Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The making of an Oregon Fly Fisher

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Wild fish advocate and shop customer Jim Reichman sent us this story about his evolution as a beginning angler in Oregon. Check it out. -MS Almost two years ago Tom Sisk, a special friend and long time fly angler, handed … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports | 3 Comments

August 28: Sea Run Cutthroat Fishing Class with Jay Nicholas

Posted on August 11, 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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Fly fishing Oregon’s small streams

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Our good pal David Vázquez has spent some time lately fly fishing Oregon’s small streams and wrote up this post for the blog. Our local small creeks can provide some wonderful fishing for wild rainbows and cutthroats this time of … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Fly Fishing Tips | 13 Comments

Sea Run Cutthroat Baitfish Fly Pattern

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video Jay Nicholas demonstrates how to tie a Sea Run Cutthroat baitfish style fly pattern. Sea Run’s are notorious piscavores (fish eaters) and this small baitfish pattern does a great job of imitating the helpless fry Cutthroat love … Continue reading →

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Selway River Fishing Report #2

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This spring my brother in law Hal Tweto floated the Selway River with some of his pals, you can check out the post previous post at this link: Selway River Photos. He was lucky enough to get another shot at … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing Travel | 2 Comments

Third Annual McKenzie River Two-Fly Tournament 9/25

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Caddis Fly Angling Shop presents the Third Annual McKenzie River Two-Fly Tournament, September 24-25. Teams of two anglers will compete for thousands of dollars in prizes, fishing from McKenzie Drift boats rowed by expert guides. This fun competition restricts … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Contests, Oregon Conservation News, Oregon Fly Fishing Clubs and Events | 8 Comments

Tying the Reversed Spider Sea Run Cutthroat Fly

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video Jay Nicholas ties a Harvest Trout or Sea Run Cutthroat fly pattern called the Reversed Spider. This patterns unique hackle wrap gives it wild action in the water. The erratic action of the fly has been found … Continue reading →

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Tying Traditional Sea Run Cutthroat Trout flies with Jay Nicholas: Pete’s Special and The Female Coachman

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Pete’s Special and The Female Coachman are just two of the many flies we classify as “Traditional” Sea Run Cutthroat Flies. These are proven patterns that fly anglers chasing Bluebacks have utilized for years. In the two videos below … Continue reading →

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Tying Sea Run Cutthroat Flies

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video Jay Nicholas sits down and discusses his favorite fly tying materials for Sea Run Cutthroat flies. Check out Jay’s Sea Run Cutthroat Fly Fishing Tips more information on how to fish these old school beauties. Another great … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips | 2 Comments

New Fly Tying Contest: Summer Steelhead Skater patterns

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The next subject in the Caddis Fly’s Hareline Dubbin Fly Tying Contest series is the steelhead dry fly or skater patterns. Photo by Rick Gersbach Send your bugs to the Caddis Fly Shop by August 31st to be eligible. Drop … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Summer Steelhead | 4 Comments

Great Fish Porn Video

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Our friends at Beaver Hill Productions sent us this gorgeous short film they made for Sage Fly Rod Company. Check it out by clicking this link. Sage Video I thought we could use a lighter note.–CD

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Your chance to be heard: Oregon Board of Forestry Meeting Friday

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Do you think our state forests offer any value to Oregonians other than timber revenue? Does clean water matter? Do fish, wildlife and recreation matter? Of course they do. That’s why Oregon’s Department of Forestry correctly identifies the “greatest permanent … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Fly Fishing Clubs and Events | 15 Comments

Wisdom from the Trout Hunter: Rene’ Harrop talks about his new book, Learning from the Water

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Ever hear of a trout stream called the Henry’s Fork? It’s a trib of the Snake River that flows through our neighbor-state of Idaho. It’s one of the most challenging trout streams in the world–a large, often glassy spring creek, … Continue reading →

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Winston announces new rods for 2010-2011 Season: BIIX model gets discontinued

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

One of Winston Rod Company’s most successful rod series of all time is being discontinued as four new rods are introduced. The BIIX has been one of our favorite rods available for 7 years now. We have put our remaining … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Gear Review | 4 Comments

Native fish restoration and the temperature tradeoff on the Lower Deschutes

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Pelton Round Butte project on the Upper Deschutes is designed to aid fish passage to historic habitat upriver, but it’s also heating up the lower river — according to fisheries biologists, mimicking the historic temperatures our native anadromous fish … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Oregon Conservation News | 9 Comments