Category Archives: Fishing Reports

Fall River Update

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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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Stillwater Options for Spring Runoff

Posted on March 15, 2025 by Caddisfly

 We have a situation upon us that happens every year. You can almost set your watch to it. The rivers we know and love, ebb and flow this time of year, as water temperatures start an upward trend and fishing … Continue reading →

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Postcards from Argentina 2025

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Caddisfly

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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January Winter Steelhead Update

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Caddisfly

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  

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Caddisfly

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

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Caddisfly

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

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Caddisfly

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

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Caddisfly

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

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Caddisfly

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

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Caddisfly

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

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Caddisfly

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

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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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