Category Archives: McKenzie River

Lower McKenzie River Trout Fishing Report

To the sound of the background music of “At Last”, the river is beginning to drop and allowed us a quick drift on the lower McKenzie this week. The March Brown hatch has begun. Not strong in numbers as yet, … Continue reading

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McKenzie Memories April 4. 2014

Prince and Marjorie Helfrich on the McKenzie Pass circa 1930 McKenzie Memories Friday, April 4th, 2014 from 6-8:30 pm At Cozmic – 199 West 8th Ave in Eugene Tickets: $10 – a fundraiser for the McKenzie River Trust Join the … Continue reading

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McKenzie River Fly Patterns page updated

We’ve updated the McKenzie-Willamette River Fly Pattern page with tons of great new trout patterns by Tony Torrence and Jay. There are some old standbys with new twists, some repeats by new tyers with different perspectives on the craft and … Continue reading

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Great Fall Fishing Continues on the Willamette River

We have a great week of weather ahead, and it’s a beautiful time to enjoy some of the excellent fishing on our local waters. Our local guide trip special is still on ( $325 for a 3/4 day float trip … Continue reading

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Fall Guide Special Starts October 16th 2013

Starting this coming Wednesday the 16th of October we will be offering special pricing on our local guided fly fishing trips. Instead of our standard $425 per day we will be running a prime part of the day “3/4 guide … Continue reading

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Second Annual Mckenzie River Clean-Up

Rebar.  Beer cans and bait canisters.  Electrical conduit.  Tires.  More tires.  Do these belong in the pristine waters of the Mckenzie River?  No!   Join Trout Unlimited’s members and friends as we clean-up the river from Hendricks Bridge to Bellinger Landing, … Continue reading

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McKenzie and Willamette Rivers Fishing Well Fall of 2013 Comes Early

Fall fishing is upon us a bit early this year and ideal conditions exist locally and beyond. The McKenzie and it’s tributaries are in perfect shape with regard to water level and water temperature. Each day light conditions are improving, … Continue reading

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Sixth Annual McKenzie River Two Fly Tournament

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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“Gettin Jiggy With It” McKenzie River Fishing Report

Despite the hot weather and low water fishing on the McKenzie has been good of late. The best quality fish seem to be in relatively fast water with at least 4 feet of depth. Many of the nicest trout I … Continue reading

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McKenzie River Fly Fishing Report

Water levels have dropped back down close to Summer levels on the McKenzie River. We are likely to see them come down even further with the lack of snow pack in the Cascades. This is going to be a great … Continue reading

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McKenzie and Willamette River Fly Fishing Report

There have been some gorgeous days on our local rivers of late. Tons of sun, great water conditions and few anglers out and about. Now about that fishing report: Hot days in April and May can mean cold water running … Continue reading

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McKenzie-River-Trout-Study] McKenzie River Wild Trout Population Study 2012 Wrapup and 2013 Kickoff Meeting

Mark your calendars and join us for the kickoff of the 2013 Lower McKenzie River Wild Trout Population Study! Dave Thomas will be presenting our 2012 end-of-season report, with maps and preliminary population estimates for the first three years of … Continue reading

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Chris Daughters and Jay Nicholas team up on McKenzie

Chris did his best to coax me into a few of those beautiful wild McKenzie River trout recently, and managed to do so, but barely.  More than a few bobber-downs were missed and my March Browns landed in trees as … Continue reading

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March Brown Hatch Best in Years on the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers

Clay and I floated the lower Mckenzie on into the Willamette, from Armitage to Cross Roads ramp this Tuesday. Fish were rising from the start of our float around 10am. I had to pry the indicator rod from Clay’s hands … Continue reading

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McKenzie and Willamette Continue to Fish Well

The weekend forecast is looking great for weather and water conditions on our local rivers. Be prepared for March Browns around 2pm and blizzard caddis hatch’s to develop as the days warm. Swinging traditional wets like Cahills, March Brown Wets … Continue reading

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