Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Survey: Biggest threats to wild fish in Oregon?

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Earlier this week I was contacted by Jeff Hickman, a steelhead guide on the North Coast that is now working as a conservation organizer through the Sierra Club’s Hunter and Angler campaign. Jeff’s job is to get hunters and anglers … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Conservation News | 16 Comments

Derek Fergus, MOAL leech creator, seminar Thurs 1/29

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Derek Fergus, creator of the MOAL leech pattern will be at the Caddis Fly Shop on Thursday, January 29th 6pm-9pm for an advanced fly tying seminar. Sign up today — the class costs $25. We caught up with Fergus for … Continue reading →

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Surf perch search: Oregon coast quest continues

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

With the cooler and overcast winter days in the Willamette Valley, Lou and Nate decided to go get some sun. Those who live in the valley know that our Oregon Coast can have temps easily in the mid 50’s during … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Oregon Saltwater Fishing | 2 Comments

One step closer to ling-cod fly rod glory

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Sure, he’s a little small. But next time we’re going to catch his big brother.

Posted in Oregon Saltwater Fishing | 4 Comments

Jay Nicholas returns for encore salmon fly fishing class

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Saturday January 24, 10am-1pm: Fly fishing for salmon with Jay Nicholas 30-year fisheries biologist, Wild Salmon Hall-of-Famer and fly fishing fanatic Jay Nicholas is coming to The Caddis Fly for a one-evening fly fishing for salmon seminar. Jay will share … Continue reading →

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Oregon Trout Unlimited and the Klamath Restoration Project

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Last month, Todd Mullen, vice president of Trout Unlimited Chapter 678 sat in on a call with the TU folks who are working on the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and sent out the following summary: You may have heard on … Continue reading →

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Rockfish on the fly: Oregon coast is fishing great

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

There are plenty of big rockfish to be caught off the Oregon Coast this time of year. Big fish, including ling cod, should be moving into the inshore areas in the next couple months. Look for good weather patterns and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Porn, Fishing Reports, Oregon Saltwater Fishing | 9 Comments

Fishing Jones Q&A with Rivers of a Lost Coast producers

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Rivers of a Lost Coast interview here. Rivers of a Lost Coast from Skinny Fist on Vimeo.

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Rick’s Yucatan Bonefish Safari

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Caddis Fly regular and fly fishing junkie Rick Allen just got back from Tulum, on the Yucatan peninsala in Mexico last week. He caught about 15 bonefish over two days, and hooked four Tarpon in the mangroves, but they were … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Porn, Fly Fishing Travel | 2 Comments

Switch fly rods: Videos on when and how to use them

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jeff Putnam, Federation of Fly Fishers certified Casting Instructor based in Northern California has put together a series of great high-definition videos on YouTube on how and when to use the new “Switch” Fly rods. Switch rods are a hybrid … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Gear Review | 2 Comments

Winter steelhead madness descends on Oregon

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

It starts with huge rains and high water, the darkest days of the year. Long nights surrounded by a small fortune in Lady Amherst feathers, staring into the mouth of madness, trying to perfect Intruder-style steelhead patterns. Or filling giant … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Winter Steelhead Fishing | 3 Comments

Protecting the McKenzie River from death by 1,000 cuts

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Joe Moll, Executive Director of McKenzie River Trust is working hard to prevent us from loving our homewaters to death. Find out more about the threats to the McKenzie River watershed and what our local land trust is doing about … Continue reading →

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Fly Fishing Links: New Year resolutions — get back on the internets

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this installment of Fly Fishing Links, we’re pointing out a few fly fishing bloggers that fell off the wagon but got back onboard last week. Felt Soul started blogging again in a big way with an update on Red … Continue reading →

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Barrett’s prescription for blown out rivers: Get organized

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The rivers are blown out, 300% of typical snowpack in Oregon’s Coast Range melting and sliding into the ocean. Our rivers needed the flush to get the winter steelhead season started, but the weather has left a lot anglers twiddling … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips | 1 Comment

Wild Bill’s Bahama Bonefish

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Here’s a little fresh fish porn for your Sunday morning from Wild Bill Laroux’s Bahamas Bonefish trip: Send us your fish pics! FYI: If you noticed some blog downtime last week, our apologies. We had a sick MySQL database somewhere … Continue reading →

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