Category Archives: Fishing Reports

October Caddis Time on the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

October Caddis have been out in the late afternoon and evenings in low numbers for the past week. Yesterday they started earlier and were more numerous. Look for more of these bugs to be out in the coming couple of … Continue reading →

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Postcards from PC to the Caddis Fly Shop

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

September 2015: Dear Friends, the days are shorter now than back in June, and there is so much going on that it is nearly daunting to try to explain it all so in stead – here are some photo images … Continue reading →

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Lower McKenzie Fly Fishing Heating Up

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Cooler weather has the fishing on the lower McKenzie improving. Thanks to Andrew Shipman for this report. Hi Chris – Quick report on the lower McKenzie. Couple buddies and I were able to get out of our father responsibilities and … Continue reading →

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Fall Fishing Getting Epic: McKenzie and Willamette Fishing Great

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fall is here in the Willamette Valley and our local fisheries have really turned on. The McKenzie in it’s entirety has been fishing great, the Middle Fork of the Willamette has dropped down and is very “wadable” with a 722cfs … Continue reading →

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Willamette and McKenzie Rivers Fishing Well

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

It feels like an early Fall season is upon us. The past few days on the river have been cooler, and several species of mayflies have been emerging. Gray Drakes, lesser Green Drakes and Blue Winged Olives have been available … Continue reading →

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Albacore Off the Beach – Oregon Saltwater Fly Fishing

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Going to make it short. Went fishing with Ed and Kevin out of Pacific City on August 26th, headed west hunting Albacore. We had a very good day, with a total of 8 tuna in the boat by the day’s … Continue reading →

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Luke Bryan Fly Fishing the McKenzie River

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Country singer Luke Bryan came to town for the Willamette Country Music Festival last week and decided to get in a little fly fishing in prior to his show. Former Caddis Fly employee/guide Chad Montgomery put together a float trip … Continue reading →

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A Hint of Fall in the Air: Local Fishing is on the Improve

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Dry fly fishing in the morning and evening has been considerable better lately on the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers. The further removed we are from those blistering hot days of July the better the fishing has been. Water levels remain … Continue reading →

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Bass Action is Hot on Oregon Coast

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fishing with RED and JULIE – August 17th Julie was visiting from Gig Harbor, and was already parked, waiting out in front of Jack’s Fly Shop when “Red” and I pulled in at 6:15. We all helped with introductions. Capt. John … Continue reading →

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Fishing Highlights Around the State

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Deschutes River near Maupin is experiencing it’s annual Summer Steelhead run and fishing has been pretty good. The White River is puking out quite a bit of color on hot days but fish are still being caught. The Deschutes … Continue reading →

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Post Cards from Pacific City Dory Fishing

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Chris Daughters joined me and Capt. John Harrell for a short session dory fishing out of Pacific City, Oregon, on August 6, 2015. Wonderful day. Silvers were scarce, and we did not find even one, even though they had been … Continue reading →

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Middle Fork of the Willamette Gets a Refresher

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fishing has picked up considerably on the Middle Fork of the Willamette near Oakridge. The graph above shows a spike in flows exiting Hills Creek Dam. This cold water influx has the fish looking up for larger attractor and terrestrial … Continue reading →

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Crane Prairie 2015

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Lou Verdugo

It was one of those great Cascade moments on Crane this week.  Crane was flat and the reflection on the lake made it seem like a Monet painting.   Ok, enough of spirituality and painters….it was a great day for fishing.  … Continue reading →

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ODFW Takes Action to Help Native Fish

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Website Thursday, July 16, 2015 SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has curtailed fishing hours on most of Oregon’s rivers to avoid additional stress on native fish already … Continue reading →

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East Lake Report 2015

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Lou Verdugo

You might ask “Why is this guy smiling?” Headed out with Ken C. and Steve JL to East Lake this week. Steve had never been to East Lake. Ken and I knew the callibaetis hatch would still be going on. … Continue reading →

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