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Category Archives: Fishing Reports
Plenty of Water in the Willamette Valley
Remember this March and April when the March Browns and Blue Winged Olives were hatching and the lower McKenzie was low and clear. The Middle Fork of the Willamette flowing out of Hills Creek Dam was running at around 400 … Continue reading
Lower McKenzie Continues to Produce Excellent Fishing
Perfect weather and decent hatches were the order of business on the McKenzie today. The weather stabilized, at least for a day, and the fish were ready to feed. Green Caddis were not out in big numbers but when the … Continue reading
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Summer Steelhead on the Oregon Coast
It’s been a wild spring for this chinook bum, quite literally. The only two chinook I’ve seen were both McKenzie River natives, and they put on quite a show. But mostly I’ve had a spring full of unicorn hunts, swinging … Continue reading
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Weather and water moving through the Willamette Valley.
Despite local weather conditions being nasty to say the least, trout fishing has been holding up nicely both on the upper and lower Mckenzie. In addition the Middle Fork of the Willamette near Oakridge has been seeing some decent green … Continue reading
Feels like summer!
With less than two weeks until the ocean salmon season it sure feels like summer! The rock fish are running wild and the big lings are still around… I will keep it short and too the point and leave you … Continue reading
Salmon Fly Hatch Developing on the Deschutes
Reports from Maupin have the annual Salmon Fly Hatch on the Deschutes beginning to move it’s way up river. Fishing both adult Salmon and Golden Stone patterns worked this weekend near Maupin. If you are headed to the Deschutes make … Continue reading
Steelhead Continue to move into the Willamette Valley
Steelhead fishing in the valley continues to get better. Each day it is a little easier to get up at 4:30 am. Although, I can’t figure out why I continue to get up this early, most of the fish I … Continue reading
Summer Steelhead Fish Porn
2010 is looking like a great year for Summer Steelhead, check out the numbers over Willamette Falls the past few reported days. Jason and Clay made it out to Dexter for a nice morning.–CD
Monster Cutthroat: Omak Lake Report
Chad Helms and Greg Taylor of our local Corps of Engineers office made a recent trip to Omak Lake, Washington. Thanks for the report and photos guys looks like a great spot to make an annual trip.–CD Here are a … Continue reading
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Hatch report for McKenzie River and Middle Fork of the Willamette
AHH. My favorite time of the year to trout fish is here in the Willamette Valley. Warmer, longer days, a little clearer skies, and of course the mighty McKenzie Green Caddis. If you have never experience this hatch, or it … Continue reading
Eugene area Summer Steelhead Report
Early summer steelhead fishing has been a hit or miss game in our local rivers. Water levels are a bit up, but the clarity in the Willamette and McKenzie is fine. We have been floating a couple times a week … Continue reading
May McKenzie River Report: river shaping up nicely
This week on the McKenzie was wet, cold, and pretty good all things considered. High water and “squally weather” made for very light pressure on the river. This weekend and coming week we are headed into “Prime Time” as a … Continue reading
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Upper McKenzie River fishing report: Trout are hungry
Rick Allen just sent in these photos from a trip above Blue River with Matt O’Neal. Big black stoneflies were particularly hot with small caddis around as well. Matt and Rick got into several gorgeous wild trout.
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Willamette River Summer steelhead hitting Eugene
The summer steelhead are hitting Eugene, with some of the biggest and best fish on this early part of the run. Get out there now for excellent fishing on the Willamette River. I caught this bruiser today with Ethan Nickel, … Continue reading
Cold Weather Bass’n
My alarm went off at 2:45, wow is that early, I just don’t move very fast at that hour. Barrett, Greg and I met at the shop, loaded our gear and headed for Davis lake by 3:30. Driving through Pleasant … Continue reading