Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

North Coast Salmon Staycation September

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

After busting hump all last week to get out, starting to unwind on the North Coast. No cell service, but the internet is quick. The Coho in tidewater jumping all over, but not biting. Good times ensue. I’ll keep posting … Continue reading →

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Shaping Muddler Heads

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Three seperate videos demonstrate how to shape Muddler Minnow heads. Jay discusses the attributes of each head, including how the fly fishes dependent upon it’s shape.–CD Cone Shaped Head Flat Head Trout Style “Blocky” Square Head

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Cummings Steelhead Pattern

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Cummings Steelhead Pattern is a classic fly developed by Ward Cummings and Clarence Gordon in the 1930s. The fly was, and still is a favorite on the North Umpqua River and many Southern Oregon and Northern California Steelhead streams. … Continue reading →

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Dec Hogan Summer Bug Steelhead Fly

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Dec Hogan Summer Bug is tied with seriously fishy materials. A hot pink butt, purple body, mylar rib and two hackles topped with an arctic fox wing. What steelhead could pass this pattern up? Summer Steelheading is looking good … Continue reading →

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Palolo Worm: Moal Leech Style

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Palolo Worm “hatch” has become the holy grail for Florida Keys Tarpon anglers. Caddis Fly employee and Tarpon guru Barrett Christiensen has been fishing the keys for the past 13 years. Over the years he has developed numerous patterns … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Bead Steelhead Damsel

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In our latest video Jay Nicholas utilizes a new bead, UV Chewee Skin, and a new bobbin. All products/materials come to us from Hareline Dubbin. The Multihued Rainbow fly tying bead gives any fly an exotic array of colors within … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Summer Steelhead | 1 Comment

Alec Jackson Spade Skunk Steelhead Fly

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Spade Skunk is a modern classic steelhead fly. Tied with proven “fishy” materials like peacock, ostrich and Arctic Fox this pattern is fantastic swung down and across in your favorite steelhead run. Weather and water have been cooperating nicely … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Weekend: Big Lost River Idaho report

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

A family friend has been kind enough to let us borrow her condo in Sun Valley the past couple of years. Labor day is a great weekend in the Sun Valley/Ketchum area. Numerous rivers are in great shape, weather is … Continue reading →

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Echo Carbon Fly Rod Review

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Our pal Warren Moran wrote this review of his Echo Carbon 9′ 4wt. 4-piece: A Good Stick: Echo Carbon 9′ 4wt. 4 pc. This is a great rod and a nice compromise between power and grace. It’s also something everyman … Continue reading →

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Reccomended Reading: Columbia hatcheries, huge sockeye runs, getting fanatical

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Here are a few articles worth digging into: Bakke lays out the case for rethinking hatchery programs in the Northwest Oregonian: Fish management agencies are continuing to contribute to the decline and extinction of wild salmon and steelhead, and that … Continue reading →

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Fly Tying Video: Fish Skull Intruder

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Beads, Cones, Eyes, now welcome Fish Skulls to the fly tying arsenal. Fish Skulls are a new way to create heads on bait fish patterns. Fish Skulls give the fly a realistic, perfectly formed head with eyes. Add epoxy or … Continue reading →

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Tying a sparse wet fly style Muddler Minnow

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video Jay Nicholas ties a very sparse wet fly style muddler. The fly is on a heavy wire hook with a yarn body. Designed to be swung subsurface for steelhead the fly could be tied in a variety … Continue reading →

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Lower Deschutes Steelhead report: Get out there now

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Last weekend we camped out at the mouth of the Deschutes River for the Native Fish Society River Steward retreat, hosted by NFS staffers Russell Bassett and Tom Derry. It was a great event, full of presentations by top fisheries … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Oregon Conservation News | 4 Comments

CA Wild Steelhead Protections Upheld by Federal Appeals Court

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

San Francisco, CA – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected an attempt to strip protected status from wild steelhead trout in California’s Central Valley. A group of Central Valley irrigators had argued that ocean-going Central Valley steelhead population … Continue reading →

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Tying a Muddler Minnow, Skater Style

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jay Nicholas demonstrates how to tie a muddler minnow with a bushy and bulky head designed to push water and skate. Spinning and trimming deer hair are shown. Try running a skater muddler through your favorite steelhead run, the action … Continue reading →

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