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Category Archives: Fishing Reports
Summer Fishing Conditions on the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers
Gorgeous summer days look to be in front of us for a while. Water levels are fantastic for wading and boating. Steelhead counts are looking good, welcome to the Willamette Valley! Hatches have slowed for sure on the McKenzie and … Continue reading
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Middle Fork of the Willamette Fishing Well Top To Bottom – June 2016
Water levels have dropped on the Middle Fork of the Willamette recently and fishing has remained very good. Wading anglers can now access much of the water between Hills Creek Reservoir and Lookout Point Reservoir with relative ease. For those … Continue reading
Pacific City Dory Flyfishing – June 2016
My phone buzzed the fisherman’s five o-clock alarm on the bedside table and I reached for it with pinched eyes. Birdsong came in a congress of calls beyond the glow of my curtained window. The birds were more excited to be awake … Continue reading
Mexico Tarpon Fly Fishing Report
From our good friends Andrew and Colleen Shipman a recent report on Isla Holbox Tarpon fishing in Mexico. After thirteen seasons in Key West fishing for migratory tarpon, including lasts years one tarpon jump in five days on the last … Continue reading
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Willamette Falls Fish Counts – Steelhead Numbers Looking Good for 2016
2016 is looking markedly better in terms of Summer Steelhead numbers in the Willamette River system. Below you will see the fish passage numbers for May in 2015 and May in 2016. The 2016 numbers are much closer to our … Continue reading
McKenzie River Hatches in Full Swing
The McKenzie River is seeing a tremendous variety of hatches this late spring early summer season. Golden Stones, Green Drakes and rusty colored Caddis are some of the larger bugs(patterns in the 8-12 size range). Pale Morning Duns, Pink Ladies, … Continue reading
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Middle Fork of the Willamette: High Water and Fishing Well
The Middle Fork of the Willamette is running high and green. Fishing has been really good. The Green McKenzie Caddis hatch has been prolific. On overcast days the hatch has been all day, on brighter days the afternoon evening Green … Continue reading
McKenzie River Fishing Report Late May 2016
This week the McKenzie has been fishing great! The river is in fine shape and a great variety of insects are hatching. I spent a couple of days as camera boat with Todd Moen of Catch Magazine filming Carol Labranch … Continue reading
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Pacific City Dory Fly Fishing Season Underway in 2016
Well the seas are finally showing signs of settling down and we are able to get out on the ocean again this year. I had the good fortune of fishing today with Bryson and Jeffrey as Capt. John Harrell searched … Continue reading
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Spring Fly Fishing on the McKenzie River
Fly fishing on the McKenzie River is in full swing this May. We have ideal water levels, great weather and good fishing. Numerous insects are available to wild rainbow and cutthroat trout. This year I have seen more Salmon Flies … Continue reading
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20 Fly Patterns you need in your box for Spring Angling Adventures
In no particular order other than style, here are 20 fly patterns to have/consider/create if you are fishing in Oregon over the next few weeks. Go Deep! “Highish” “Coldish” water means it pays to get your flies down in the … Continue reading
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Lower McKenzie Fishing Report April 2016
This past Wednesday Peter and I floated the lower McKenzie from Hayden Bridge to Armitage State Park. The water was in fine shape as you can see from the hydro plot below. There was little or no hatch until late … Continue reading
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Willamette River Fly Fishing Report – April 2016
Finally made it out to the lower main stem of the “Willy”. The fishing was good during the cloud cover period of 11:00am to 2:00pm. The winter levels really made some changes to various islands and flat stretches. We were … Continue reading
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