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Category Archives: Fishing Reports
Rockfish on the fly: Oregon coast is fishing great
There are plenty of big rockfish to be caught off the Oregon Coast this time of year. Big fish, including ling cod, should be moving into the inshore areas in the next couple months. Look for good weather patterns and … Continue reading
Umpqua Steelhead moving upstream
Larry Hansen sent us this photo of an absolute chrome hog wild Umpqua Steelhead. The fish is back in the water and headed upstream. Most of the fish in the lower river near Elkton, Bunch Bar, Sawyers Rapids appear to have … Continue reading
McKenzie, Willamette and North Umpqua fishing reports
Fall like weather has prolonged trout fishing, and made fall and winter steelhead available to the fly angler all of November and amazingly into December. Today you will find water levels on the Mckenzie, The Middle Fork of the Willamette, main-stem … Continue reading
Last chance for Oregon’s sea-run cutthroat trout
Fly fishermen who pursue sea run cutthroats should be aware that these wonderful fall days are coming to end very soon. The coastal streams are currently running low enough for sea runs to hold up, and the fish are starting … Continue reading
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Chinook Report–Low Water, Stale Fish
This weekend I camped on a favorite small Oregon coastal river on word that decent fish were in. If they were, they had scooted through by the time of my arrival. The water was really low and there was good … Continue reading
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Mckenzie and Willamette Rivers water levels higher than normal
In preparation for fall rains the Army corps of engineers has been releasing plenty water from our local impoundments. Water released from Hills Creek Reservoir and Dexter Reservoir has both the Middle Fork and main-stem of the Willamette higher than historical averages. While … Continue reading
Pleasant Fall weather continues, trout fishing holding up on the Mckenzie River and Middle Fork of the Willamette
Hatches of October Caddis, Blue Winged Olives, Mahogany Duns and “brownish orange” caddisflies size # 14-16 are present on our local rivers. We’ve had some warmer days and nights recently and trout have responded nicely. As the season winds down Mckenzie … Continue reading
Sleep in? Crisp fall weather is upon us and activity peaks mid-day
The past few days our weather has shifted, and cooler nights are upon us. Water conditions are still excellent but water temperatures are heading downward. The one to three degrees of upward movement on the thermometer are making a big … Continue reading
Oregon anglers makes a trip to Montana
Eugene angler Pat Banks made a trip to Montana recently he gave us the following report. Go East Old Man, Go East Our trip east was to be combination fishing for me, quilt shop stops for my wife and a return to … Continue reading
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Chrome salmon on the Umpqua
Note to self: get set up with a shooting head system. I tried fishing my fly rod with a extra fast sinking tip, heavily weighted clouser and a couple pieces of split shot but after nearly bouncing the fly off … Continue reading
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October Caddis hatch across Oregon — get on the water now
The October Caddis, Limnephilidae Dicosmoecoes, adults hatch in late fall, anywhere from late September to November in the Pacific Northwest. These large, orange caddis flies are approximately three centimeters long and provide too large a meal for big trout to … Continue reading
Lower Umpqua bass with size!
Caddis Fly guide David Gantman had some guests down on the Umpqua this friday and they stuck some very nice smallmouth. Effective patterns for smallmouth include Sculpzilla # 8, Tungsten Thin Mint # 8, Cascade Bugger # 8, and Skinny … Continue reading
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Evening fishing on the Middle Fork of the Willamette excellent
Fall afternoons and evenings are a great time to explore the Middle Fork of the Willamette below Hills Creek dam. Currently wading opportunities are excellent and fishing has been good from about 3pm on. We are in a great weather … Continue reading
Water Less Fished: North Fork of the Middle Fork Willamette and Big Game Hunting on the Middle Fork
After putting in over 18 hours of work on Saturday, my desire to fish was minimal but with Matt out of town getting hitched I needed to step up and get out there. Keith and I fished the North Fork … Continue reading
Mckenzie Sweet Spot Redux: Nice Trout Hooked, Landed
Yesterday Matt Stansberry, Nick Callero of the National Wildlife Federation and I headed up to one of my favorite areas of the mid-Mckenzie River. I had fished there last weekend hooking large numbers of trout but no large trout and … Continue reading
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