Author Archives: Lou Verdugo

Crane Prairie Fly Fishing Report 2014

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Lou Verdugo

With some nice weather coming, it became too much of a lure for one more shot at lake fishing. The lake of choice: Crane Prairie. If you have been fortunate enough to fish Crane, without a doubt, you have had … Continue reading →

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Redington Dually Rod Review

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Lou Verdugo

The Pacific Northwest continues to be the leader of spey casting and innovation. George Cook has been at the forefront of researching, designing lines, casting, and instruction about spey, switch and fly rods in general. George Cook has taught the … Continue reading →

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Return to East Lake 2014

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Lou Verdugo

With the weather Gods predicting a gray day with, “showers”, we headed out to East Lake for our last day of our Cascade Lake adventure. We had experienced some good fishing and our expectations were high upon our return. As … Continue reading →

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Big Lava Lake 2014

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Lou Verdugo

After a good day at East Lake we headed out to Big Lava the following day. One thing about Big Lava, if the fishing is slow, the view surrounding the lake is breath taking. Our fishing was fair at best … Continue reading →

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East Lake Report 2014

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Lou Verdugo

Mid June, for Cascade Lakes fishing, only means one thing: East Lake! Hopeful for the callibaetis hatch we headed out and launched mid morning. We were not surprised. Like clockwork, the callibaetis were flying around at the ramp and continued … Continue reading →

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ODFW CMP Plan Update

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Lou Verdugo

By now the state media has spread the word the ODFW Coastal Multi-Species Conservation and Management Plan (CMP) was approved. However, what was not in most press releases: The harvesting of winter steelhead in the Umpqua Basin was REMOVED from … Continue reading →

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Return To Malheur Field Station

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Lou Verdugo

With binoculars in hand, we returned to Malheur Field Station to enjoy the feathered side of Mother Nature. Malheur Lake was full of birds and carp! It appears these fresh water bone fish have propagated to become so numerous they … Continue reading →

Posted in Eastern Oregon, Oregon Conservation News | 1 Comment

Deschutes Report May 2014

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Lou Verdugo

No adjustment of your screen is necessary. Yes, the Caddis Fly Shop has a fine selection of dry stone fly’s, but not quite as realistic as those captured above. A few of the Caddis staff escaped for a quick trip … Continue reading →

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Earth Day Fishing Report 2014

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Lou Verdugo

It was Earth Day 2014 and no better way to celebrate it by going fishing with Brad (son-in-law) and launching The Beast. Ok, maybe Earth Day is not my most celebratory holiday, but it was another excuse to go fishing. … Continue reading →

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Willamette River Report

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Lou Verdugo

The sky outside may not look like the above picture outside right now,…but the sun did come out earlier this week. Jim Y. and I took a quick trip down the Mckenzie and on to the Willy. I wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Lower Willamette | 1 Comment

McKenzie Memories April 4. 2014

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Lou Verdugo

Prince and Marjorie Helfrich on the McKenzie Pass circa 1930 McKenzie Memories Friday, April 4th, 2014 from 6-8:30 pm At Cozmic – 199 West 8th Ave in Eugene Tickets: $10 – a fundraiser for the McKenzie River Trust Join the … Continue reading →

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Hareline Synthetic Quill Body Wrap

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Lou Verdugo

Within a few more days it will be official, spring will arrive! Not that some of us will give up chasing chrome native steelhead, in a few more days, but the official pursuit of those beautiful native Redsides will commence! … Continue reading →

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Intro To Fly Fishing Classes 2014

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Lou Verdugo

We have been introducing anglers to basic fly fishing skills for almost 35 years now. Leveraging the teachings of Lefty Kreh, and inspired by the original casting classes held by Les Eichorn, Bob Guard and Mel Krieger this 6 hour … Continue reading →

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Columbia River Endorsement Fee

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Lou Verdugo

The Oregon Fly Fishing Blog has been approached about a doing an informative blog post on the latest change to the 2014 Oregon Fishing License Fees. Yes, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) has assessed a additional fee of … Continue reading →

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Coastal Stream Report 2014: It’s Raining!

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Lou Verdugo

With the sound of rain on the roof Tuesday night it was time cure some cabin fever. We left the beast behind and did some bush whacking and wading on the lower section of a well known coastal stream. Much … Continue reading →

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