Category Archives: Fly Fishing Travel

Lou’s Montana Fly Fishing Trip 2016

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Lou Verdugo

Got some time off from the shop and gathered up the Technical Men’s Conference (old dawgs who have fished together for decades) and headed off to Missoula.  We elected to try some of the other rivers (Bitterroot, Blackfoot, Clark Fork … Continue reading →

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Fishing Report: A week in Idaho, October 2016

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

If you’ve never fished in Idaho’s mountain country, I recommend adding it to your fly fishing bucket list. Having grown up in the potato state, I try to get back to fish Idaho’s waters at least once a year and I was fortunate enough to get a … Continue reading →

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Fall Bahamas Trip 2016

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Hurricane Matthew spared our favorite family vacation spot on the Bahamian Island of Abaco. The weather has remained a bit unsettled over the past week but it’s slated to improve each day for the next week. We arrived in Marsh … Continue reading →

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Postcards from Bolivia – 2016

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This September I was fortunate enough to be invited by my friend Daniel Bellinson of Fly Fishing Caribe to join a group of anglers at two of Untamed Angling’s camps on the Secure River in Bolivia. This unforgettable jungle fishing … Continue reading →

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Duo Slamo – Isla de la Juventud

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This years Caddis Fly Shop hosted Cuba trip was on the Isle of Youth aboard Georgiana Yacht. We again utilized Avalon Fishing and Fly Fishing Caribe for our booking. We originally booked the smaller Perola craft but due to a … Continue reading →

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North to Adventure: The Next Generation

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

For decades, our family has traveled far into the Canadian wilds to fish for northern pike and walleye at Lake Esnagi. You might remember some blogs posts from years back… Molson and whiskey-soaked weeks chasing forty-inch pike with fly rods. … Continue reading →

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NZ ’16

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Summer is officially here, so cheers, to wet wading, weekend excursions, and some of the most fun fishing of the year. Let me tell you about where I spent my ‘first’ summer of 2016 down South. My best friend and … Continue reading →

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Glass Bead Estuary Shrimp Fly Tying Video

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video Jay Nicholas demonstrates his “Estuary Shrimp” fly pattern. It’s a proven pattern for Sea Run Cutthroat and it’s going to get some serious “water time” for spring chinook. This glass bead style shrimp variation can be changed … Continue reading →

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Mexico Tarpon Fly Fishing Report

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

From our good friends Andrew and Colleen Shipman a recent report on Isla Holbox Tarpon fishing in Mexico. After thirteen seasons in Key West fishing for migratory tarpon, including lasts years one tarpon jump in five days on the last … Continue reading →

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Last Minute Trip for King Salmon Available

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Long time Caddis Fly customer and big fish seeker David Bayles has had to bow out of his annual Sapsuk River fishing trip. David is trying to get his spot filled and is offering a tremendous last minute deal. POSSIBLY … Continue reading →

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Lower Dean Chinook: Strongest Kings in the World?

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

  Time marches on, and my how it sprints on it seems. My dear friend Jeff Hickman is but a week from heading north to open Kimsquit Bay Lodge on the Lower Dean. Jeff knows the kings in BC and … Continue reading →

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Cedar Lodge New Zealand 2015/16 Season Wrap Up

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We finished our third season as owners of Cedar Lodge at the end of March. It was a very busy season! We met many new friends and welcomed back numerous returning guests. My biggest take away for the season was … Continue reading →

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Travel Install #4: Tsimane Lodge, Bolivia

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In terms of the all around ultimate fly fishing adventure, Tsimane, more than most any other place, has it all. Located in a remote indigenous territory of Bolivia where the Andes meet the upper Amazon, the freestone rivers of the … Continue reading →

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Travel Install #3: CUBA GEORGIANA Yacht Isla de la Juventud

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We have the week of June 10-18, 2016 reserved for a group of 6 anglers. This “prime time” date is available for a very special rate. If you want to see Cuba before it’s more like Florida than Cuba, make … Continue reading →

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Travel Install # 2: Jurassic Lake Lodge Argentina

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jurassic Lake is nothing short of a biological anomaly and must be the most prolific trophy rainbow fishery on the planet. The lake itself is a large desert sink lake measuring approximately 20 by 15 km. It is located at … Continue reading →

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