Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

House votes to kill BLM Planning 2.0 Rule

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From the Denver Post: The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to kill a federal rule that gives Americans more of a voice in large-scale planning for projects using public land. The action launched by House Republicans, including sponsors … Continue reading →

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Torrence’s Black and Blue Scandi-Tube Fly Tying Video

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this fly tying instructional video Tony Torrence demonstrates how to tie a Scandinavian Style Tube Fly using the Protube system by ProSportFisher. The Protube system allows the tier to control the every aspect of their creation with the addition … Continue reading →

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North Coast Fly Fishing Report – Late January 2016

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I’ve had a week to swing flies in several locations around the North Coast this past week. Wow, this has been a classic winter steelhead experience, as in, a textbook situation. It is no surprise that swinging flies for winter … Continue reading →

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Senyo’s Aqua Veil and Hareline Polar Chenille: flashy hackles for Steelhead and Salmon Flies

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Some of my steelhead and salmon flies incorporate flash only in the wing—but there are many patterns I craft that incorporate additional flash by winding on what I refer to as “flash hackles.” Two products that I often reach for … Continue reading →

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Arctic Fox, Marble Fox, Fin Raccoon, and American Possum

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

For years during the 1970s, I tied summer and winter steelhead on traditional hooks with calf tail or polar bear wings, sometimes with Squirrel tail wings and occasionally with brown bear hair wings. None of these wings had flash in … Continue reading →

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Six Excellent Options for Adding Flash to Wings of Steelhead & Salmon flies

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This post will just feature a half dozen of the various options we have at hand on the bench to add flash to wings of steelhead and salmon flies. There are well over a hundred options if you consider colors, … Continue reading →

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Three Sink Tip Options for Winter Steelhead Swing Fishing

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

An increasing proportion of our winter steelhead fishing these days involves the use of two hand rods (spey or switch rods). Where winter steelhead fishing is concerned, the use of a Skagit style head and sink tip is the most common … Continue reading →

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Torrence’s Carp Caller Fly Tying Video

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this instructional fly tying video Tony Torrence demonstrates how to tie his Carp Caller carp fly. Using some of the latest materials available, this fly lands softly to its target due to the buggy dubbed head. After settling to … Continue reading →

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Fly Tying Tips: Modifying a ProSportfisher Flexlineedle

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I tie most of my Tube flies using a Regal Revolution rotary vise. When I first began using the Pro Sportfisher Flexineedle to hold my tubes, I secured the tool with the vise jaws at an angle, and this is … Continue reading →

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OPST Shank Chuck for tying Intruders – a Review

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Thumbs up in my opinion for this new OPST tool. I have been satisfied enough using my HMH tool fly adaptor to hold my shanks while tying Intruders but have long awaited the arrival of this new tool offered by … Continue reading →

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Best Winter Steelhead Fly Colors?

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This is an opinion piece, and the reader should digest my thoughts knowing that I am as biased as any steelhead angler you’ve ever met where fly color is concerned. I definitely have ideas about the color hues of the … Continue reading →

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Three Tools for tying Tube Flies – and a Recommendation

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Many fly tyers express confusion regarding selection of a basic tool to secure tubes in a vise. This post will show three of the tools I’ve had considerable experience with, with a quick note regarding two tools that I have … Continue reading →

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Blueheads and Bonnevilles

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Cool video from Western Native Trout: The Western Native Trout Initiative and the Desert Fish Habitat Partnership are proud to present “Blueheads and Bonnevilles”, a short film about the work we are doing with our partners in the Weber River, … Continue reading →

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Understanding ProSportfisher Tube Fly Components

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I’m an enthusiastic fan of tying steelhead swing flies on tubes, and use a wide variety of tube components on a regular basis. This experience helps me keep informed with many but not all of the options available to the … Continue reading →

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Jigged Zug Bug Fly Tying Video

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video Tony Torrence brings back an old favorite, in a new jig style format. You can’t go wrong with fly patterns which contain peacock herl. Fish this pattern under a dry fly or dedicated nymph rigs. The Zug … Continue reading →

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