Category Archives: Fly Fishing Contests

2013 McKenzie River Two-Fly Tournament dates set

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Mark your calendars for the sixth annual McKenzie River Two-Fly Tournament October 5th 2013, brought to you by the Caddis Fly Angling Shop and your local native-fish supporting guides. Since it’s inception, the tournament has raised $25,000 for habitat restoration … Continue reading →

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Echo Gecko Contest Winner and Video

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Rick Allen has won the Echo Gecko biggest fish contest with his Summer Steelhead entry. Thanks very much for participating Rick, and thanks for the video showing how much of a bend you can put in a Gecko Rod. Enjoy … Continue reading →

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Echo Gecko Contest Entry

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Long time customer and friend of the Caddis fly, Rick Allen sent in his Echo Gecko Contest entry. Three years ago I walked into the Caddis fly shop and bought my 3 year old son James the 4 wt Echo … Continue reading →

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Echo Gecko Biggest Fish Contest

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Sponsored by Caddisflyshop.com and Rajeff Sports the “Echo Gecko Biggest Fish Contest” rewards the angler who documents the largest fish caught on an Echo Gecko fly rod between now and September 1st. Carp, Cuda, Dorado, Steelhead you name it, if … Continue reading →

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Mckenzie River Two Fly Tournament: Approaching Fast, Very Limited Seating Available

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Caddisfly

The fourth annual Mckenzie River Two Fly Tournament will be held this coming weekend, September 23th and 24th which can only mean that very soon conservation minded anglers will compete for both bragging rights and sweet prizes, having a great … Continue reading →

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McKenzie River Scavenger Hunt: Find Chucky and Win a Prize!

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

A couple of weeks back, I was guiding a single angler on a section of the lower McKenzie that I hadn’t run since the previous high water event. The day before had been relatively slow: the river had been high … Continue reading →

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Third Annual McKenzie River Two-Fly Tournament 9/25

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Caddis Fly Angling Shop presents the Third Annual McKenzie River Two-Fly Tournament, September 24-25. Teams of two anglers will compete for thousands of dollars in prizes, fishing from McKenzie Drift boats rowed by expert guides. This fun competition restricts … Continue reading →

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Green McKenzie Caddis Contest ends May 15th

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Our latest Hareline Fly Tying contest wraps up on May 15th. Check out some of the entries thus far. For more details on the contest and prizes click here.

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Hareline Fly Tying Contest: Green McKenzie Caddis

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We are excited to announce another Hareline Dubbin fly tying contest! This time the pattern is the Green McKenzie Caddis. Send us your best Arctopsyche grandis imitation and you’ll have a chance to win some great prizes. Dries, nymphs or … Continue reading →

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Hareline Unibobber Fly Tying Contest Winners Unveiled

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Our latest Hareline Fly Tying Contest, “Unibobber Patterns” has wrapped up. First Prize goes to: Bill Reinhardt Bill’s Lucky Bob Hook: 900BL size 10 Thread: 8/0 Uni-Thread Gray Tail: Moose Mane Body: Peacock Herl Post: Unibobber Hackle: Grizzly Second Prize … Continue reading →

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Extending the deadline — Movies due for Oregon Film Fest 12/31

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Just a heads up to anybody out there with fly fishing film-making skills — or even if you don’t! There’s still time to sign up for the Oregon Fly Fishing Film Festival. The contest was announced back in June. The … Continue reading →

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Winners of the Hareline Dubbin October Caddis fly tying contest

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We’re happy to announce the winners of the Hareline Dubbin October Caddis fly tying contest. Winners were anonymously selected by Bob Borden and Marcos Vergara of Hareline Dubbin. Check out the rules here. 1st prize October Caribou Caddis from Mike … Continue reading →

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McKenzie River Two-Fly Tournament 2009: Team Carr and Ex-Officio clean up

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Yesterday the Caddis Fly and Trout Unlimited Chapter 678 hosted the second annual 2009 McKenzie River Two-Fly Tournament. This year we had nine boats and 18 anglers, competing for high end gear from Sage and Rio, a guided trip with … Continue reading →

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October Caddis Fly Tying Contest Entries

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Two weeks remain to get your October Caddis pattern entered. Hareline Dubbin is sponsoring the contest and we have had some excellent bugs mailed in and dropped off. The October Caddis emergence is occurring on our local waters. Currently there seem … Continue reading →

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October Caddis Patterns: fly tying contest from Hareline Dubbin

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Following on the heels of our 2009 Summer Steelhead fly tying contest, Hareline Dubbin is sponsoring another great fly tying event with a new category: October Caddis, Limnephilidae Dicosmoecoes. According to Gary LaFontaine, “The question for fly fishermen seeking big … Continue reading →

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