Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fly rod position when fighting big fish

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

There are some aspects of fly rod position that many anglers do not consider when they are playing big fish. I am going to cover just a few of these here, recognizing that there are whole books that can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Gear Review | 7 Comments

Muskies on the fly: Report from the Great Lakes

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From Captain Nate: I took the boat on a 90-mile trip from Cleveland to Detroit this weekend to chase muskies… Sorry for the grin and grabs, but we got some monsters on flies! I’m working through some of the pics, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Porn, Fly Fishing Travel | 4 Comments

Sneaky Pete Hits Diamond Lake Again

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Diamond Lake is windy but fishable. Rented boat at marina. Fished damsels and callinaetis nymphs in 40′ weeds. Rainbow trout looked a lot like black rockfish, lingcod, and blue rockfish. Must be a hatchery breeding anomaly. Note to self, call … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Saltwater Fishing | 9 Comments

Huge stripers hanging around NYC this weekend

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This morning I fished with Capt Ken Jones out of Brooklyn, NY. The striped bass bite has remained hot later than expected into the summer. Weather patterns have consistently pushed cooler water close to shore, keeping the bunker schools and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Porn, Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing Travel | 2 Comments

Check flows, and the Water temperature too!

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Flows out of Foster Reservoir dropped this week, and the change brought the South Santiam River into an ideal range for fly fishing for hatchery summer steelhead anywhere from Foster Dam downstream to Waterloo Park. The graph above shows the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports | 3 Comments

McKenzie River Osprey Rescue

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I like critters of all types, but I happen to have a special affinity for ospreys. It is hard not to like a bird that spends it’s whole life fishing. A friend and I were out in canoe the other … Continue reading →

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Product Reviews from a Gearhead …….

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I love gear. I am a gear head. Once, before my heart surgery, I would actually maintain my fly fishing gear in a neat, clean, organized manner. Not nearly so these days. I routinely ignore fly reels that would have … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Gear Review | 7 Comments

Big changes to wading spots after high water

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In the summer, once the water levels drop down, I do most of my trout fishing on foot. Last weekend, I made my first trip to one of my summer wading spots — the mouth of Salmon Creek on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing | 3 Comments

Langtry Stone Fly Tying Video

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Langtry Stone is, in my opinion, the precursor to the Stimulator series of flies that were so popularized by Randall Kaufmann in an uncountable combination of sizes and colors. Here is a little about the background of this fly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying | 3 Comments

Coastal Cutthroat Wet Fly Tying Video

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Summertime, finally, and we are faced with so many possibilities of where to fish that it is mind boggling, at best. Sturgeon, Carp, Smallmouth bass, High Lakes trout, Willamette summer steelhead, McKenzie Redsides, Chinook (nah, none of those around here … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Travel, Fly Tying | 1 Comment

McKenzie and Willamette River Report/Fish Porn

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fishing remains very good with a variety of tactics and imitations. Cloudy weather has had fish looking up particularly well the past couple of days. Important bugs for the McKenzie, lower Willamette, and Middle Fork of the Willamette include Green … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Summer Steelhead | 1 Comment

Summer steelhead heating up around Eugene

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Summer steelhead fishing is picking up on the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers near Eugene. Here are a couple of new videos from our buddy Greg Hatten:

Posted in Fishing Reports, Summer Steelhead | 5 Comments

Green McKenzie Soft Hackle Fly Tying Video

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This is another nice pattern in our latest series of tying videos focussing on Soft Hackle trout and steelhead flies. Greenish caddis flies are ubiquitous across the Western United States and the planet earth. This is based on a sweeping … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying | 1 Comment

NYC dispatch: Weird weather, big blues, stripers on the fly

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From our man in Manhattan, Capt Ken Jones: Walking down the street I overhear individuals muttering to themselves, small groups of Greenpeace folks chattering away about climate change. In New York’s Northeast Marine Environment, I have experienced some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Travel | 4 Comments

Discontinue Snider Creek hatchery on Sol Duc

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

An urgent request from Native Fish Society, Wild Steelhead Coalition and Moldy Chum. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will soon be making a decision regarding the future of the Snider Creek hatchery on the Olympic Peninsula’s Sol Duc … Continue reading →

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