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Category Archives: Fishing Reports
Fishing Amongst Fires: Deschutes, Lake Simtustus, and Metolius River Fishing Reports
It’s wildfire season in Central Oregon. It came fast and hard, knocking firefighters on their heels with winds and high temperatures. Despite this, I got out to do some fishing last week on the Deschutes, Lake Simtustus, and the Metolius. … Continue reading
Summer Fly Patterns 2: Mercer’s Missing Link
Mercer’s Missing Link may have become my new favorite dry fly! While it was originally designed as a dying caddis pattern for the Sacramento River in northern California it seems to catch fish everywhere. It imitates caddisflies very well but … Continue reading
Summer Flies Part I 2014: New Jigged Fly Patterns
We have recently added highly some effective and unique flies to our offering at The Caddis Fly and Caddisflyshop.com. A new series of Steelhead dry flies, more jigged style nymphs, and more colors to a “new to us” but very … Continue reading
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Post Cards from Pacific City, Oregon – 2014
Life is good here on the Oregon Coast. One day might involve a leisurely outing from 10 to 1 at Lake Hebo, fishing for trophy size hatchery trout. The next could involve fishing the estuary on an easy outgoing tide … Continue reading
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Coming Up Caddis: Deschutes River Report
You may not know me. I’m new to the Caddis Fly Shop family. Chris hired me to help with caddisflyshop.com writing product descriptions and general upkeep. I am extremely lucky and thankful to be able to blend my passion for … Continue reading
McKenzie and Willamette River Fishing Report
Let’s be honest 90+ degree temperatures are less than ideal for trout fishing in the Willamette Valley. We just don’t see this kind of heat this early in the year very often. Combine the heat with a lack of snow … Continue reading
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Why we loose fish – sometimes
We fish and fish, and sometimes we hook a fish. If that fish happens to be a spring chinook, it is a dear prize and we then proceed to do our best to land the fish. We may release the … Continue reading
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Luck of the Draw – First Springer on the fly
Sometimes everything goes right. I met a young man recently, new to the Oregon Coast, who saw me fishing and started to ask questions about what, how, when, and even why. I offered help on lines, gave him a few … Continue reading
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Gold Lake Fly Fishing Report Summer 2014
Mark Dahl recently returned from Gold Lake and had this to say about the fishing: I wanted to get back to you regarding my trip to Gold Lake. We arrived Thursday evening. Fished in lots of rain Friday but with … Continue reading
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Return to East Lake 2014
With the weather Gods predicting a gray day with, “showers”, we headed out to East Lake for our last day of our Cascade Lake adventure. We had experienced some good fishing and our expectations were high upon our return. As … Continue reading
Big Lava Lake 2014
After a good day at East Lake we headed out to Big Lava the following day. One thing about Big Lava, if the fishing is slow, the view surrounding the lake is breath taking. Our fishing was fair at best … Continue reading
Take Work Off and Fish Locally
So here is the plan for Friday. Go into work early make sure it’s all handled and then head to the river around 11am! Today we have a bit of rain and overcast. The fish on the McKenzie and Willamette … Continue reading
Fly Fishing with Mikhail Skopets
On May 19, 20, and 21, I had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Mikhail Skopets on some of my home-waters, where we fished for spring chinook in Tillamook Bay and on the Nestucca – and for black rockfish in the Pacific … Continue reading
Willamette River Fishing Report
The Middle Fork of the Willamette is flowing at ideal levels for trout and steelhead fishing. With approx 810 cubic feet per second being released out of Hills Creek dam the Middle Fork near Oakridge is very “wadable” and “boatable”. … Continue reading
Spring in Full Bloom on the Upper McKenzie
Dogwoods, Alders, Ash, Cedars and many more trees are in full “bloom” along the sides of the gorgeous upper McKenzie River. I love the upper river as Spring moves to Summer. Every day is a bit different. Insect hatches, fish … Continue reading
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