Category Archives: Fishing Reports

Trouting in the snow on the Missouri River Montana

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This past Tuesday I sat in the Eugene Airport contemplating the weather. The Willamette Valley was looking at 65-71 degrees, perfect water conditions and steelhead. My destination Helena Montana was looking at snow and temps down to 7 degrees by … Continue reading →

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Warm Fall days extend local trout success

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The McKenzie and Willamette Rivers are experiencing excellent fly fishing conditions and reports up and down both rivers have been excellent. Rainy days are upon us and Blue Winged Olive patterns, October Caddis patterns, Dark Cahills, Parachute Adams, Orange Elk … Continue reading →

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Middle Fork of the Willamette fishing great

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

   The Middle Fork of the Willamette fished very well this Thursday. Best flies were Morrish October Caddis, Mega Prince and  Possie Buggers. It was an incredibly nice fall day, no wind, warm temperatures and lots of fish. Just a classic … Continue reading →

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Local Steelhead remains hot when water is right

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The water is high today but the graph has turned downward and things should be right for the weekend. The Willamette from Dexter Dam down through Eugene continues to outperform the McKenzie. Swinging Morejohn’s Bantam, Moal Leeches, Loop Leech and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Lower Willamette, Summer Steelhead | 2 Comments

Fall temperatures put bottomfish on the bite

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fall is in full swing and while temps are cooling off the rockfish action is heating up. The best action for sea bass, lingcod, and more is from October till April. Surf is up this week, but will settle soon! … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Porn, Fishing Reports, Oregon Saltwater Fishing | 6 Comments

Oregon’s Alpine Lakes last hurrah

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Timing is everything and there are far to many places to be, and fish to catch this time of year. Barrett chose a short walk into a beautiful Alpine Lake with his family and was handsomely rewarded with several large … Continue reading →

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Wild Trout Fishing on the McKenzie Excellent

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

As soon as cool morning shade became warm morning shade/sun  fishing was on fire yesterday. Small “browny/orangey” caddis were all over the near shore trees and brush. Short Winged Stoneflies were present in surprising numbers. We saw numerous Short Wings … Continue reading →

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Fly fishing for summer steelhead close to home

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Eugene summer steelhead report from Greg Hatten We fished purple and we fished deep on Thursday evening out on the river “close to home”. Dr. Dan Phillips was in the boat and while we’ve covered a lot of water together, … Continue reading →

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First time steelhead on the dry fly — Lower Deschutes

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Steelhead are tough to catch on a swung fly. We who live for this soulful pursuit are fighting big odds. So why would we want to make it even harder on ourselves by skating dry flies? Because seeing a big, … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Fishing Reports, Summer Steelhead | 4 Comments

McKenzie River Fly Fishing Report

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Fall is definitely is the air. Even when high temperatures reach towards 90 degrees this week, it’s only for a hour out of what is perfect early fall weather. The only problem is it doesn’t last for 6 months! The … Continue reading →

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Eugene Town Run Summer Steelhead fishing stays hot

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Summer steelhead townrun report from Greg Hatten. The text message came at 1:59 p.m. on Sunday afternoon… “Give er another go this eve?” After a little “convincing”, we agreed on a short float down a familiar stretch (Rick and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Summer Steelhead | 2 Comments

Oregon Coast fly fishing and marine mammal safari

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Yesterday, Captain Nate took Barrett, Greg and I offshore out of Charleston, Coos Bay. We had decent ocean conditions, so we headed out in Nate’s 20-foot Boston Whaler. As soon as we crossed the bar, we started looking for slicks … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Oregon Saltwater Fishing | 5 Comments

Oregon fishing report: McKenzie fishing well, Oregon options abound

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Caddisfly

Fall fishing is upon us and Oregon offers so much to do it’s often difficult to decide which magnificent water to visit. My personal favorite is the upper McKenzie River. Clear water, gorgeous fish, and light conditions that make all … Continue reading →

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Upper McKenzie Walk and Wade

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

It’s August. It’s hot. It’s a great time to be fishing the upper McKenzie on foot! Caddis fly guide Barrett Christiansen took clients into some of the upper most portions of the McKenzie to score on late season natives. Fishing … Continue reading →

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Deschutes Steelhead fishing report

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Numerous anglers have been reporting great Summer Steelhead fishing on the Deschutes.  Check out the fish counts on Aug 12,  28,314, then Aug 13   35,054. These are record breaking numbers for  Steelhead  counted over Bonneville Dam. Fishing should be great … Continue reading →

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