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Category Archives: McKenzie River
Steelhead in Town
Greg Hatten who recently ran his drift boat down the Colorado, yes that’s the one with Lava Falls and giant rafts brings us this local report. You can see more about Greg’s journey down the Colorado here. Father & son … Continue reading
McKenzie and Willamette River Reports
The McKenzie and Willamette Rivers have dropped considerably of late and are in fine shape for fishing. Warmer weather has brought about some excellent hatches and fishing has been good throughout both river systems. Nymphing has been consistently effective but … Continue reading
Huge support for limiting bait fishing over wild McKenzie trout
If you didn’t make it to Monday night’s ODFW meeting regarding fishing regulations on the McKenzie River, you missed out. 33 native fish supporters showed up in force to vote for passing a regulation that would restrict the use of … Continue reading
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Make the Meeting: Manage the Mckenzie for Wild Fish!
Make no mistake. The next public meeting held in Eugene by ODFW is critically important in the effort to make the Mckenzie a healthier place for wild and native cutthroat and rainbow trout. The local ODFW district’s proposal to limit … Continue reading
Lower Mckenzie Warming Up
The Lower Mckenzie has been steady in producing some fine native redsides. The top producer this week has been the mighty Mega Prince. The river has continued to drop to very fishable levels and we should begin to enjoy “normal … Continue reading
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McKenzie River Native Trout Population Study
Trout Unlimited, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and The Caddis Fly would like to invite you to participate in the 3rd Annual McKenzie River Native Trout Population Study. This study is to help determine the Native Redside population in … Continue reading
Spring McKenzie Fishing Report: High Water Trout Opportunities
Typically, the spring season offers the best fishing of the year for wild cutthroats and rainbows on the lower McKenzie. This year, however, has been particularly wet, with rainfall far exceeding historical averages and many days with unseasonably cool temperatures. … Continue reading
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Victory for McKenzie River as Judge Rules Against Water Speculators
Congratulations and thank you to Water Watch: An Administrative Law Judge has proposed that the state deny a water right permit application that would allow a private company to profit through speculation on one of the public’s most valuable resources … Continue reading
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McKenzie River Flows Headed in the Right Direction
It’s the traditional opener of “Trout Season” this weekend on the McKenzie River. Meaning the river opens in it’s entirety, not just from Leaburg Dam down. High flows have hampered our early season opportunities on the lower McKenzie and those … Continue reading
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Cap’n Nate and the hangover trout
Here are a few photos of the fishing during Cap’n Nate’s brief return to Oregon. Special thanks to all the pals who rowed our worthless bloated livers around the local waters. -MS
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Logging operation on the Upper McKenzie: Goose Island
The residents of McKenzie Bridge are up in arms over a proposed logging operation on the Upper McKenzie. I don’t want to see new roads, heavy machinery, increased logging on the Upper McKenzie River watershed. But the angling community isn’t … Continue reading
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Grannom Blizzards and Big Nymphs
Great fly fishing on the McKenzie River yesterday, despite blizzard grannom caddis hatches. Be on the look out the next few days for ridiculous numbers of tan, charcoal, and black caddisflies sizes #14-18 in huge swarms. This hatch can be … Continue reading
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McKenzie and Willamette River Spring Fly Selection
Our local rivers are still swollen, but they are clear and in shape to fish. The lower McKenzie and Willamette Rivers are seriously rested folks, and despite the current outgoing “smolt-fest”, and blizzard Grannom Caddis emergence, there is some good … Continue reading
Fishing the McKenzie in High Water
Oregon is reeling from a big weather event — rain rain rain, and low lying snow. Most coastal steelhead fishing is shut down. So what’s an angler to do? Go tackle the McKenzie in high water. Ethan, Clay and I … Continue reading
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Spring Break Fishing Outlook
This past weeks nasty weather brought rivers up and out of their banks. Those rivers have come back down to “fishable” conditions and this weeks trends inland and on the coast are pretty good. It’s been an outstanding Winter Steelhead … Continue reading