Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jay Nicholas Fly Fishing Glossary: Amnesia to Automatic Fly Reel

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This is the second installment of The Fly Fishers Glossary: Snippets From the Underbelly of Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Fish Biology, Dusty old Facts, Hallucinations, and the Plain Truth as I know it. Jay W. Nicholas Amnesia A state of … Continue reading →

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Time to reduce or remove hatchery rainbows from the McKenzie River

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Today the Register-Guard ran a guest editorial we wrote, calling for a reduction or removal of hatchery rainbow trout in the McKenzie River. Now it’s your turn to tell your personal story. Write a letter or email to the Register-Guard. … Continue reading →

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North Umpqua Fall Fly Tying Festival — this weekend

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

North Umpqua Fall Fly Tying Fesitval Glide Community Center-Glide, OR Sept. 19th 2009 9am-4:30pm There will be 25-30 tyers, misc. displays, Frank Moore and Dean Finnerty are featured guest speakers, John Matthews will be painting flies on vehicles. Presented by … Continue reading →

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Orvis and Deschutes Trout Unlimited Fly Casting Tournament

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This weekend, the Deschutes Chapter of Trout Unlimited with Orvis Store in Bend are pleased to announce the First Ever North American Fly Casting Tournament at the Bend Orvis store and Casting Course. You can follow along on Facebook as … Continue reading →

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October Caddis Fly Tying Contest Entries

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Two weeks remain to get your October Caddis pattern entered. Hareline Dubbin is sponsoring the contest and we have had some excellent bugs mailed in and dropped off. The October Caddis emergence is occurring on our local waters. Currently there seem … Continue reading →

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First time steelhead on the dry fly — Lower Deschutes

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Steelhead are tough to catch on a swung fly. We who live for this soulful pursuit are fighting big odds. So why would we want to make it even harder on ourselves by skating dry flies? Because seeing a big, … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Fishing Reports, Summer Steelhead | 4 Comments

Trade in Fly Cups get 10% off fly purchase, this week only

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This Monday through Thursday only, bring in our plastic fly cups and get 10% off any fly purchase of any size. Online orders for ship or in store pick up will receive the 10% off automatically. We also have great … Continue reading →

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Summertime small stream fly fishing wrapping up

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Don’t get me wrong, I’m eager for October Caddis hatches, coastal salmon in our rivers, and football on TV. But it’s great to get a last blast of summer. Nate and I hiked a few miles of an Upper Willamette … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle Fork Willamette River fishing | 5 Comments

Rogue River Dam removal = 114,000 more Oregon salmon and steelhead each year

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Bob Hunter, founding board member of WaterWatch and the Oregon Water Trust, recently came to Eugene to speak with our local Trout Unlimited Chapter about removal of Rogue River Dams. In an effort spanning more than 20 years, Hunter and … Continue reading →

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McKenzie River Fly Fishing Report

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fall is definitely is the air. Even when high temperatures reach towards 90 degrees this week, it’s only for a hour out of what is perfect early fall weather. The only problem is it doesn’t last for 6 months! The … Continue reading →

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Restoring the Willamette Floodplain, tonight at Cosmic Pizza

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Science Pub Eugene is hosting a discussion on restoring the Willamette River floodplain tonight at Cosmic Pizza, 7-9pm. The Science of Restoring Rivers: Floodplain Restoration on the Willamette Rivers and their floodplains provide homes for salmon and other aquatic critters, … Continue reading →

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Eugene Town Run Summer Steelhead fishing stays hot

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Summer steelhead townrun report from Greg Hatten. The text message came at 1:59 p.m. on Sunday afternoon… “Give er another go this eve?” After a little “convincing”, we agreed on a short float down a familiar stretch (Rick and I … Continue reading →

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Update: Oregon Board of Forestry decides Tillamook’s Greatest Permanent Value isn’t salmon

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jeff Hickman and other anglers are attending the Board of Forestry meeting in Silverton today — 8am to 12pm. The Board is trying redefine “Greatest Permanent Value” of our state forests as maximum timber, mudslides and decimated rivers. Hickman is … Continue reading →

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Hickman, Idylwilde team hit the Lower Deschutes Summer Steelhead

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Last week I had the pleasure of taking some of the awesome Idylwilde Fly team out for a day on the Lower Deschutes. It was going to be Matt, Patrick, Zach and me. All three of them are very experienced … Continue reading →

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TU meeting Wed. night — learn about the Rogue River Dam Removal

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Trout Unlimited Meeting Wednesday, Sept 9th, 7pm at the Eagles Aerie, 1375 Irving Rd, Eugene, OR‎ Featuring guest speaker Bob Hunter: Free the Rogue River! The Rogue River in Southwestern Oregon is one of the nation’s most outstanding rivers. Because … Continue reading →

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