Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

East Lake Fly Fishing July 2020

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

July is the time to get to East Lake located in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument southeast of Bend. Known for big browns, aggressive rainbow trout, and the daily callibaetis hatch, East Lake should be a destination all fly anglers … Continue reading →

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Bravo to Nautilus!

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From: Angling Trade Magazine Reel manufacturer recognized by The White House… and they brought custom “No Pebble Mine” and “Captains for Clean Water” reels with them. Here’s the release from Nautilus: On July 2, 2020, Nautilus Reels was honored by … Continue reading →

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Warm Temperatures and Low Flows – Summer Tactics for Fishing in the Willamette Valley – July 2020

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The McKenzie and Willamette Rivers have settled into summer low water stages and mid day fishing has slowed a bit. Fishing has remained solid morning and evening with a variety of bugs and tactics. As the sun moves directly over … Continue reading →

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Jay’s River Muddler Steelhead Fly

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Jay Nicholas ties a summer fly effective for swinging, skating, and fishing for summer steelhead. The river muddler is a fly effective on western rivers such as the Umpqua, Rogue, and the D. Watching this fly get … Continue reading →

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Restoring a Wild and Free Klamath River

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From the Native Fish Society Take Action to encourage the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve the transfer of dam surrender to Klamath River Renewal Corporation. This is the final step to start the process and preliminary projects to remove … Continue reading →

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San Juan Worm – Beginning Fly Tying Series

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Greg ties a simple San Juan Worm fly pattern with information for beginning tyers. Effective for trout throughout the West, this controversial fly is great for beginning fly tyers to practice their techniques with pinch-wraps and uniformed … Continue reading →

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Squirmy Wormie Fly Tying Video – Beginning Fly Tying Series

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Greg ties the effective, deadly, and controversial Squirmy Wormie Fly. Used in competition with jig hooks, tungsten beads, different colors & sizes the Squirmy Wormie Fly has proven its effectiveness throughout the world. The material does require … Continue reading →

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Tips on How to Care for a Fly LIne – Plus Tips on Dying Fly LInes

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Tips on How to Dye and Maintain a Fly Line We receive many questions from clients regarding how to take care of their fly lines and these questions include people asking how to dye them. One of our Caddis Fly … Continue reading →

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Jay Nicholas Revised Tips on Tying a Short Hollow Deceiver Fly

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video Jay ties a short “Hollow Style” deceiver pattern. Here he ties a Hollow fly which is much smaller and shares his years of experience tying these beautiful flies. A universal fly for bass, pike, musky, salmon, just … Continue reading →

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Tips on Tying Hollow Flies with Jay Nicholas

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Jay discusses materials such as buck-tail, hackle, and hook selection to tie beautiful hollow flies for big fish. Discussions include building stations on the hook, tying & selecting buck-tail, hackle incorporation, and much more. This fly is … Continue reading →

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Adhesive Eyes for Fly Tying – Nicholas’ Guide to Matching Hook and Eyes Sizes

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Welcome to the World of Adhesive Eyes for Fly Tying This blog post is created to serve as a guide for fly tyers who need recommendations for matching the size of adhesive eyes to hooks, deciding what length of fly … Continue reading →

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Bonefishing at Davis Lake Oregon

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Strip, strip, strip, strip, stop, strip, he sees it, wait, you got him! No need to get on an airplane to chase cruising fish in shallow water in the Caribbean, you can simply drive up to Davis Lake. The Lake … Continue reading →

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McKenzie River Hopper Dropper June 2020

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Hayden chases down a beautiful McKenzie River redside trout using a hopper-dropper setup. June has proven to be an excellent month for fishing the McKenzie. Early June started cloudy with rainy days here and there, but the … Continue reading →

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New RIO Fly Lines with SlickCast – Product Review

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I have had the opportunity to test RIO’s new RIO GOLD Elite and Premier RIO GOLD lines with SlickCast. The new SlickCast technology is a difference maker in slickness that you can feel from the very first cast. The coating … Continue reading →

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Jay’s Composite Loop Variant Freight Train Fly

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Jay uses two new tools to create a custom composite loop brush for a variation of a classic steelhead pattern the Freight Train. This fly can be swung, dead drifted, and skated for steelhead, but use it … Continue reading →

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