Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Product Review: Gary Krebs Popper Jig Set

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Gary Krebs Popper Jig Set provides a simple, straight-forward means of transforming a plain foam cylinder into a cool looking, easy to cast, highly effective popper body. See the ratty lookin’ popper pictured above? Half the legs gone, tooth … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies | 3 Comments

Late Season Guide Trip Special Returns

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Starting Oct 26th and ending Nov 30 The Caddis Fly Guide Service offers a late season Trout or Steelhead half day guide trip special. The trip will be 4-6 hours during the best time of the day for either Steelhead … Continue reading →

Posted in Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Shop Sales and Specials | 1 Comment

Silvers still eating poppers on the coast. Really. No foolin’.

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

October 21, 2011. Think popper fishing for salmon in Oregon is over for the season? Nope. Think that it is only in T-Bay where Silver salmon (coho) eat poppers? Nope again. Eight days fishing poppers this season so far. Fish … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Oregon Salmon fly fishing | 8 Comments

Off the Grid is here!

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Shot in Mexico, Alaska, British Columbia, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Florida, Northwest Territories, and a few surprise locations, this collection of films is about places that are off the beaten path. It is about people that live the fly fishing lifestyle, … Continue reading →

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Steelhead will eat anything

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Or so it would seem, based on the box of flies I’m packing for an upcoming trip to a summer steelhead river east of the Cascades. When tying steelhead flies, or really in life, there are only two rules. Rule … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Fly Tying, Summer Steelhead | 9 Comments

Tiger Trout — coming to Fish Lake, OR

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

ODFW will stock tiger trout fingerlings in Fish Lake for the first time this morning. “Tiger trout are a unique fish being used in a unique situation here at Fish Lake,” said David Haight, Assistant District fish biologist. “They tend … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon High Lakes, Southern Oregon | 4 Comments

Jeff Hickman’s Flash Taco Steelhead Fly

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Our wild and crazy friend and fishing buddy Jeff Hickman knows Steelhead, Salmon, Trout, and the flies they love to eat. His innovative and effective fly patterns are featured by Idylwilde Flies, and we fish these sweeties all the time. … Continue reading →

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Rigging Fish Skull Articulated Shanks for Stinger Hooks

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Product Review: Fish Skull Articulated Shanks Here, just in time, Fish Skull offers us a nice way to make articulated flies with this product, just released for the 2012 fly tying season. Previously, we have resorted to making our own … Continue reading →

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Product Review: Hareline Rainbow Brass Cones

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

One of the hot/cool new fly tying products just released for 2012 is the Hareline Rainbow Brass Cone. Available in 4 sizes to fit hooks for warm-water species, trout, salmon, steelhead, and (insert your favorite fish here) sizes, these brilliant, … Continue reading →

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A Fall Farewell the Deschutes River October Report

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Technical Mens Conference (old dawgs who have fished together for decades) headed for the Deschutes and launched from Trout Creek last week. This trip carried sadness in our hearts as we were missing one of our members, Wink, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Eastern Oregon, Fishing Reports | 5 Comments

Nicholas’ Freight Train Summer Steelhead Fly

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This fly is another Nicholas adaptation of an extremely effective traditional summer steelhead fly, one more in my Steelhead Simplicity Series of flies. Deschutes, John Day, Grand Ronde, McKenzie, Willamette, Rogue, Klamath – the list of where summer steelhead eat … Continue reading →

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‘Matt, need a spare oar?’

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Colleen & I were wanting to get back to the McKenzie to correct the mishaps that made this year’s Two-Fly very memorable…with a major gap in our trout fly rod arsenal, I grabbed the 6 wt saltwater rod & Tibor … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, McKenzie River | 8 Comments

Upper Mckenzie Report

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Per oregonflyfishing blog recent report; the Upper Mckenzie is fishing well! Here is client Jeff, with a 20″ redside. This beauty was taken on the infamous possie bugger. Boated in “the beast” it was a wild ride down river as … Continue reading →

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Nicholas’ Signal Light Summer Steelhead Fly

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Ok, this is not EXACTLY the original Signal Light steelhead fly pattern. This simplified, sparsely tied fly is one that displays the philosophy of my Steelhead Simplicity Series of flies. These flies are usually a little slimmer, a little sparser … Continue reading →

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Fall Fishing in the Willamette Valley Very Good

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

October Caddis, Small Brown Caddis, Blue Winged Olives, Gray Drakes, Short Wing Stoneflies and Mahogany Duns are the key bugs this time of year. Successful nymphs include Tungsten Ice Prince, Possie Bugger and Copper John. For Steelhead try Moal Leaches, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing | 5 Comments