Category Archives: Fishing Reports

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 →

Posted in Fishing Reports, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Fishing Reports | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Fishing Reports, McKenzie River | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Eastern Oregon, Fishing Reports, Summer Steelhead | Leave a comment

Mckenzie River Honey Hole: Still Holding Nice Native Redsides

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Caddisfly

It was with some trepidation I headed to one of my favorite bank fishing spots on the Mckenzie River to get in an hour or so of fishing before cocktail hour (beer thirty actually). I’ve fished the spot only three … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, McKenzie River | 6 Comments

Fly fishing opportunities remain strong around Eugene area

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Middle Fork of the Willamette near Oakridge is fishing surprisingly well despite low water and high sun conditions. Today would have been fantastic with the clouds, tomorrow as well. Try hopper dropper set ups fishing the fast water and … Continue reading →

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

Oregon Rivers Fishing Report

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Caddisfly

McKenzie: Fishing for rainbows remains good on the upper river with best catches occurring early and late in the day. Hopper dropper rigs have been taking their fair share of fish using golden stone dries and green drake nymphs/possie bugger … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports | 1 Comment

Upper McKenzie River fishing well on foot

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Looking for Native McKenzie Rainbows? For those of you willing to put in some walking, the Upper McKenzie River (above Blue River) is fishing great on foot with summer low water conditions making it easy to get around. High quality … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, McKenzie River | 1 Comment

Dry fly action on Middle Fork Willamette after dinnertime

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We waded the Middle Fork Willamette this evening, picking up plenty of wild trout on nymphs early with dry fly action later — after 7pm. Megaprince was the hot nymph for the day, scoring some nice fish for Matt Siegmund. … Continue reading →

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

Middle Fork Willamette Marathon

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Caddisfly

This past Saturday, I fished with Senator Merkely’s Central Oregon point man on the Middle Fork Willamette. You might imagine that I was in his ear all day about Trout Unlimited’s conservation agenda–but you’d be wrong. Johnny is one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Porn, Fishing Reports, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing | 4 Comments

Fishing reports around the state of Oregon

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Caddisfly

We are in the midst of another excellent water year and fishing remains good in many areas around the state. The following are some of what we have been hearing/experiencing around the state. McKenzie River: Water levels are perfect. Fishing … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports | 2 Comments

South Santiam: Hidden Jewel?

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

How could a River so beautiful have remained undiscovered? Dunno. Summer day, moderate 70s, broken cloud cover, gentle breeze, and swallows working bugs in the afternoon. Several nice runs to swing flies in, without a boat in sight. River teeth … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Summer Steelhead | 7 Comments