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Category Archives: Lower Willamette
Trout Unlimited’s Willamette Bank Restoration This Saturday
This Saturday, Trout Unlimited members and the public are invited to participate in our riparian vegetation enhancement project in the Whilamut natural area of Alton Baker park on the Willamette River. What began 2007 as a blackberry thicket has been … 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
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
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
Mckenzie and Willamette drainages lower, offer best access so far this year
Both the Mckenzie and the Willamette Rivers, and tributaries dropped huge amounts this past week. If you are used to walking in on the Middle Fork or the Mckenzie access is as good as it has been all year. In addition Salt Creek, … Continue reading
Steelhead streaming through "town run" on the Willamette
Fresh chrome bright summer steelhead continue to move upstream on the Willamette and Mckenzie Rivers. Both rivers have dropped considerably and have excellent clarity. Fishing conditions are ideal. Overall numbers of fish are up over last year, it looks like … Continue reading
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Steelhead Redemption
Last night I fished a short section of the “town run” on the Willamette near Eugene. We knew the water was high but had seen the Willamette Falls fish passage counts and new there had to be a fish around. … Continue reading
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Mini “tailwater” worth a look
Both the Mckenzie and Willamette Rivers have been off the charts high. The object this week was to find a river to float and fish within reasonable proximity to the Eugene area. Current levels allow The Coast Fork of the … Continue reading
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March Brown bonanza on mainstem Willamette
What started out as a slow afternoon with high water turned out to be a dry fly bonanza yesterday as Caddis Fly Shop guide Lou Verdugo put Frenchy Laroux and I on a shallow riffle with scads of rising cutthroat … Continue reading
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Nice hatches on the lower Willamette River last weekend
Lou Verdugo, Caddis Fly Shop employee/guide was joined by Jason and Tara for a successful day on the lower Willamette last weekend (Confluence to Harrisburg). The Willamette provides a place for anglers to improve their skills and get into some … Continue reading
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