Author Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

DNA evidence shows that salmon hatcheries cause substantial, rapid genetic changes

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study on steelhead trout in Oregon offers genetic evidence that wild and hatchery fish are different at the DNA level, and that they can become different with surprising speed. The research, published today in Nature … Continue reading →

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Understanding Ostrich (a little)

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I tie with a lot of ostrich and realize that things I take for granted might not be understood by all fly tyers. The fly tying industry competes with the fashion industry, the costume industry, and the auto industry to … Continue reading →

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Come see the 2016 Fly Fishing Film Tour in Corvallis on Saturday February 20!

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

2016 Fly Fishing Film Tour Trailer from The Fly Fishing Film Tour on Vimeo. Location: LaSells Stewart Center/OSU Conference Center Doors open at 6:30 so you can enjoy a pre-event social gathering with beverages from local breweries, ciderhouses, and distilleries. … Continue reading →

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Native Fish Society Homewaters Auction and Banquet

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Mark your calendars for the Native Fish Society Homewaters 20th Annual Benefit Banquet + Auction, Saturday, April 16, 2016 5:00pm, Montgomery Park, 2701 NW Vaughn St., Portland, OR. Registration/pre-sale tickets available here. Proceeds from the event and auction support the … Continue reading →

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Flexi Tube Mini Leach Fly Tying Video

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Bruce Berry of Pro Sportfisher demonstrates how to tie a really cool trout and steelhead mini leach. Flexi tube mini leach Tube: Flexitube 40/40 black Weight: Pro raw weight small Body: Black uV polar chenille Wing: Rabbit Strip “Tapercut” black … Continue reading →

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Patagonia Rio Gallegos Wader Review

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

For 2016 Patagonia has redesigned and improved their line of waders and boots. In this review I will be focusing on the Rio Gallegos wader. Even though these are new waders I was able to get my hands on a … Continue reading →

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Unexpected delights – totally random Product reviews

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Well, it’s time to fish again and Guy Allen released a beautiful wild winter steelhead today and it is 11:08 PM and I’ve been up since 3:30 AM and can’t sleep and I didn’t get a grab but maybe tomorrow … Continue reading →

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Winter Steelhead Fly Fishing Update

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

I’ve had the good fortune—finally—to get out and swing flies the last two days. The hatchery steelhead in the photo here is NOT one that I caught. This fine fish was laying on a gravel bar where another angler had … Continue reading →

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Join Jay Nicholas at the Tillamook Bay Watershed Council Meeting Tomorrow

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Join the Tillamook Bay Watershed Council Tuesday night, January 26th, for a very special event featuring salmon biologist, fisherman and philosopher Jay Nicholas. Named Oregon’s “Salmon Czar” by Governor Kitzhaber in 1996, Jay was the principal author of the Oregon … Continue reading →

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Tube Fly Tying Class Jan 30th – Pro Sporfisher’s Bruce Berry – Winter Steelhead Tube Fly Patterns

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Bruce Berry of Pro Sporfisher will instruct six fly tiers on the art of tying Winter Steelhead flies on tubes Jan 30th from 1-5pm. Bruce will have all the tubes, weights, cones and more to create flies during the class. … Continue reading →

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Saltwater Fly Fishing Class – Feb 6th at Shop

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Anyone who is interested in fly fishing the ocean offshore Oregon will find entertainment and education value in this class. This is a three hour class (10 AM – 1 PM) and I’ll be available after the class for follow up … Continue reading →

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Composite Dubbing Loop Steelhead Fly – Part II

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

First thing I’d like to do is thank folks for your encouragement on our recent post on composite dubbing loops. Second thing is to note that I had a nice conversation with Ben Paull of OPST and thanked him for the … Continue reading →

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Time to book your Travel for 2016. How about Cuba?

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We have two separate weeks booked in Cuba this coming July of 2016. Both on “live a board” boats. This past June we found the food and service level to be outstanding on the “live a board”. Over the past … Continue reading →

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Composite Dubbing Loops on Steelhead Flies – Part I

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Salmon season is past me and it’s time to shift gears into winter steelhead fishing. Eeeeeek! What to do?  Fish last year’s hot steelhead fly?  Why do that when I can dive into something different and challenge myself by developing this … Continue reading →

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Middle Fork of the Willamette Winter Trout Fishing 2016

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Thanks very much to Sam Parker for sharing his report on the Middle Fork of the Willamette River. My daily commute to work of late has been laced with a bit of depression as I glimpsed the Willy Wonkish river … Continue reading →

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