Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

McKenzie River Two-Fly Tournament prizes and rules

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

FYI: These are subject to change! We’re in working mode here, but this is what we’ve come up with. Mckenzie River Two-Fly Tournament rules 1. Contestants will participate in teams of two, single entrants can be paired up with another … Continue reading →

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Dan Callaghan’s North Umpqua — photos, conservation and friendship

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

A couple weeks ago, I received a copy of Dan Callaghan’s North Umpqua, a book of photographs of the river, its character and inhabitants, posthumously published by his wife, Mary Kay Callaghan. It’s a beautiful book, 156 photographs taken over … Continue reading →

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Barrett’s Toad Tarpon Shrimp: Fly tying video

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Barrett shows you how to tie his favorite tarpon pattern in this fly tying video. The Craft Fur Shrimp is a great fly for pressured tarpon in the Northern Florida Keys. The little 1/0 hook penetrates better than some of … Continue reading →

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Recommended reading: Half-pounders exploding on the Rogue River

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Lots of fly fishing links this morning: Buster clubs Chinook Buster Wants to Fish is clubbing the first Chinook of the fall season somewhere on the Pacific NW Coast. TU Bull Trout Rendezvous VIII The Oregon State Council of TU … Continue reading →

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More Oregon Albacore fly tying vidoes: Bunny Baitfish

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Continuing the Oregon Albacore fly fishing craze, here is Barrett’s next pattern, the Bunny Baitfish. Barrett ties this offshore fly from size 2 to 4/0. Keep in mind, this pattern is designed for casting to fish, rather than trolling. Barrett’s … Continue reading →

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Barrumundi fly fishing report from Thailand

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Sun Saeteurn, Caddis Fly customer and U of O grad, is currently living in Thailand. He recently went fly fishing for Barrumundi and sent us the following report: I went Barrumundi fishing this past weekend at some private ponds right … Continue reading →

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Oregon Albacore Tuna success 45 miles off Newport

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Caddis Fly customer Lee Daniel reports tuna on the fly, 45 miles out of Newport. Daniel was outfitted with a Sage 10 wt 9 foot Xi2 rod, a 10-11 Nautilus reel, 400-grain 24-foot shooting head line and 350 feet of … Continue reading →

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Oregon Albacore Tuna flies: Craft Fur Sardine

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

For those of you gearing up for Oregon’s hot albacore tuna run, Barrett has tied up some patterns to check out, including this Craft Fur Sardine: Barrett’s Craft Fur Sardine Thread: 6/0 White Uni Thread Hook: 3/0 SC15 Gamakatsu Tail: … Continue reading →

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Sportsmen need to stand up for hard rock mining reform now

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Trout Unlimited, Northwest Steelheaders and other conservation groups are making a concerted effort to update the 1872 Mining Law. According to the National Wildlife Federation: Under this law, mining takes precedence over all other public land uses, including fishing. The … Continue reading →

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Hiker saves drowning steelhead angler on the Deschutes River

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Yesterday I fished the Deschutes River for summer steelhead on a jet boat trip with guide Bob Toman, a trip he donated to the Northwest Steelheaders auction at the banquet earlier this year. We camped at the Deschutes-Columbia convergence the … Continue reading →

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The Angler’s Coast: Does it still exist?

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I just finished reading Russell Chatham’s great book, The Angler’s Coast, essays written between 1968-1975 about coastal fly fishing in Northern California and Southern Oregon. Chatham explores coastal rivers, estuaries and bays, fly fishing for the Pacific Northwest’s disappearing anadromous … Continue reading →

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Video: How to do shore lunch on the McKenzie River

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We’re working on another article for KATU — this time on how to do shore lunch on the McKenzie River. Here is the video and some photos we’ll be including in the article: Look for the full how-to article on … Continue reading →

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Pale Evening Duns on the Willamette River bring up wild trout

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I headed up to the Willamette River near Oakridge tonight expecting a bonanza. As you can see from the landscape photos, that’s not what happened. Not many golden stones, or even caddis flies for that matter. Small, pale mayflies were … Continue reading →

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Disappearing rainbow trout on the Upper Deschutes?

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

An email from our pal Nic Callero from the National Wildlife Federation: I have been drifting the Upper Deschutes River in the summertime for ten straight years between Wickiup Dam and the mouth of the Little Deschutes. One thing I … Continue reading →

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Video: Williamson River Rainbow Fly Fishing

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Wrapping up our recent posts on fly fishing the Williamson River’s monster rainbows, here’s a video from last week:

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