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Wine and Waders this Sunday: Support TU in Eugene

Annual Trout Unlimited Fundraising event this Sunday: Wine and Waders Please join us this Sunday February 22nd for the annual fundraising auction for Trout Unlimited Chapter 678. The event takes place at Territorial Vineyards, 907 W 3rd Ave. Eugene, OR … Continue reading →

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Intruder Alert: 130 hours and $500 later

Intruder Alert! Please welcome salmon-crazy Rob Russell to Oregon Fly Fishing Blog. This winter, after seven years of procrastination, I decided to start tying Intruders. For those of you wondering what I’m referring to, an Intruder is a fly. More … Continue reading →

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Oregon fisheries news: Omnibus Wilderness and Merkley’s Snake Dam Stance

Omnibus Public Lands Management Act protects Oregon’s Elk River salmon and steelhead From our pal Nic Callero at the National Wildlife Federation The Omnibus Public Lands Management Act (S. 22) is expected to hit the floor of the House of … Continue reading →

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More sale flies added to online store

Hogan’s Chubby Cousin, Fergus BW Bug and Mr Rubber Legs are a few of the flies I’ve just added to the .35-.75 cent flies in our SALE FLIES section.–CD

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McKenzie Trout Warming up!

An afternoon float produced several colorful Rainbows for Tony Torrence and Nate Stansberry despite fishing an hour behind several Caddis Fly Shop “ringers”. Hot flies were the usual suspects… Mega Prince and Pheasant Tail nymphs in sizes 10-12. Thanks for … Continue reading →

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Trout Unlimited Wine and Waders event Sunday Feb 22

Next Sunday is Trout Unlimited Chapter 678’s annual Wine and Waders event at Territorial Vineyards in Eugene. This is a potluck event with auctions and raffles for a great cause — restoration and conservation of our native coldwater fish. The … Continue reading →

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Scenic skunking on the Hoh River for winter steelhead

My first Olympic Peninsula winter steelhead pilgrimage went just about as I’d expected: great scenery, the promise of large native chromers just out of grasp, and consumption of staggering amounts of Wild Turkey at a local bar in Forks, WA. … Continue reading →

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Blue Winged Olives (BWO’S):Small & Mighty

During the dreary winter weather months and early spring these bugs, small and mighty, begin a hatch cycle that can last until November. They hatch out undaunted by inclement weather and continue to emerge from late morning to early evening.  … Continue reading →

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Huge Halibut Hoochies — Cash only, no refunds!

It’s outdoors expo season. Be sure to get out there and pet a stuffed boar or whatever else might tickle your fancy.

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It’s all about North Umpqua winter steelhead

Fishing has been hot for Jeff Carr down on the North Umpqua this week. I haven’t sniffed a bite down there this winter, but I haven’t been fishing with Carr. Call the shop to book a trip with Jeff.

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Fisheries and the 2009 Oregon State Legislature

There are lots of fisheries related bills on the agenda for the Oregon State Legislature in 2009. Here are a few to keep an eye on: Dismantling OWEB New legislation on the docket would combine the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board … Continue reading →

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Lou’s Trophy Sucker Guide Service

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Greenling and coho on the fly, off the rocks

If it seems like Nate has been in every post this week, it’s because he’s been on a 6-day fishing bender. Photos and words by Rob Russell: Some guys are just fishy. “There’s one!” Nate says, and my trained eyes … Continue reading →

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Lower McKenzie fishes for trout through the winter

Low water levels can lead to excellent trout fishing on the Lower McKenzie River through the winter months. Greg Hatten, Rick Allen and Nate Stansberry hooked into several nice redsides and cutthroat trout on a lower river float this weekend. … Continue reading →

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Q&A: Wooden McKenzie Drift Boats with Randy Dersham

This week we visited Randy Dersham at Tatman wooden drift boats up the McKenzie River. Randy also owns Eagle Rock Lodge and runs WoodenBoatPeople.com. He’s got a lot of oars in the water. Randy is going to be at the … Continue reading →

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