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Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
Spey casting class wrap up by Jay Nicholas
Jon Hazelett’s Spey Casting Class was a big hit last weekend, with plenty of practical instruction, steelhead talk, and beautiful weather on the McKenzie River. I joined Jon and a great group of fellow Spey anglers for the Saturday event, … Continue reading
Dry fly action on the Upper McKenzie kicks off
Today we took our first trip above McKenzie Bridge on the upper river, expecting high water and decent nymphing. But almost immediately into the drift (starting at Paradise Campground) trout were on top, chasing the indicator, so we switched to … Continue reading
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Running a drift boat in the Florence Rhody Parade
I took my boat out for a spin in Florence last Sunday but instead of running the cool waters of the Siuslaw, I was runnin asphalt and picking my way through road apples from Parade Ponies. It was the 102nd … Continue reading
Central Oregon weekend fly fishing report
Deschutes River:Tom just got done fishing a week at Trout Creek to Maupin, very little surface action, but lots of big fish on golden stone nymphs and caddis pupa under a dropper, little green copper johns, possie bugger in size … Continue reading
McKenzie Upper-Willamette Trout Unlimited kicks non-native blackberry butt
In order to give shade-producing, soil-holding native plants a chance, Trout Unlimited Chapter 678 adopted 100 yards of blackberry bramble three years ago in Alton Baker. Last night volunteers came out to dig out blackberry regrowth and mulch and water … Continue reading
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Possibly the most hated gamefish in Oregon
Last weekend, I spent precious fishing time chasing the two most frustrating species in Oregon on the fly rod: Carp and surf perch. For whatever reason, I’m perfectly fine with a tough day on salmon or steelhead, but there’s something … Continue reading
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Final Oregon legislative action alert for today — ODFW budgets and Water management
As Oregon’s population grows more demands are being placed on our groundwater and surface water resources. Many of Oregon’s surface waters are already over allocated and increased groundwater usage will only serve to exacerbate this problem as temperatures warm , … Continue reading
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Tillamook Rivers need our help — Contact your state legislators
If you care about rivers like the Nehalem, Salmonberry, Kilchis, Trask, it is time to take a moment on their behalf. From Jeff Hickman’s blog The River Writes: A handful of Oregon’s state and county politicians are attempting to circumvent … Continue reading
Spey Caster Henrick Mortensen, free Zpey demo Monday afternoon, 3pm
Zpey rod designer and spey casting guru Henrick Mortensen will be conducting a free product and casting demo for Caddis Fly customers interested tomorrow, Monday May 18th. Henrick and the Zpey crew will be at Alton Baker Park at 3pm, … Continue reading
Reminder: Trout Unlimited meeting tonight, new location
Tonight at 7pm Trout Unlimited Upper-Willamette, McKenzie chapter will be holding its monthly meeting at the Eagles Aerie, 1375 Irving Rd., Eugene OR. View Larger Map Tonight’s featured speaker is Andy Talebere, EWEB fisheries biogist. We’ll also be joined by … Continue reading
Rivers of a Lost Coast Q&A, post-show wrap
Last night’s showing of Rivers of a Lost Coast was a huge success. Thanks to Jay Nicholas of the Wild Salmon Center for coming down to give a great presentation and providing our raffle prizes, and to filmmakers Justin Coupe … Continue reading
Reminder, afterparty info — Rivers of a Lost Coast Tues May 12
Rivers of a Lost Coast, a new fly fishing film about the history of fly fishing on the West Coast and salmon and steelhead conservation is coming to Eugene Tuesday night. Featuring legendary West Coast anglers Russell Chatham, Bill Schaadt … Continue reading
Local rivers blown out, now is a great time for carp on the fly in Eugene
The local trout fishing has tanked this week with the high water, but the carp fishing can be pretty hot this time of year. Nymphing buggy patterns under an indicator works well when you’re fishing blind. When you’re sight fishing, … Continue reading
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