Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Oregon Coast Fly Fishing Report

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jon Tapper brings us this report from the Oregon Coast. Jon, thanks very much for sharing your trip with OregonFlyFishingBlog. A few years back I was scheduled to join Nate Stansberry in his Boston Whaler to fish for black rockfish … Continue reading →

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Blue Fox Variant Fly Tying Video

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Today’s Steelhead fly tying video is a fly we really like in the Summer and Fall Months. The Blue Fox Variant is a cross between The Editor and a Blue Fox Lure. Steelhead love it and will move towards the … Continue reading →

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Summer Steelhead Fly Fishing on the McKenzie and Willamette Improving

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Cooler weather is headed our way this weekend and early next week. Water levels and temperatures are ideal for swinging classic wet flies for Summer Steelhead. Try Green Butt Silver Hilton’s, Hartwick’s Silent Assassin, and Reverse Marabou Leech’s.

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Reminder: BIG WATER LITTLE BOATS SEPT 5th

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Please join us as we host Tom Martin for a presentation based on his new book, Big Water, Little Boats; Moulty Fulmer and the First Grand Canyon Dory on the last of the Wild Colorado River. This 45-minute program features … Continue reading →

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Pacific City Dory Fly Fishing for Albacore

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

July 20, 2012 Yeah I was excited. Excited for the simple opportunity to get out on the ocean again with Jack and John. My wife is afraid that I am going to want to buy a Dory myself, because she … Continue reading →

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Real-Time Update on Nicholas’s Saltwater Fly Fishing Adventures

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jay and I were emailing back and forth this a.m. I had no idea he was in such a dire situation, until he sent this photo along. I chided him about a bad cast and he followed with this: however, … Continue reading →

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Rogue River Juicy Bug Fly Tying Video

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fall brings “half pounders” or one salt Steelhead into the Rogue River. Tony demonstrates how to tie a simple Juicy Bug pattern designed to catch these willing and exciting micro Steelhead. Feel free to use a single hook for the … Continue reading →

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Green Butt Skunk Variation Fly Tying Video

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video Tony ties a Green Butt Skunk variation. The flies design developed from wanting a “low water” tie with fast sinking qualities. You can certainly use a sinking tip with this pattern but a Scandi Head and a … Continue reading →

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Salmon slam mid-week update

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Day 1: Limited out on hatchery silver salmon by 10am. Had over a dozen over the transom, including one on the fly rod, casting at slashing coho salmon on top. Hooked it on a pink and white bucktail tricked out … Continue reading →

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Fall Conditions Improve Trout Fishing

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Cooler overnight temps and mid 70s as daytime highs have improved local trout angling over the past week. Small Caddis, Chubby Chernobyl’s, Prince Nymphs, and Parachute Adams have been productive patterns of late. Other notes on local angling opportunities include: … Continue reading →

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Lower Umpqua “Bassin”

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We spent Saturday night with friends overlooking the main stem of the Umpqua. Early fall weather was gorgeous. Warm windless afternoons and long evenings remind us why late Summer in the Pacific Northwest is simply unbeatable. Sunday we floated the … Continue reading →

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Pacific City Dory Fly Fishing, August 19 2012

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Black Rocks are on top, my friend Tom told me. They were boiling and feeding all around us, he said. We got our limits and released fish constantly, sometimes we had triples on at the same time, he said, … Continue reading →

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Steelhead October Caddis Wet Fly Tying Video

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fall Caddis are soon to be a key insect for anglers fly fishing for trout. Summer Steelhead, some that may have been in the river since May also dine on October Caddis. In this video Mike Brooks demonstrates how to … Continue reading →

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Sea Run Cutthoat Fly Fishing Report

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

With the weather man giving “heavy fog and chance of drizzle” predictions and a good afternoon high tide, I swiftly made plans for a well known coastal stream with a couple of members of the Men’s Technical Conference. Gleefully, I … Continue reading →

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Dean River Trip Slated for July 2013

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Join the Caddis Fly at B.C. West July 6th-13th 2013. We will be swinging flies to fresh from the tide Steelhead and Chinook in one of the most spectacular settings that North America has to offer. The Dean River has … Continue reading →

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