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Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
11th Hour Winter Steelhead the Olympic Peninsula
Continuing with my “ten years behind the curve” theme (see Intruder Alert), I finally took a steelheading trip to the Olympic Peninsula last week. That’s after 12 years of procrastination and preoccupation with Oregon’s coastal rivers. I’ve never felt the … Continue reading
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Midwest Great Lakes Steelhead trip
This past week I have been fortunate enough to catch the tail end of the Great Lakes Steelhead run. This is an interesting fishery and the fish were in low clear “frog water” milling around and very cautious (for good … Continue reading
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More reader photos: Big bows and N. Umpqua Steel
Oregon Fly Fishing Blog reader Evan had a has had a great April so far, with some nice Lower McKenzie Trout and a North Umpqua Steelhead. Send us your pics and reports.
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Red Gold in Portland this week
RED GOLD, a 1 hour documentary film showing at the Baghdad Theater on THURSDAY, APRIL 16th. Doors open at 5:30, film starts at 6:30. Admission is $3. Hosted by guest speakers Lisa Sedlar, President of New Seasons Markets, Guido Rahr, … Continue reading
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Trout Unlimited Lower McKenzie outing trip photos
Last weekend, Trout Unlimited put together a crew to tackle the Lower McKenzie River, floating from Armitage to Cross in search of native redsides. A few rainbows were caught, along with dozens of cutthroat and some trophy suckers. We saw … Continue reading
Rivers of a Lost Coast showing in Eugene Oregon!
From Rivers of a Lost Coast: At the turn of the 20th Century, a handful of pioneers carried their fly rods into California’s remote north coast and gave birth to a culture that would revolutionize their sport. For a select … Continue reading
Profiling the genetics of the Willamette and McKenzie redside rainbow trout
The McKenzie Redside rainbow is one of the most beautiful and sought-after native fish in the Northwest. But how much have we diluted the genetics of these fish with massive hatchery programs? Where are the most pure strains of native … Continue reading
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Local anglers hooking up with nice trout
Sun Saeteurn and friends had a big day fishing sparkle duns and soft hackles. Jim Enright went down deep with a possie bugger and pulled out this pig between Bellinger and Hayden on the Lower McKenzie. Send us your fishing … Continue reading
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Reminder: Dubbing blending lesson tomorrow at the shop
Fresh from an enthusiastic reception at the FFF Expo in Albany, Jackson and Jay Nicholas will be at the Caddis Fly on Saturday, April 4 from 10am to 3pm, to demonstrate the art and science of blending custom dubbing colors … Continue reading
A Free Fly Fishing Class for Ages 11 and up with an Adult
Free, fun, interactive class will explore fly rod casting, knot-tying and how to use flies. The instructors will also teach fish identification, fishing regulations, and where to catch the big ones. On Saturday, May 9, the class will go fishing … Continue reading
An intro to fly fishing in New Zealand
Clifton Molatore, one of the big winners at the McKenzie Two-Fly Tournament, just got back from a fly fishing trip to New Zealand and sent us this report: I was invited by a friend to go to New Zealand this … Continue reading
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Video: How to organize your fly boxes
If your fly boxes are a disaster, you should probably watch this next video. We tear apart 12 months worth of disorganization, throwing out rusty hooks and mangled flies. Then we organize my hodge podge of fly boxes into six … Continue reading