Category Archives: Fishing Porn

Summer Fly Spotlight: Fulling Mill’s Tactical Light Cahill Parachute

There are a few insects that are synonymous with summer dry fly fishing in the west. If we narrow it down to the insect order of Ephemeroptera, which envelops our beloved mayflies, there is one that stands out. Of the … Continue reading

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Shad are in! – Fishing Report

Every year we get quite a few calls and in person inquires about the shad run’s status on the Umpqua. Usually answered by checking the ODFW report and with: “uhh…they should be in mother’s day to father’s day”. Its been … Continue reading

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Fly Spotlight: Fulling Mill’s Tactical Western March Brown Parachute

The March Brown hatch is known around the whole world, anglers and trout alike want patiently for the first large insect hatch of the year. Locally, in our Willamette Valley, that hatch can be prolific with fish carefully choosing which … Continue reading

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Early Winter Steelhead “Report”/Primer

By Robbie Heading into December winter steelheaders start itching with excitement.  Most steelhead that get caught this early will get posted on social media and people will often recycle pictures to generate excitement (like in this report). So things can … Continue reading

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Pre-spawn Spots with Stillwater Guide Adison Rook

View this post on Instagram A post shared by FLYGOD (@fly_goddd) This last week I had the opportunity to experience something like never before with a friend and local guide Adison Rook. Adison has kept this fishery under wraps for … Continue reading

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Fall River Update

Snowmelt is a term that has whitewater kayakers excited, but many anglers dread hearing. Luckily, if you head up our two nearest highways heading East, both have spring fed systems that are open all year. The Metilous is larger and … Continue reading

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Long Awaited Early Spring Fishing Report

This Spring especially has been a finicky one for all of the things out of our control. Torrential downpours, low elevation snow melt, surprise flow changes out of our dams, spurts of hot weather, etc. have thrown not only us … Continue reading

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Hosted Trip Report: Alphonse Island Seychelles

Our group of anglers and non anglers had an amazing week of fun in the sun at Alphonse Island, Seychelles. Planets aligned ( literally) during our week and so did the stars, the tides, the wind and the sun. Our … Continue reading

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Postcards from Argentina 2025

Our group spent three weeks in Argentina this January. We started in Buenos Aires taking in the New Year, the sights, sounds and culinary delights. Our second week was spent in Northern Patagonia trout fishing. We were lucky enough to … Continue reading

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Fly Fishing Meetings and Events Dec 3-5, 2024

On Tuesday, Dec. 3rd, the Redsides and Bluebacks (Corvallis) chapters of TU will be holding a happy hour at PublicHouse in Springfield from 5 – 6 p.m. We’ll be in ‘The Study’ room, which is adjacent to the Beer Hall. Following … Continue reading

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Eastern Oregon Gold: Oregon’s Isolated Population of Native Westslope Cutthroat Trout

If someone told you that Oregon had three native species of cutthroat trout you may be surprised. Many people are only familiar with Oregon’s Coastal Cutthroat trout. These fish can be subdivided into two populations: resident fish that never leave … Continue reading

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Local Fishing Report July 13

Fishing locally has been great despite our recent heat wave. We’ve made it through this heat wave without any wildfires here in the valley and without our local trout water getting too terribly hot. Water temperature is still a factor … Continue reading

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International Fly Fishing Film Festival IF4 Eugene November 14th, 2023

IF4 Sizzle Reel – 2023 from IF4™ on Vimeo. Plank Town Brewing Company  346 Main StreetSpringfield,  OR 97477

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Patagonia Forra Wading Boot Review

Patagonia’s new Forra Wading Boot offers a lightweight, aggressive looking, and competitive wading boot in terms of its construction. Made by Fitwells in Italy, they feature a sticky Vibram sole which is great for hiking and wading. Both boots weigh … Continue reading

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July Fishing Report

Dry fly fishing has been great on our local rivers: the Mckenzie and Willamette. The fish will be most active in the mornings when the water is the coolest. There will be a lot of bug activity in the evening, … Continue reading

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