Author Archives: Caddisfly

Tracking the snowmelt blowout

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Caddisfly

There are several useful tools that can help an angler really see why this snow melt blowout is happening (besides all the snow of course) and understand when it will end. The Oregon State Marine Board maintains a page that shows how … Continue reading →

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Cascade Lakes Fishing Update: Ice off slowly beginning

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Caddisfly

Had enough of high river levels?   You might consider a few of the ice free Cascade lakes.   Recent reports have indicated lake fishing has been “steady”.   Here is the latest information from Bend Fort Rock Ranger District:  Lava Lake: open Thursday but snow in … Continue reading →

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Mini “tailwater” worth a look

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Caddisfly

 Both the Mckenzie and Willamette Rivers have been off the charts high.  The object this week was to find a river to float and fish within reasonable proximity to the Eugene area. Current levels allow The Coast Fork of the … Continue reading →

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Married at the fly shop

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Caddisfly

Barrett and Leigh Christiensen were married this afternoon at The Caddis Fly Angling Shop. We always new the shop was considered a “full service fly shop”. It was an honor to add marriage to the many firsts the shops 30 … Continue reading →

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Rivers continue to rise on the west side

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Caddisfly

Both the Mckenzie and Willamette Rivers continue to rise to ridiculous levels. Unseasonably hot weather combined with record snow pack and already full reservoirs have meant unfishable rivers. If you were planning on fishing the Mckenzie or Willamette early this week it … Continue reading →

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Scary water levels in the Willamette drainage

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Caddisfly

I fished yesterday despite some very high water. Since I took the boat out last night things have jumped another 2000cfs making the Middle Fork of the Willamette flat out scary near 7000 cubic feet per second.  The Mckenzie is absolutely … Continue reading →

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Craine Prairie Reservoir opens up

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Caddisfly

More to come on this report but we have word that fishing was great yesterday at Craine. The early game for Craine Prairie is chironomids dropped of an indicator around 5-7 feet. Fish in and around the river channels early in the … Continue reading →

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Green Caddis Hatch is on, water on the rise

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Caddisfly

Good numbers of Green Mckenzie Caddis were out today on the lower Mckenzie. I floated from Belinger to Armitage and fishing was good.  Yellow Soft Hackles, Possie Buggers and Royal Coachman Wets were the ticket early. Around 3:30 the wind … Continue reading →

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Wet flies do damage on the lower Mckenzie

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Caddisfly

This Saturday Caddis Fly guide Ethan Nickel had a great day floating the lower Mckenzie between Hayden Bridge and Armitage Park.  Again it was March Brown wets, Royal Coachman wets, Soft Hackle Hares Ears, Partridge and Yellow and Beadhead March Brown … Continue reading →

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Sandy River Spey Clave set for May 17-18

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Caddisfly

This coming weekend the largest gathering of spey casters,  spey rod manufacturers and instructors in the western hemisphere will be held at Oxbow Park outside of Portland Oregon. The event caters to anglers interested in two-handed fly rod fishing. The Spey … Continue reading →

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Eastern Oregon lakes improving

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Caddisfly

Wickiup Reservoir is picking up according to customer Glen Thompson who made a loop through the east side this past week.  The campground near the Davis channel is open. Best flies included wooly buggers and thin mints. Chironomids did not … Continue reading →

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McKenzie: Hayden to Armitage produces good numbers

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Caddisfly

The lower Mckenzie River near Eugene, specifically the drift from Hayden Bridge to Armitage Park fish fished surprisingly well yesterday. The water was high, around 6600cfs but softer inside turns and the few defined bars that were available did produce … Continue reading →

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NOAA Fisheries Releases Latest Snake River Biop

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Caddisfly

On May 5 NOAA fisheries released its latest court ordered Biological Opinion  intended to guide the operation of the Snake and lower Columbia hydrosystem in a manner safe for the 13 threatened Snake/ Columbia River anadramous fish stocks.  This was the … Continue reading →

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Water beginning to warm on the McKenzie River

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Caddisfly

Water temperatures on the Mckenzie are edging up. I fished Friday and Saturday and had a thermometer in the water start to finish. Around 9am water temps were 45 degrees and by 5pm we had 49.6 in some areas.  Lower … Continue reading →

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Willamette Falls passage blows up!

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Caddisfly

Steelhead had been passing Willamette Falls at a steady clip the last few weeks but the past few days have seen warmer temps on the lower Willamette that triggered the stampede.  The last three days of April saw 622 sea-run bows blow … Continue reading →

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