Category Archives: Fishing Reports

January Winter Steelhead Update

Report: A few fish trickled in late November, early December but steelheading was slow overall due to low water and frigid conditions. The rain dances were heard and answered with an overcompensating vengeance. A lot of rain and milder temperatures … Continue reading

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Abaco Island Bahamas – Trip Report November 2024

Abaco Island offers a wide range of bonefishing options from the very northern tip near Treasure Cay, all the way south to Sandy Point. Anglers can experience Abaco by going to one of the fishing specific lodges on the island, … Continue reading

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How to improve your stillwater game this Winter  

Stillwater Guide Adison Rook details his strategies for winter stillwater preparations. Check out his previous post on local stillwater opportunities.   The peak of fall stillwater action is over for this season here in the Pacific Northwest. We had a pretty … Continue reading

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November Fishing Report

Fall is here in full swing. For us here that means rain, and generally lots of it. The first atmospheric rivers of the year have brought substantial rains which have bumped river flows. Water levels fluctuate as rain comes and … Continue reading

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Simon’s Jigged October Caddis Super Pupa: Jigged Fall Nymph Tying Tutorial

Watch Now This is one of Simon’s most productive fall flies. Fall anglers need to have October Caddis on the mind; if you don’t, let this serve as a reminder. They can be clumsy fliers, and ovipositing females can make … Continue reading

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Late September Fishing Report

After a summer of fires and hot temps, its safe to say most of us are ready for fall. Cooler temps are inbound and the trout are just as excited as us. Fishing lately has been good with intermittent hatches … Continue reading

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Late August Fishing Report 2024

August of 2024 has been one of the coolest I can remember. The Willamette Valley has largely escaped the smoke and water temperatures have been holding steady at cooler than last summer temps. August is never a month with significant … Continue reading

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Summer Small Stream Tactics With Simon and Nick

In this video, Simon and Nick venture up into the mountains to fish a small freestone stream. Hot weather and wildfires have them searching out cold, shaded tributaries for small native trout. This helps give the trout in the warmer … Continue reading

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Summer Dry Dropper Fly Fishing in Oregon

In this video, Simon works his way through a beautiful stream on a hot day. He primarily uses a Dry-Dropper setup to search and work his way through some beautiful water. This video marks the beginning of more “on the … 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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Top 5 Summer Terrestrial Fly Patterns

Summer is in full swing and that means trout have terrestrials on the mind. This term refers to land based insects such as: ants, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, cicadas, bees, etc. On small streams with lots of streamside brush and vegetation, … Continue reading

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PSA: The Road to Gold Lake Is Open 2024

The gate on Gold Lake road which leads to Gold Lake is now open. For all of you anglers who are looking for a closer stillwater option than going all of the way up the Cascade Lakes highway, Gold Lake … Continue reading

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6/10 Fishing Report

Our rivers are at a great level for floating and wading currently! We are seeing a lot of bugs so summer dry fly fishing is on. Searching with a dry dropper setup is a great method to locate fish. Hatches … Continue reading

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Wenaha Warnings

(Photos by author. Lou Wentz’s latest book is Tributaries: Fly-fishing Sojourns to the Less Traveled Streams) A month or two before we decided to move to Oregon, I came across a destination article in one of the national fly-fishing magazines featuring the … Continue reading

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Diamond Lake Fly Fishing Report May 2024

 I took a break from the local reservoirs and fished Diamond lake 5/23 and 5/24 with my dad, and the fishing was good! The lake is shaping up well will water temp in the mid 50’s, and we had a … Continue reading

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