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Category Archives: Lower Willamette
This Billion-Dollar Plan to Save Salmon Depends on a Giant Fish Vacuum
Check out this informative article from Propublica.org about dam drawdowns in the Willamette Basin. If you have been wondering why Fall Creek, Cougar, and Lookout Reservoirs are like rivers right now this article will explain. Click HERE to read.
August Native Fish Society McKenzie Chapter Meeting Reminder
Our next McKenzie Chapter Meeting is coming up on Wednesday, August 30th at 5:30pm at the Ninkasi Better Living Room in Eugene, OR and you’re invited to join! What: August McKenzie Chapter Meeting–a fish-themed trivia night Where: Ninkasi’s Better Living Room, 155 … Continue reading
Early August Fishing Opportunities around the State
Our local rivers the McKenzie and Middle Fork of the Willamette continue to fish well despite a lack of significant hatches. Hopper dropper set ups with Chubby Chernobyls and various jigged nymphs continue to be very effective. Attractor patterns like … Continue reading
Mid June Fishing Report
With the majority of the runoff in our rear-view mirror, our local rivers and tributaries are shaping up nicely for summer conditions. Flows have stabilized creating great conditions for floating and wading. Both the Mckenzie and Willamette are currently seeing … Continue reading
Early May 2023 Fly Fishing Report
Runoff and rain have bumped flows in our local rivers; high water calls for a different approach to spring fishing. The good news is both the Mckenzie and the Willamette rivers are dropping and should be in better shape as … Continue reading
Native Fish Society – 2023 Homewaters: Run Wild Benefit Banquet
You’re Invited to Native Fish Society’s 27th Annual Homewaters Benefit Auction + Wild Fish Celebration Guided by the best available science, Native Fish Society advocates for the recovery and protection of wild, native fish and the stewardship of the habitats … Continue reading
Mid February Mckenzie and Willamette Report
Recent cold weather has slowed trout fishing significantly. Several days and nights of cold temperatures have the fish slowing down and conserving energy. Nymphing, however, has been the most productive method of targeting trout as of late. On particularly warm … Continue reading
Late January Mckenzie & Willamette Report 2023
Cold Weather and recent high water in the past weeks has made trout fishing inconsistent. More recently in the last week or so on our local rivers, the Mckenzie and Willamette, the flows have subsided leading to more favorable fishing … Continue reading
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Winter Trout Guide Special on Now: January 2023
The McKenzie and Willamette Rivers are in fine shape and winter trout fishing has been surprisingly productive. For 2023 we are starting our normal Spring Special in Winter! Let’s hope the weather California is getting pounded with continues to miss … Continue reading
Plan for 13 Willamette River Basin dams to be discussed in Eugene, Sweet Home, Stayton
From the Statesman Journal A plan that will reshape management of 13 dams and reservoirs in the Willamette River Basin is the subject of four meetings next week in Eugene, Springfield, Sweet Home and Stayton. The U.S. Army Corps of … Continue reading
January 2023 Lower Mckenzie Report
The family and I got dressed up for the frozen tundra and made the float from Hendricks to Hayden. The fishing was surprisingly good and the weather wasn’t too bad either. We encountered absolutely zero bugs but nymphing was solid. … Continue reading
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