Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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 →

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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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Muddler Minnows Part One: Muddler Minnow Fly Tying Materials

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video Jay discusses materials needed/suggested for tying the Muddler Minnow. The muddler is one of the all time classic streamer flies for trout, and serves Northwest Steelhead anglers well above and below the surface. We will be posting … Continue reading →

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Sea Run Cutthroat Class Reminder: Aug 28th

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

August 28: Sea Run Cutthroat Fishing Class with Jay Nicholas http://fishingwithjay.wordpress.com/ where virtually all secrets, techniques, and flies will be revealed. Think that Lou V. is the only guy who chases these elusive fish on the Oregon Coast? Nope. So … Continue reading →

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BIG-E LIVES!

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

While working one day Jason pointed out to me that Bigfoot was caught on film in one of our previous posts. The post was intended to be a video on flyfishing/running rapids on the upper Mckenzie, little did we know … Continue reading →

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October Caddis Sea Run Cutthroat Fly Pattern

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

October Caddis are one of the most important insects for fall fishing. Coastal rivers have been seeing a few already, and Sea Run Cutthroat are just as dialed into them as resident trout. In this video Jay ties a favorite … Continue reading →

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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hands down a win for Tillamook Salmon

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From the Crag Law Center: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a long-awaited decision on the Oregon Department of Forestry’s management of logging roads and stormwater in the Tillamook State Forest. In the western United States, logging roads are … Continue reading →

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“September like” weather improves local fishing.

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Both the McKenzie and Willamette rivers are fishing well. Cooler weather has prevailed for the past week or so and the fishing has bumped up as a result. Town Run: Although the Willamette River is now really low compared to … Continue reading →

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Ocean coho fishing heats up on the Oregon Coast

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Reports came in over the weekend, big schools of coho off of Newport. We’d already planned to head out for albacore and bluewater a bit further off, and thought coho would be a good fall back plan. It was. After racing offshore … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Salmon fly fishing, Oregon Saltwater Fishing | 1 Comment