Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

CDC Pale Morning Dun Hair Wing Tying Video

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Pale Morning Dun mayflies become an important insect to the angler interested in “matching the hatch” over the next few months. PMD’s as they are generally known can emerge at any time of the day. On the lower McKenzie anglers … Continue reading →

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Flyfishers Club of Oregon auction raises funds for McKenzie River study

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Last night a contingent of Eugene anglers and conservationists from the Caddis Fly Shop and Trout Unlimited Chapter 678 traveled to Portland to support the Flyfishers Club of Oregon annual auction. The event raised money for the grant given to … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Conservation News, Oregon Fly Fishing Clubs and Events | 3 Comments

Tying Video: UV Chewee Skin Bonefish Tailer

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Spooky Bonefish hate lead eyes, bead chain, pseudo eyes or anything that makes a splat. The UV Chewee Skin Bonefish Tailer lands soft and is relatively weedless. Fish this pattern over tailing Bonefish and fish moving through shallow water turtle … Continue reading →

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Trout Unlimited Meeting Weds: Join guest speaker Jeff Hickman

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Steelhead fly fishing guide and Sierra Club conservation advocate Jeff Hickman is coming to Eugene Wednesday night for the monthly Trout Unlimited meeting. Jeff will be talking about fly fishing for salmon, and showing an amazing slideshow from the Kanektok … Continue reading →

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Sage and Redington Fly Rod gear overviews from George Cook

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Sage, Redington rep George Cook came through Eugene recently and discussed the hot new fly rods at the Caddis Fly, and we’ve posted these gear videos below. Redington CPX Switch Rods: Sage z-Axis Switch Rods Sage 99 Fly Rods

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Green McKenzie Caddis Contest ends May 15th

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Our latest Hareline Fly Tying contest wraps up on May 15th. Check out some of the entries thus far. For more details on the contest and prizes click here.

Posted in Fly Fishing Contests, Fly Tying | 3 Comments

Monster Cutthroat: Omak Lake Report

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Chad Helms and Greg Taylor of our local Corps of Engineers office made a recent trip to Omak Lake, Washington. Thanks for the report and photos guys looks like a great spot to make an annual trip.–CD Here are a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing Travel | 3 Comments

Marc Petitjean Bobbin Demo

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

A $50 bobbin? Wow must be cool. Well it really is. In this short video Barrett demonstrates why it’s the only bobbin he’s used since Marcos at Hareline Dubbin brought over the MP TT bobbin. Check it out.–CD

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Hatch report for McKenzie River and Middle Fork of the Willamette

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

AHH. My favorite time of the year to trout fish is here in the Willamette Valley. Warmer, longer days, a little clearer skies, and of course the mighty McKenzie Green Caddis. If you have never experience this hatch, or it … Continue reading →

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Tying the Rickard’s Seal Bugger

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this short video Barrett demonstrates how to tie the Rickard’s Seal Bugger. The Seal Bugger is an absolutely deadly lake pattern. The fly does a great job of imitating a variety of lake food organisms including Dragon flies and … Continue reading →

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Tying the UV Chewee Skin Mini Stone

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This spring we have been playing with UV materials in our fly patterns quite a bit. The UV Cahill fished very nicely this spring and a scaled back “creamier one” is bound to kill during the PMD hatch coming on … Continue reading →

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Eugene area Summer Steelhead Report

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Early summer steelhead fishing has been a hit or miss game in our local rivers. Water levels are a bit up, but the clarity in the Willamette and McKenzie is fine. We have been floating a couple times a week … Continue reading →

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ODFW seeks volunteers for Mann Lake goldfish extermination

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This summer, ODFW will be applying rotenone to Mann Lake in the Steens Mountain area. The high desert lake has been stocked with Lahontan Cutthroat trout since the 1950s, but an explosion of introduced goldfish has wrecked the fishery. Mann … Continue reading →

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Beads-R-Us

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The incredibly talented Jay Nicholas has been helping me with product descriptions for Caddisflyshop.com. The following discussion, description, enlightening tale, delves into the world of fly tying beads. Keep in mind most of this is true and was written after … Continue reading →

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Tony’s Purple Tube Leech: Steelhead fly tying video

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video Tony Torrence ties a killer tube leech that gets down, swims, and pisses off awaiting anadromous fish. Tony uses HMH and Eumer tubing to create the fly. In addition he adds a Eumer Monster Cone to aid … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Summer Steelhead | 3 Comments