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Category Archives: Fishing Reports
McKenzie River Fly Fishing Report
Water levels have dropped back down close to Summer levels on the McKenzie River. We are likely to see them come down even further with the lack of snow pack in the Cascades. This is going to be a great … Continue reading
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Memorial Day Holiday Weekend: Top Ten Best Places To Fish
Ok, let’s get real: it is highly unlikely sunscreen will be required over the Memorial Day Holiday weekend? With the freezing level at 1500-3000 feet, we strongly suggest you pack the fleece and your heater. Both liquid and portable heaters … Continue reading
McKenzie River Report and Fish Ladder Video May 2013
This weekend the upper McKenzie really turned on. Hatches of Green Drakes, Yellow Stones, Pale Morning Duns, Caddis and Golden Stones all brought the fish to surface. Fish moved into faster water and began to feed on patterns like Chubby … Continue reading
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Deschutes Report: A Long Weekend
Last weekend, when it was 90 degrees in Madras, my daughter and son-in-law asked me to take them for a one night outing from Trout Creek to Harpham Landing. At first, I was very excited. The reality of going to … Continue reading
A Diamond in the Rough : Diamond Lake Fishing Report
Thanks to Sam Parker for this excellent report on Diamond Lake. The Urban Dictionary defines the metaphor a diamond in the rough as “someone or something that has hidden exceptional characteristics and or future potential, but currently lacks the final … Continue reading
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Deschutes Salmon Fly Hatch In Full Swing
Numerous reports from the Deschutes suggest both Golden Stone flies and the larger “Salmon Fly” insects are being gobbled up by chunky Rainbow Trout throughout the length of the river. It looks like a couple of cooler days in the … Continue reading
Shad Fly Fishing Report
It’s shad time once again! I headed out yesterday with my good friend Jason to see if the Shad are in, and yep there are in! Typically the Shad run goes from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day. The Umpqua and … Continue reading
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McKenzie and Willamette River Fly Fishing Report
There have been some gorgeous days on our local rivers of late. Tons of sun, great water conditions and few anglers out and about. Now about that fishing report: Hot days in April and May can mean cold water running … Continue reading
Fly Fishing Offshore Oregon – May 2013
Here we go again, hopefully, into another season of fly fishing in the ocean near Pacific City with my friends Jack and John Harrell. Last week was my first 2013 effort actually trying to target Ling Cod on a fly … Continue reading
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McKenzie and Willamette River Water Levels Perfect for “Opening Weekend”
The traditional trout season opener is upon us this Saturday. The McKenzie above Leaburg opens and is in excellent shape. Nymphing with large stonefly patterns and smaller Pheasant tail or Red Copper John droppers is a solid bet on the … Continue reading
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Coastal Oregon Fly Fishing; Spring 2013
It has been a great spring on the Oregon Coast, from February through now – early April 2013. So many opportunities in rivers and please don’t forget the catchable trout in Coastal Lakes. ODFW stocks a whole bunch of these … Continue reading
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Willamette River Report April 19th, 2013
I fished the Willy yesterday with Ken, one of the Technical Men’s Conference members. The day broke into sunny and partly cloudy skies as we progressed down river. Ken is a strong proponent of the “wooly bugger”. Dry flies which … Continue reading
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Middle Fork of the Willamette Fishing Report April 16th
It was a typical Spring day in the Willamette Valley with spitting rain, warming sun and a mid-day March Brown hatch on the Middle Fork of the Willamette River yesterday. The water had just jumped from about 400cfs to about … Continue reading
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Chris Daughters and Jay Nicholas team up on McKenzie
Chris did his best to coax me into a few of those beautiful wild McKenzie River trout recently, and managed to do so, but barely. More than a few bobber-downs were missed and my March Browns landed in trees as … Continue reading
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March Brown Hatch Best in Years on the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers
Clay and I floated the lower Mckenzie on into the Willamette, from Armitage to Cross Roads ramp this Tuesday. Fish were rising from the start of our float around 10am. I had to pry the indicator rod from Clay’s hands … Continue reading
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