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Category Archives: Fishing Reports
Seychelles Trip Report April 2021
My family and I were extremely fortunate to lead a small group of anglers to Alphonse Island in the Seychelles this past April. Our week-long fishing adventure was outstanding. The Seychelles offers some of the most pristine marine habitat on … Continue reading
Fishing Report – Early May McKenzie River
Spring continues to be productive on the McKenzie and Middle Willamette Rivers. Hotter days with cooler nights has been the trend and the fishing seems to fluctuate depending on temperatures, cloud cover, and hatches. March Browns are still active, but … Continue reading
Fishing Report – Middle Fork Willamette – Late April 2021
Spring is my favorite time of the year to fish the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers. Cool days, light rain, and overcast skies make the Dry Fly Fisher drool with excitement. After a very unseasonably warm April, cooler temperatures and rain … Continue reading
Local Fishing Report end of April 2021 – McKenzie and Willamette Rivers
I have been out of town for the past ten days or so and asked the staff to chime in with current conditions for the McKenzie and Willamette. Owen Grigsby was first: Bright sunny days can make McKenzie fishing difficult … Continue reading
Upper McKenzie April Fishing Report
I floated from Hamlin to Silver Creek this past Friday. It was a gorgeous sunny day, and the river is in perfect condition. Nymphing was solid all day long with larger stonefly imitations being best. Hatches included a massive Grannom … Continue reading
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April March Browns Still Going Strong on the Lower McKenzie River
March Brown mayflies continue to hatch from 2-4pm on the lower McKenzie. Dry fly fishing has been everything from challenging to very good. Setting up on a “feeding lane” during the hatch and presenting sparse mayfly imitations seemed to be … Continue reading
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Early April McKenzie River Report 2021
I’ve gotten out the past week a few times with success. Days can be slow at first, but they’ll begin to pick up once it warms up a little. Dry-fly hatches have been as early as 11 a.m. or just … Continue reading
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Willamette River Report March 2021
Headed out to enjoy a beautiful day on the Willy. March brings crazy weather patterns which bring some the best early hatches of March Browns and Caddis. The hatches were tan caddis and occasional March Brown. However, the fish were … Continue reading
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Colombia Peacock Bass Trip Report – March 2021
Cash and I joined Jon Covich of Flywater Travel and three other anglers for a Peacock Bass adventure in remote eastern Colombia. Flywater Travel handled our booking with Afloat Tours. Our trip was fantastic. Filled with new discoveries and exciting … Continue reading
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Late Winter Largemouth
Nighttime temperatures here in the south are still damn cold but the days are getting warmer and the bass are moving a little bit. I went to the Eno River. It’s clear and full of warmwater fish. The locals do … Continue reading
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Mid-winter Fishing Update and Redington Claymore Rod Review
Greetings OFFB readers! This past weekend, Bryson, Alex Worth and myself made the slog drive up to the Tillamook area to see if we could find ourselves a mysterious anadromous rainbow trout that supposedly inhabit our rivers in the winter … Continue reading
December Fishing on The McKenzie Continues
Fished the lower Mckenzie early this week. The water level was a bit lower than a week ago. Thus far, with no major rain event, December fishing remains fair to good. Once again, the Euro Nymph rod is NOT recommended … Continue reading
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McKenzie Fishing Well in December
I heard Justin had been out recently and pressed him a bit, he and Lou enjoyed some good success. “Yeah, fished Sunday and Monday and both days were pretty good! I was just fishing a mega prince and jig PT … Continue reading
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Fine Weather and Water Conditions for late season “McKenzie Trouting”
It’s not every year we find the McKenzie in fine shape the first week of December. Currently the McKenzie is at 3600 CFS and dropping. The coming week of sunshine and good water gives anglers a shot at some “bonus” … Continue reading
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Fall Guide Special continues through November 2020
The lower Mckenzie and Willamette Rivers including the upper Middle Fork near Oakridge continue to fish well. Beautiful Fall weather looks like it’s here to stay for a while longer. We are seeing more mayflies and more October Caddis each … Continue reading