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Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
RIO Sink Tips For Two Handed Rods – 2021
George Cook’s discussion of RIO MOW Tips and Sink Tips. Add this info to the previous posts on line matches and two handed lines and you have everything spey from SAGE and RIO. The Genius of RIO’s Skagit MOW and … Continue reading
All Things RIO Spey Lines for 2021 – Skagit, Scandi, and More
To follow up on the rod/line match post shared earlier the following describes design and usage of RIO Spey Lines. I will have one more post from George and Erik regarding all things sink tips. Skagit/ology 4.0 “Generation 4 has … Continue reading
Sage/Redington 2021 Spey Write Ups
For years our Sage/Redington/RIO sales representative George Cook has provided the following guides to us in our “product catalog binder”. In 2021 the digital versions (thanks to covid no doubt) are now available. I thought I would share the rod, … Continue reading
Colombia Peacock Bass Trip Report – March 2021
Cash and I joined Jon Covich of Flywater Travel and three other anglers for a Peacock Bass adventure in remote eastern Colombia. Flywater Travel handled our booking with Afloat Tours. Our trip was fantastic. Filled with new discoveries and exciting … Continue reading
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NFS Pacific Northwest Hatchery Release Dashboard Tool
From Native Fish Society LINK TO LIVE TOOL The science is clear: the widespread use of hatcheries to replace wild fish contributes to their decline. But wrapping your head around the individual and cumulative impacts of dozens of hatchery programs … Continue reading
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Late Winter Largemouth
Nighttime temperatures here in the south are still damn cold but the days are getting warmer and the bass are moving a little bit. I went to the Eno River. It’s clear and full of warmwater fish. The locals do … Continue reading
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Spring 2021 Guide Special on Now through April 15th
Each Spring we are reminded of how fortunate we are to have the Lower McKenzie and Willamette rivers within such close proximity to the Eugene area. When conditions align, there is potential for exceptional trout fishing. Current water conditions and … Continue reading
March Browns – March 1st on the McKenzie – Fishing Report
Early signs of spring showed up this weekend. Typical winter hatches of blue wing olives and stones were joined by sparse but consistent March brown hatches during the warmest and sunniest parts of the day. With enough sunshine and warmth, … Continue reading
Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act
From Native Fish Society Earlier this month, U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, of Oregon, and Jared Huffman, of California, reintroduced the Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act. The act would make permanent the protections provided by the twenty-year Southwestern Oregon … Continue reading
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“LIFE” ON A TIN CAN – Fishing on the USS KIDD
The fishing, the camaraderie, the adventurous voyages . . . ! We often kid ourselves – sailors – that our ships are “Tin Cans,” floating about on King Neptune’s Domain, at His Whim. Long time customer Lou Olton share this … Continue reading
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