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Category Archives: Fishing Reports
McKenzie and Willamette Continue to Fish Well
The weekend forecast is looking great for weather and water conditions on our local rivers. Be prepared for March Browns around 2pm and blizzard caddis hatch’s to develop as the days warm. Swinging traditional wets like Cahills, March Brown Wets … Continue reading
March Brown Hatch on the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers
March Brown mayflies are emerging on the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers daily. Best time to see fish rising to adult March Browns has been from about 1:30 to about 3:30. Best fly patterns have been the High and Dry March … Continue reading
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McKenzie River Trout Fishing Forecast: Spring is Here!
Though the Spring Equinox is nearly two weeks away, signs of the new season are everywhere: warmer weather, crocuses blooming, green grasses sprouting in clumps from last year’s brown hummocks along the river banks, and March Browns starting to show … Continue reading
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First trip back to Oregon
My first trip back, I ride the train down from King Station in Seattle, down the Puget Sound into Tacoma. This place, all of it, from Sekiu to Sacramento is my adopted home. I see the bare blueberry bushes in … Continue reading
Early Season Fishing Heating Up Special Guide Rates Available
Today we bring back our early season special on guided trips for the 2013 season. For the months of February and March we will be running our early season trout fishing guided trips for $275. Here is how a typical … Continue reading
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There Snow Trout Like Winter Trout
Hard to believe we are only about a month away from the beginning of March Brown season. But, don’t wait for dry fly fishing to come back before you head out to the streams for trout again. The trout are … Continue reading
Spey Sink Tips Part 2: Rio Products options
Sink tips for Spey fishing Part 2: Review of Rio Products Here’s a quick review of Rio’s sink tips that are especially useful to Spey and Switch anglers fishing salmon, steelhead, and lake or sea run trout. Rio MOW Tips: … Continue reading
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Coastal Winter Steelhead Update
Most coastal streams are dropping and clearing. River forecast projections indicate this trend will continue next week. The weather forecast shows little rain activity until late in the week. The first of the winter steelhead have arrived and many anglers … Continue reading
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Coastal Steelhead Report
Last week proved to be a good start to the coastal steelhead season. Reports from the Siuslaw, Alsea and Siletz indicated fish being taken. The behemoth below was caught on conventional gear, but what a fish! It was estimated to … Continue reading
Local Knowledge Pays off on The South Island
With wet weather throughout much of the Southwest region of New Zealand’s South Island we headed East yesterday to find dryer conditions and clear rivers. The wind was still howling, spotting fish was tough but we managed to find a … Continue reading
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Dry Times During Wet Weather: Middle Fork of the Willamette Report
Sam Parker bring this late season report to the blog. We are very fortunate to have such a long season in the Willamette Valley. Thanks for the report Sam. It had been awhile since Rick and I fished together on … Continue reading
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Local Fall Fishing Hanging On
Water levels are still up a bit, but fishing opportunities for Trout and Steelhead remain viable. The Middle Fork of the Willamette from Dexter Dam down into Eugene is still holding Summer and late arriving Fall Steelhead. It’s time to … Continue reading
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Postcard from the Ohio steelhead season
On one of the last warm days of the year, Nate and I wade the muddy banks of one of the largest Lake Erie steelhead tributaries. Shale crumbles down from tall cliffs, falls into brown water stained from leaf tannins. … Continue reading
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Deschutes River Report: TMC Fall 2012
Nope, no adjustment of your monitor is necessary. The photo above is in color! The Fall 2012 Technical Men’s Conference (Old dawgs who have fished together for decades) began with some inclement weather last week. Although the skies were dark, … Continue reading
Mid Day Best on the McKenzie
A plethora of insects are still emerging on the Mckenzie and Middle fork of the Willamette Rivers. Good numbers of Blue Winged Olives, Lesser Green Drakes, small Orange Caddis, October Caddis and even a few Short Winged Stoneflies remain important … Continue reading