Category Archives: Fishing Reports

Pacific City Dory Adventures…….

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The ocean was calling. Salmon on the fly are a passion for me. Salmon on the fly, here in Oregon, are hard work. Like sitting in the Casino day after day, pulling the lever, waiting for the big payout. You … Continue reading →

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River Crawl 2011: Local bank angler bonanza

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Rick and Sam’s River Crawl 2011 Between Eugene and Bend, Oregon lie an outlandish number of fly fishing opportunities for the bank angler. This is good because it is sad and true that we do not own a drift boat. … Continue reading →

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McKenzie River, Willamette River Fly Fishing Report July 2011

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Despite the recent rain of this past week, water and fishing conditions are excellent in the Willamette Valley and the State of Oregon. Here are some of the highlights and flies to use for some of our great fly fishing … Continue reading →

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Sea Run Cutthroat … now’s the time!

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Sea Run Cutthroat are in already – and it’s only mid July… Last week was a great opportunity to explore and fish my brains out. Spring Chinook season was winding down, but the ocean was there and, for me, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing Gear Review | 19 Comments

Huge stripers hanging around NYC this weekend

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This morning I fished with Capt Ken Jones out of Brooklyn, NY. The striped bass bite has remained hot later than expected into the summer. Weather patterns have consistently pushed cooler water close to shore, keeping the bunker schools and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Porn, Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing Travel | 2 Comments

Check flows, and the Water temperature too!

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Flows out of Foster Reservoir dropped this week, and the change brought the South Santiam River into an ideal range for fly fishing for hatchery summer steelhead anywhere from Foster Dam downstream to Waterloo Park. The graph above shows the … Continue reading →

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Big changes to wading spots after high water

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In the summer, once the water levels drop down, I do most of my trout fishing on foot. Last weekend, I made my first trip to one of my summer wading spots — the mouth of Salmon Creek on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing | 3 Comments

McKenzie and Willamette River Report/Fish Porn

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fishing remains very good with a variety of tactics and imitations. Cloudy weather has had fish looking up particularly well the past couple of days. Important bugs for the McKenzie, lower Willamette, and Middle Fork of the Willamette include Green … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Summer Steelhead | 1 Comment

Summer steelhead heating up around Eugene

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Summer steelhead fishing is picking up on the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers near Eugene. Here are a couple of new videos from our buddy Greg Hatten:

Posted in Fishing Reports, Summer Steelhead | 5 Comments

Local Waters in Great Shape and Fishing Well

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The McKenzie River has dropped into nice condition of late and the Middle Fork of the Willamette had a day or two under 2000 CFS last week. Warmer water and air temperatures have spurned more insect activity of late.

Posted in Fishing Reports, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing | 5 Comments

Deschutes River Trout Fishing Report: The Salmonfly Hatch is in Full Swing

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The annual emergence of Pternarcys and Golden Stones is now out along the entire length of the Lower Deschutes, and the fish are certainly taking notice.   Between Pelton Dam and Maupin, the Deschutes is host to the most prolific … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Eastern Oregon, Fishing Reports | 2 Comments

McKenzie Fishing Fine Despite High Water

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Big water and big flies has been strategy of late on the upper McKenzie River. Nymphing has been consistent using Mega Prince, large Stonefly imitations and Possie Buggers. We have been fishing 6-7 feet of tippet below the Thingamabobber in … Continue reading →

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Diamond Lake Fly Fishing Report

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Chase Millemann brings us this report from Saturday. Diamond should continue to improve as the weather does, but it looks pretty good despite the cold. Thanks Chase. I fished Diamond lake with my buddy Casey on Saturday. The weather report … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Fishing Reports, Oregon High Lakes | 2 Comments

Davis Lake Fly Fishing For Bass Report

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This Bass report brought to you from a couple of hard core anglers Chase Mellemann and Cody Catherall. These guys chase anything that swims and have that killer go after them attitude that have them fishing high water, cold water, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Oregon High Lakes | 6 Comments

McKenzie Steelhead on three weights

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Report from Mike Bellmore: Son in law (Jered) and I have been busy floating the river and tagging trout. As everyone knows, the water has been high and cold for much of our spring season. We haven’t experienced a red … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, McKenzie River, Summer Steelhead | 6 Comments