Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Oregon Invasive Species Update: Boat Inspections

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

ODFW: The aquatic invasive species boat inspection station at the Ashland Port of Entry will open on Feb. 11, 2013. Stations in Gold Beach, Klamath Falls, Lakeview and Ontario will open in the coming months. All vehicles carrying motorized or … Continue reading →

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Floodplains, Underground Rivers and Fish: Coast Fork Willamette

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Sunday February 24th 1:00 to 4:00 PM Join Chris Orsinger, Executive Director of Friends of Buford Park, and Laurie Bernstein, former fisheries biologist with the US Forest Service, for an exploration of the geology and fish of the Coast Fork … Continue reading →

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Early Season Fishing Heating Up Special Guide Rates Available

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Today we bring back our early season special on guided trips for the 2013 season. For the months of February and March we will be running our early season trout fishing guided trips for $275. Here is how a typical … Continue reading →

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McKenzie River Fly Fishing Report Winter 2013

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

It felt like a late Spring day on the lower McKenzie yesterday. Patches of sun and cloud, perfect water levels and good nymph fishing. I had the Sage 499-4 rigged with a medium size Thingamabobber, 5-7ft of 3x tippet to … Continue reading →

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No spring chinook fishery on the Deschutes

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From ODFW: Fisheries managers have announced that the popular spring chinook fishery on the Deschutes River will not open in 2013. According to Rod French, district biologist with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, managers are predicting fewer than … Continue reading →

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Suction Dredge Mining ban in play this legislative session

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Rogue Riverkeeper has a great action page on its Website for people who want to get involved with the fight to keep Suction Dredge mining off sensitive Oregon rivers, with info on how to look up and contact your legislators. … Continue reading →

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Tandem Tube Steelhead Tube Fly Tying Video

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Ethan Nickel demonstrates how to tie Silvey’s Tandem Tube Steelhead pattern with a twist. UV Polar chenille, Marabou and flash add movement to this proven pattern. Tandem Tube Rear Tube: HMH large Front Tube: HMH Small Body: Black Rabbit Strip … Continue reading →

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Willamette Fisheries Science Review next week

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

For all you fish geeks, Oregon State University is hosting the Willamette Fisheries Science Review next week, featuring presentations from ODFW, Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA, OSU, and others on topics like: -Review Of Fish Return Data Collected At Fall … Continue reading →

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Spey Iron Winter Steelhead Fly Series – Flame Boss

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We have no shortage of choices when it comes time to knot something onto the end of our leader at the side of a steelhead stream. We have literally hundreds of nymphs, leeches, MOALS, eggs, jigs, intruders other unspeakably deadly … Continue reading →

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Fly Tyers Saturday, Jan. 26th Recap

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

If you missed The Caddis Fly’s fly tying demonstrations this weekend we missed you, and you missed out on some tips and techniques from a couple of veteran fly tiers. Our featured tiers were Jay Nicholas and the outstanding “hand-tier”, … Continue reading →

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There Snow Trout Like Winter Trout

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Hard to believe we are only about a month away from the beginning of March Brown season. But, don’t wait for dry fly fishing to come back before you head out to the streams for trout again. The trout are … Continue reading →

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Tri-Color Steelhead Tube Fly Tying Video

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Ethan Nickel demonstrates how to tie a straight forward but highly effective Steelhead tube fly. Excellent movement, slim design, and good color combo makes this pattern a winner for Summer and Winter Steelhead. Tri-Color Steelhead Tube Tube: HMH Small 3/32 … Continue reading →

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Spey Iron Winter Steelhead Fly Series – Cold Blue Hammer

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This Spey Iron steelhead fly offers the blue/black hues that steelhead just seem to be incapable of ignoring. This is a silly statement, of course, because I have fished this fly over enough of chrome winter fish to know that … Continue reading →

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Pro Tube Popsicle Tube Fly tying video

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Bruce Berry ties a “Popsicle” style tube fly aimed at Winter Steelhead. Using Finn Raccoon instead of Marabou the fly is more durable, active in the water and versatile in terms of added weight, cone, bead etc.. Swing this pattern … Continue reading →

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Saturday Fly Tying X 2. Clinic with Jay Nicholas plus Adrian Cortes

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jay Nicholas will set up his vise at the Caddis Fly this Saturday, January 26th, from 9 AM until Noon, and will be offering technical tips and mentoring to anyone who drops by the Shop. Jay will be working at … Continue reading →

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