to realms he has previously only dabbled in and shows how to tie yet another locally effective trout fly on a tube – this time an emerging McKenzie Special Caddis. The pattern … Continue reading →

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Blowout Pricing on Sage Fly Fishing Rods and Reels

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Sales on top end rods and reels from Sage don’t happen often and the product usually goes fast. We have purchased a bunch of the latest closeouts from Sage and bring them to you at a whopping 25-30 percent off. … Continue reading →

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Fly fishing the Bitterroot, Rock Creek

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I’d never fly fished Montana. I never saw“The Movie” and I never read the book. But now, I think I’m starting to get it. I spent three days wading and floating around Missoula, Montana with swarms of bugs hatching, and … Continue reading →

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Postcard from Missoula

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Three days fishing around Missoula, Montana this week. Yesterday, we drove up the longest pothole riddled road I’ve ever been on, saw enough warning signs about grizzly bears to get paranoid, found an amazing riffle where a huge hatch was … Continue reading →

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Wild Reverence: John Larison

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

New video featuring author John Larison: River of Hope “The Wild Reverence Sessions” from North Fork Studios on Vimeo.

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Fish and wildlife running out of water in Klamath Basin

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From Water Watch: Please act now to help the Klamath Basin’s National Wildlife Refuges! Once again, water supply in the Klamath River Basin is falling short of the excessive demands agricultural development has placed on it. Unfortunately for the Klamath’s … Continue reading →

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Matching the squatch hatch

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Well, it’s finally happened. We here at The Caddis Fly have decided to come clean about this whole Bigfoot thing, in a new tell-all article in the latest edition of The Flyfish Journal. Pick up the latest copy and get … Continue reading →

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TU hires Dean Finnerty

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We heard from Tom Wolf recently that Trout Unlimited hired Dean Finnerty as the new Southwest Oregon field representative for the Sportsman’s Conservation Project. Per Dean’s blog: I’ll be working with a wide variety of stakeholders on issues related to … Continue reading →

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Happy Father’s Day

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

OK, so what if Father’s Day is just a ploy to sell ties and was actually signed into law by Richard Nixon. Try to sit back and enjoy a day dedicated to manly pursuits and pleasures. And if you’re really … Continue reading →

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Coastal Oregon Fishing Report, June 2013

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Sunburn. Hail. Wind. did i mention wind? Lonely open waters. Brutally long days on the water. Three days, one grab. Adrenaline and exhaustion. Imagination and hope. Feathers in the dust bunnies. Hooks in all the usual places. Try to quit. … Continue reading →

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Fly Tying Instruction Video: Tying a Tube McKenzie Special

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jay Nicholas shows how to tie yet another locally effective trout fly on a tube – this time a McKenzie Special Caddis. This is a fly that has been fished in the Willamette Valley for many decades in one form … Continue reading →

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Trout Unlimited meeting tonight, new venue

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Mckenzie-Upper Willamette Chapter of Trout Unlimited will be hosting our monthly membership meeting Wednesday June 12, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the Bier Stein’s new location at 1591 Willamette Street. We will be recapping some the exciting results of … Continue reading →

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Foam Popper Fly Tying Video

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Tony Torrence ties a gurgling and popping Bass/Snook/Tarpon fly pattern. The fly requires numerous steps but is very durable and active on the surface. If you decide to use the pattern in salt water try a saltwater hook like a … Continue reading →

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