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Category Archives: Fishing Reports
Local Waters Low and Clear – Fishing Best Morning and Evening
While it’s not quite officially Summer it sure feels like it! The McKenzie and Willamette Rivers are running at levels very much unfamiliar to us at this time of year. Rivers are crystal clear and often moving at a snails … Continue reading
It’s all fishing and all fun: spring chinook on spinners in Tillamook
I had the pleasure of fishing Tillamook Bay with the most excellent guide John Krauthoeffer and Bill Monroe and Grant McOmie. Bill and Grant have ritual salmon fishing ventures with John each year – they witnessed my first Tillamook Bay fly … Continue reading
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Random fishing thoughts in June 2015
I hope you find entertainment, solace, and inspiration somewhere in these photographs. And I hope to see you on the water soon, just don’t think about taking my anchor point. Jay Nicholas, June 2015
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Sea-run Cutthroat – Tactics for Estuary Fishing
The sea runs are here already, Yahoooo! For the few fly fishers who are already comfortable fishing this species, life is simple. Well, maybe not simple but at least these folks already have a picture in their heads of where … Continue reading
Sea-Run Cutthroat in coastal estuaries
Yep, it seems early to be catching plump sea runs in May, but they are here already. Whether these fish have been in the ocean for the 90 days that science says they “should” vs. whether they have been feeding … Continue reading
McKenzie River Fishing Well Spring 2015
Cloudy cool conditions are the perfect recipe for hatches on the McKenzie River. Anglers can expect Pale Morning Duns, Green McKenzie Caddis, March Browns and a few darker brown caddis hatching on lower McKenzie below Leaburg Dam. On the upper … Continue reading
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Deschutes River Fishing Report Spring 2015
Headed down the Deschutes last week for a four day trip. The Deschutes flow gauge at Madras was 3750 cfs when we launched. Seemed a bit low from my experiences on the D. But hey, we had not fished the D … Continue reading
Best Local Flies Spring 2015
It’s the general trout season opener this weekend. While many folks have been enjoying some fine fishing on the lower McKenzie everything else opens up Saturday morning! The following is a list of fly patterns that have been effective this … Continue reading
Middle Fork of the Willamette River Report April 2015
We floated from Greenwaters Park on the East side of the Oakridge township down to Black Canyon campground this past Tuesday. Fishing was fair. Using hopper dropper rigs with Golden Stone adult patterns and HDA Fav Variant Jigged Nymphs we … Continue reading
North Oregon Coast Saltwater Fishing Report April 2015
I’m going to keep this post short, and let the fun featured in the short movie speak for itself. These scenes were shot over a consecutive period of two days by John or Jack Harrell, while they were hosting me … Continue reading
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Lower McKenzie River Fly Fishing Report: Spring 2015
It was great to get back to my home waters this past week. The McKenzie is at “early summer” water levels and fishing is full on. We put in at Hayden Bridge around 10:45am and immediately noticed mayflies on the … Continue reading
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Lower Mckenzie Report 4/8/15
Caught a ride in Andrew’s boat and hit the lower Mckenzie this week. We were not disappointed. Anglers should look to the mid to late afternoon for hatches. We caught a massive black caddis hatch, followed by a brief March … Continue reading
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Lower McKenzie Fishing Well mid-day
Although I have remained focused on late run winter steelhead and lingcod in the coastal zone, I hear from the most reliable sources that the McKenzie has been fishing very well of late. A quick conversation with Clay revealed some … Continue reading
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Update on pacific City Lingcod Fly Fishing March 10, 2015
The weather has been exceptional in terms of allowing my friends to launch their dory boats from the beach at Pacific City the last several weeks, and more good opportunities are close at hand. This means that we get to … Continue reading
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Pacific City Lingcod fly fishing report Feb 2015
Yep, the lingcod are here in the ocean off Pacific City and ready to eat flies anytime the surf and swell allow my friends to launch their dory boats. Spring is the best time to flyfish for lingcod because they … Continue reading
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