Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

High Water on the Upper McKenzie

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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 →

Posted in Fishing Reports, McKenzie River | 2 Comments

Double Dip Float on the McKenzie River

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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 →

Posted in Fishing Reports, McKenzie River | 1 Comment

Blue water coming soon…

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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 →

Posted in Oregon Saltwater Fishing | 2 Comments

Conservationists, AFRC compromise on Rogue River Wilderness proposal

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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 →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Oregon Salmon fly fishing | 8 Comments

Plenty of Water in the Willamette Valley

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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 →

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

Weekend Fish Porn

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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 →

Posted in Fly Tying, Oregon Saltwater Fishing | 6 Comments

Demand Wild Salmon From Your Sushi Bar, Please!

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This juvenile chum salmon shows just one of the devastating problems created by salmon farms. Photo courtesy of salmonaresacred.org I’m willing to bet that the majority of our readers love sushi and sashimi. Am I right? What on earth is … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Conservation News, Oregon Salmon fly fishing | 3 Comments

Hook Size to Bead Size

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

With so many beads, cones, and eyes on the market today it can be a challenge to determine what bead, x-eye cone, barbell etc.. goes with which hook size. In addition there are many eyes designed to take an adhesive … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Gear Review, Fly Tying | 3 Comments

Lower McKenzie Continues to Produce Excellent Fishing

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Perfect weather and decent hatches were the order of business on the McKenzie today. The weather stabilized, at least for a day, and the fish were ready to feed. Green Caddis were not out in big numbers but when the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, McKenzie River | 3 Comments

Pike fly patterns: Fly tying videos before the Canada trip

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

My brother Nate and I have been fly fishing for Northern Pike for about half our lives, over three decades collectively. These are the patterns I use to chase them. The first pike fly pattern, The Carpet Muncher, is Nate’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Travel, Fly Tying | 4 Comments

Lend a hand for Wild Fish on the Pere Marquette

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Our pal Matt Dunn from Fish Beer and Third Coast Fly is looking for some help protecting the Pere Marquette, a Great Lakes trib with amazing fish potential. The PM is home to non-native, but wild reproducing steelhead, salmon and … Continue reading →

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The Front Line of Rio Trout Fly Lines

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Years ago there were only a few choices of floating fly lines. The Peach 444 or Mint Green 444SL from Cortland and the Air Cel from Scientific Anglers. Today there are numerous companies making a huge variety of floating trout … Continue reading →

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Fly fishing NYC: Hot bite in the big city

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I spent the last week in NYC on business, but managed to get out for a couple days fishing with some good friends. The first day we chased stripers with Capt. Ken Jones, out of Gateway Marina in Brooklyn. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Travel | 6 Comments