Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Hareline Dubbin Fly Tying contest — Summer Steelhead patterns due 8/1/09

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Bust those vises out of summer retirement — it’s time to get tying again! Hareline Dubbing in Monroe, OR is sponsoring a quarterly fly tying contest for Oregon Fly Fishing Blog readers. For the first round of the contest, we … Continue reading →

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Spey crazy, be afraid — by Jay Nicholas

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Rob Russell’s recent post on Spey Rods is over the top. Plain and simple, it rang so many bells that I couldn’t help myself. I should be mowing the lawn, or tying salmon flies, or sorting my threads. Hummm. Should … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Gear Review, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips | 7 Comments

Oregon Fly Fishing Film Festival call for entries

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Oregon Fly Fishing Blog is excited to announce the Oregon Fly Fishing Film festival, open to submissions as of today, June 28, 2009. Over the next six months, we will be collecting entries for the contest. So fire up those … Continue reading →

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Little yellow stones: Yellow sally hatch goes off on the Lower McKenzie River at 9pm

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Lower McKenzie River is fishing well in the evenings for cutthroat, coinciding with massive yellow sally hatches. We’ve been fishing from Hayden Bridge to Armitage, with most of the action below Harvest Lane boat ramp. The bugs are all … Continue reading →

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Considering a spey rod? Big water, big fish, big rods

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Considering a spey rod? by Rob Russell The “Spey” or two-handed fly rod has become the tool of choice for steelhead and salmon anglers looking to swing flies on big rivers. Two-handed rods take the drudgery out of swinging flies … Continue reading →

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Oregon Fly Fishing Blog Survey — Enter to win Sharkskin Line!

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We’re looking to improve Oregon Fly Fishing Blog over the next few months and we’ve launched a survey to get your feedback. Everyone who takes the survey will receive one of our new Oregon Fly Fishing Blog stickers, and one … Continue reading →

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Curing the fishing hangover

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

It happens every year after the Canadian pike trip – the fishing hang over. You spend seven days catching a fish on every cast, buzzing around anywhere you want to go on a huge playground of a lake, quaffing mass … Continue reading →

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Oregon coastal summer steelhead on the move

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

By Rob Russell Entering the coast range Friday evening, I left the sun behind and drove into an impressive mass of clouds. Rain came down in sheets for the next two hours. Later, as I pulled into the little coastal … Continue reading →

Posted in Coastal Steelhead Fishing, Summer Steelhead | 4 Comments

Metolius Basin protected from mega-resort development!

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This just in from Central Oregon Landwatch: This is a historic moment, as the Metolius Protection Act of 2009 just passed the Oregon House 31-28! House Bill 3298 recently passed the Oregon Senate as well and now heads to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Conservation News | 6 Comments

Oregon Trout Unlimited State Council: Success in 09 legislative session, focus on McKenzie issues

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This weekend was the summer ’09 meeting of the Oregon State Council of Trout Unlimited. For those of you don’t know, there are currently five TU chapters in the state, two in Portland, the new Bend-Deschutes chapter, the Middle Rogue … Continue reading →

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Mothers Day Caddis fly tying video: Barrett’s P90 Caddis

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Happ Father’s Day folks! This variation of the Matthews X-Caddis, dubbed the P90 by Barrett, is an excellent caddis imitation for the tough-to-fish Mothers Day Caddis blizzard hatches of the spring months. It’s also a good summer caddis pattern in … Continue reading →

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Fly fishing links: News from around the Web

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Bacon, Hickman from Buster WTF on a Alaska West King bender Fear and Loathing on Alaska West: Follow along with the Buster Crew for some great photos, huge mouse-eating trout, and monster kings this week. My favorite line “A guy … Continue reading →

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Annual fly fishing for pike trip wrap up 2009

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Nate and I just got back from our annual trip fly fishing for Pike in Ontario, Canada at Lake Esnagi (Mar Mac Lodge). We’ve been fishing this lake for over 15 years, our families for over four decades. While the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Porn, Fly Fishing Travel | 21 Comments

Tying the CDC Possie Bugger with the Marc Petitjean Magic Tool

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this new fly tying video, Tony Torrence demonstrates how to tie the classic McKenzie nymph, the Possie Bugger with a twist — CDC instead of partridge. He also demonstrates how to use the Marc Petitjean Magic Tool. This video, … Continue reading →

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McKenzie fishing well, fish fry recomended

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

It’s a great time for a family trip on the McKenzie. The river is loaded with hatchery fish from Blue River to Belinger. We have had great weather and very good  hatches most afternoons. Golden Stones, Green McKenzie Caddis, Green … Continue reading →

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