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Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
Wild Winter Steelhead on the Willamette
Here are a few photos of wild winter steelhead, caught recently on the Middle fork of the Willamette. Nice henfish. Look at those perfect wild fins. Jay described the dilemma of a wild steelhead considered non-native, and therefore eligible for … Continue reading
Willamette River Summer steelhead hitting Eugene
The summer steelhead are hitting Eugene, with some of the biggest and best fish on this early part of the run. Get out there now for excellent fishing on the Willamette River. I caught this bruiser today with Ethan Nickel, … Continue reading
Cold Weather Bass’n
My alarm went off at 2:45, wow is that early, I just don’t move very fast at that hour. Barrett, Greg and I met at the shop, loaded our gear and headed for Davis lake by 3:30. Driving through Pleasant … Continue reading
McKenzie Green Caddis Pop on the Lower River
Fishing was good on the lower McKenzie River near Eugene yesterday. The river was running a bit high but very fishable. Early in the day fish ate the Tungsten Trout retriever Holo Prince combo dropped off of a Thingamabobber. As … Continue reading
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Big fishing day in the Register-Guard on 4/20
Save your local newspaper from Tuesday, as the Register-Guard featured three blog regulars. RG columnist Bob Welch profiled Wooden Drift boat and Town Run Steelhead obsessed Greg Hatten. “He is part artist, part mad scientist, and part lighthearted ambassador to … Continue reading
Posted in McKenzie River, Oregon fly fishing links
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“Demystifying” Skagit and Scandi lines with Jay Nicholas
Line manufactures like Rio and Airflo have done a great job of creating excellent line systems to match a variety of casting styles and fly types. But there are a ton of line choices, questions and answers. Many answers are … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Summer Steelhead
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Fly fishing for Lingcod and Rockfish on the Oregon Coast goes off
The following story is from Rob Russell, who had the time of his life on the Oregon Coast, fly fishing for lingcod and rockfish with Captain Nate. The photos are from the following day, where Jeff Hickman and Rob Elam … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing Porn, Oregon Saltwater Fishing
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First day swinging for summer steelhead on the Eugene town run
I went out on my first trip targeting the Willamette Summer Steelhead over the weekend. With over 2,000 summer steelhead over Willamette Falls fish count, and clearing water on the drop in the town run, we had a shot. We … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Willamette, Summer Steelhead
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Red Gold at the University of Oregon Law School Thursday
Come see Red Gold on the big screen at the U of O Law School room 175 on Thursday April 22, 6pm. Tickets are $3 at the door for the public, free to U of O students. There will be … Continue reading
Middle Fork of the Willamette Report
Thursday was another bright warm day on the Middle Fork, with a billion Grannom Caddis. Frankly I am getting a bit tired of these little guys. Swarms of bugs and very few fish up is simply disheartening. The water on … Continue reading
Bad art and good memories: Fish painting
It runs in my blood. My great grandfather made literally hundreds of really odd landscape paintings. Apparently I’m following in his footsteps. Out of nowhere last week, I decided to pick up a bunch of art supplies. Jay’s latest artwork … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Winter Steelhead Fishing
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