Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Oregon Cascade Trout Part IV: Fly Fishing Tactics

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Ok. You’re in the Oregon Cascades. You are near a stream, river, rivulet, creek, or ditch. You need to figure out where to start fishing, right? Try the first bridge you come to. Trout always live under bridges. Next, look … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Fly Fishing Tips | 4 Comments

The Clouser Deep Water Minnow – Fly Tying Instructions Video

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Clouser Deep Minnow or as some name it, the Clouser Deep Water Minnow is a must have fly that deserves a home on your fly bench and in your fly boxes. This is a fly that I began fishing … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Oregon Saltwater Fishing | 3 Comments

Get thee to the Bow River

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

One of my good friends Matt Zlotkowski just sent me this jaw-dropping brown trout photo and the following message for blog readers. “Josh Nugent, owner/operator of Out Fly Fishing Outfitters, is one of the hardest working guides that I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Porn, Fly Fishing Travel | 1 Comment

Book Review: Holding Lies by John Larison

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

John Larison’s new novel Holding Lies is a grown up version of The River Why. It’s grim. In some ways, it’s the book David James Duncan said he didn’t want to write, couldn’t. Because the situation facing the Northwest’s wild … Continue reading →

Posted in Coastal Steelhead Fishing, Fly Fishing Books | 3 Comments

Oregon Cascades Trout Part III: The Flies Trout Love

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Oregon Cascade trout flies. Simple, really. These trout eat about everything that we throw at trout, generally, and seasonally, in other rivers around the western United States. I just wanted to note some of my favorites with a few notes … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Fly Fishing Tips | 2 Comments

Fly Fishing For Bass on the Willamette River

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Bass fishing guide Larry Cross called the other day to invite me to come have a look at the Willamette River Bass fishery. I jumped at the chance exited to learn a new section of the Willamette. Larry suggested we … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Lower Willamette, Oregon Warmwater Fly Fishing | 1 Comment

Deschutes River Steelhead: Current Report and Looking Ahead

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

It’s shaping up to be a good steelhead year on the Deschutes. In the past week, 6,000 to 8,000 steelhead a day have been making their way over the Dalles Dam on average, for a total of over 170,000 already … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Fishing Reports, Summer Steelhead | 6 Comments

Had a great time, nearly drowned both days

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We’re going back to the Strait. I’ve been tying some Nelson silver salmon flies in various colors for bucktailing in the prop wash. One week of debauchery in the no-man’s land between the U.S. and Canada. Here are a bunch … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Travel, Oregon Salmon fly fishing | 8 Comments

Rick and Sam’s River Crawl

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We (Sam and Rick) set out to highlight the bounty of bank/wade fly fishing opportunities within a day’s drive of the Eugene area (and get on the blog without a boat :). The task was to catch and release fish … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports | 4 Comments

More from Sneaky: Out to Sea on the Oregon Coast

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Pull a little harder will ye! The coast is a plethora of action right now. Sea Runs are in and Fall Chinook to follow. Calm inland seas brings anglers to the very reliable inshore fishery.

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Sneaky Pete Checks in from the Coast

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
Posted in Fishing Reports, Oregon Salmon fly fishing, Oregon Saltwater Fishing | 3 Comments

Autumn Dreams on the Big Windy

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Last weekend was to be my first scouting trip for fall chinook, only two weeks after saying farewell to North Coast springers. I relished the chance for three long, quiet days of unicorn hunting. No fish required. A study in … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Salmon fly fishing | 3 Comments

Oregon Cascades Trout Part II: Tackle Choices

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Here it comes folks. Blatant commercialism. Deal with it. Fact is, I got a chance to fish some fly rods, fly lines, and a fly reel that are either new in 2011 or at least new to me. People are … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Gear Review | 4 Comments

Historical Perspectives on Oregon Fishing

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Oregon Fishing Perspectives. Someone said, sometime, that an understanding of the challenges we face, the decisions we make each day, could surely benefit from understanding the perspective of people who have preceded us. Or something philosophical like that.

Posted in Fishing Reports, Oregon Conservation News | 3 Comments

Oregon Cascades Trout Part I: A Most Excellent Adventure Begins

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I am NOT a stalker. Really. This seems an appropriate opening assertion for this article, given the fact that I just recently opened the Caddis Fly Blog to find that my most trusted and share everything friends RR and MS … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing | 2 Comments