Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

T-minus 36 hours till I’m hooked up with a pike on my eight-weight

After circling Denver airport for four hours with a screaming baby in my arms, spending the night at a roach motel, and catching a new flight in the morning… I’ve finally made it to Ohio and prepare to leave in … Continue reading →

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Weekend Weather Looking Good For Local Fishing

Although the McKenzie has been ridiculously high of late the fishing has been “pretty darn good.” Green Drakes have been hatching throughout the entire length of the McKenzie. Pale Morning Duns are also emerging daily during  brief warming periods in … Continue reading →

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Rob Russell’s estuary chinook fly pattern: The Black Tail

In this fly tying video, Rob Russell shows you how to tie his top pattern for fly fishing for chinook salmon in the Pacific estuaries. If you think salmon don’t eat flies, check out this shot: The Black Tail Hook: … Continue reading →

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Fathers Day Special on Sunglasses

Where has the sun been? The west coast has been hammered with nasty weather for what seems like months. Well this weekend the sun will be out and 80 degree temperatures along with it. Can’t wait! Caddisflyshop.com has an excellent … Continue reading →

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Selway River Trip photos

My brother-in-law Hal Tweto recently took a trip down the Selway River. Hal resides in Missoula, fishes/boats/hikes/photographs a variety of the beautiful landscape. See his post below. -CD Any trip on the Selway river means some of the most pristine … Continue reading →

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TU meeting Weds — Captain Nate on fly fishing the Oregon Coast

June TU meeting Weds 6/9 at 7pm: Captain Nate Stansberry talks fly fishing Oregon’s Saltwater Species This week, Captain Nate Stansberry will be providing a seminar on fly fishing the Oregon Coast, small boat safety, fishing from shore, and specific … Continue reading →

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High adventure on the spring Deschutes fishing trip

Here is a Deschutes report from our pal Greg Hatten: Five of us “Frequent Fly Fishermen” from Eugene went over to catch the Salmon Fly hatch on the Deschutes last Thursday to Sunday. We put in at rainy Trout Creek … Continue reading →

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High Water on the Upper McKenzie

Despite the high water we headed for the upper McKenzie this past Saturday. We started a bit late 10am -ish hoping a few rafts or other boats would be down ahead discovering new logs and trees amidst the always steep … Continue reading →

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Double Dip Float on the McKenzie River

Caddis Fly employee Jason Cichy describes a recent trip on the McKenzie. How lucky we are to be able to so comfortably put the boat in on numerous sections of the McKenzie. In Jason’s case twice in one day! Before … Continue reading →

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Blue water coming soon…

The waters are warming up and over the past week we have recorded sea surface temps hovering around 58 degrees! Our blue water season will be starting soon and you never know what might show up this year. Our recent … Continue reading →

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Conservationists, AFRC compromise on Rogue River Wilderness proposal

Mail Tribune: Following months of negotiations with conservation activists, the American Forest Resource Council, a timber industry coalition, has dropped its opposition to increasing protection for thousands of acres of federal forestlands in the lower Rogue River watershed. The folks … Continue reading →

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Estuary fly fishing for spring chinook

It’s nearly impossible to find good numbers of spring chinook without also finding lots of anglers. Salmon attract a lot of attention from all members of the food chain, from the cormorants and cutthroat that suck down fry, fingerlings and … Continue reading →

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Plenty of Water in the Willamette Valley

Remember this March and April when the March Browns and Blue Winged Olives were hatching and the lower McKenzie was low and clear. The Middle Fork of the Willamette flowing out of Hills Creek Dam was running at around 400 … Continue reading →

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Weekend Fish Porn

A few shots from this weekends angling. Send us your favorite shot from Memorial Day Weekend and we will post it on OregonFlyFishingBlog.com this week. Send Photos to caddiseug@yahoo.com. The coming weeks cloudy but warm weather sets up for outstanding … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Porn, McKenzie River, Oregon Salmon fly fishing, Oregon Saltwater Fishing | 8 Comments

Fly Tying video: Captain Nate’s Lingcod Clouser Minnow

Captain Nate Stansberry’s Lingcod Clouser Minnow has accounted for some monster fish on the Oregon Coast. In this fly tying video, Nate shows you how to tie his version of Bob Clouser’s popular baitfish pattern. Nate uses materials and techniques … Continue reading →

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