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Category Archives: Fishing Reports
Bass Action is Hot on Oregon Coast
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
Fishing Highlights Around the State
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
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
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
Crane Prairie 2015
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
ODFW Takes Action to Help Native Fish
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
East Lake Report 2015
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
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