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Category Archives: Fishing Porn
Fly fishing for shad in Oregon — the time is now
Male shad are showing up in the lower Umpqua — it’s just the beginning of the shad run. Best bets are 5-6 weight rods, sink tips with shad flies. Both the Coos Bay and Lower Umpqua Systems are producing solid … Continue reading
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Dry fly action on the Upper McKenzie kicks off
Today we took our first trip above McKenzie Bridge on the upper river, expecting high water and decent nymphing. But almost immediately into the drift (starting at Paradise Campground) trout were on top, chasing the indicator, so we switched to … Continue reading
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Local rivers blown out, now is a great time for carp on the fly in Eugene
The local trout fishing has tanked this week with the high water, but the carp fishing can be pretty hot this time of year. Nymphing buggy patterns under an indicator works well when you’re fishing blind. When you’re sight fishing, … Continue reading
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Swinging flies for spring chinook with king-sized intruders
King Size Intruders The night before our historic trip we bellied up to the tying bench. Jason was in production mode, getting ready for a week of king fishing on the Kanektok. Lucky bastard. He’d already tied 30 flies, and … Continue reading
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Pick your days for ocean success.
Late this week has provided some of the best ocean conditions we have had in a long time. The best site I have found to track the seas would be http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/west/westmz.htm Bust out the big rods and shooting heads ASAP! … Continue reading
Suckers evolving or… They found out it’s cool to fly fish for them on the blogs
Chris thinks suckers are evolving to take flies (explaining why he’s caught more of them this year than any other in the past 25). I think the suckers are just reacting to all the good press they’re getting these days … Continue reading
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11th Hour Winter Steelhead the Olympic Peninsula
Continuing with my “ten years behind the curve” theme (see Intruder Alert), I finally took a steelheading trip to the Olympic Peninsula last week. That’s after 12 years of procrastination and preoccupation with Oregon’s coastal rivers. I’ve never felt the … Continue reading
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Midwest Great Lakes Steelhead trip
This past week I have been fortunate enough to catch the tail end of the Great Lakes Steelhead run. This is an interesting fishery and the fish were in low clear “frog water” milling around and very cautious (for good … Continue reading
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More reader photos: Big bows and N. Umpqua Steel
Oregon Fly Fishing Blog reader Evan had a has had a great April so far, with some nice Lower McKenzie Trout and a North Umpqua Steelhead. Send us your pics and reports.
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Local anglers hooking up with nice trout
Sun Saeteurn and friends had a big day fishing sparkle duns and soft hackles. Jim Enright went down deep with a possie bugger and pulled out this pig between Bellinger and Hayden on the Lower McKenzie. Send us your fishing … Continue reading
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An intro to fly fishing in New Zealand
Clifton Molatore, one of the big winners at the McKenzie Two-Fly Tournament, just got back from a fly fishing trip to New Zealand and sent us this report: I was invited by a friend to go to New Zealand this … Continue reading
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Salmon restoration expert Charley Dewberry’s presentation blows my mind
‘The good news is that the fish are still here. Despite our best efforts for the past hundred years, they are still around.” Charley Dewberry, March 2009. As good a starting point as any . . . . The fish … Continue reading
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Winter Steelhead Porn
Caddis Fly customer Sandy Young caught this fish just before the water went out Friday. Great work Sandy and thanks for the report. Sandy caught the fish on a “Pink Fluffy”.–CD
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Poacher Apparently Pillages Yachats River
On February 18, 2009 a stream survey team found a gillnet hidden in the bushes where Beamer Creek Road intersects the diminutive and inaptly named Yachats River. Located south of Newport, the Yachats hosts runs of fall chinook and coho … Continue reading
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