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Category Archives: McKenzie River
‘Matt, need a spare oar?’
Colleen & I were wanting to get back to the McKenzie to correct the mishaps that made this year’s Two-Fly very memorable…with a major gap in our trout fly rod arsenal, I grabbed the 6 wt saltwater rod & Tibor … Continue reading
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Fall Fishing in the Willamette Valley Very Good
October Caddis, Small Brown Caddis, Blue Winged Olives, Gray Drakes, Short Wing Stoneflies and Mahogany Duns are the key bugs this time of year. Successful nymphs include Tungsten Ice Prince, Possie Bugger and Copper John. For Steelhead try Moal Leaches, … Continue reading
October Caddis active on McKenzie and Willamette Rivers
Fishing October Caddis Patterns like Morrish Foam Body October Caddis and our Half Down Stone with Orange Body has been very good. It never hurts to drop a pupae pattern off of one of the high floating dries, try a … Continue reading
Fourth Annual McKenzie River Two-Fly Tournament Results
Last weekend The Caddis Fly Shop hosted the fourth annual McKenzie River Two-Fly Tournament. It started Friday night, with a group of anglers, conservationists, and family gathering around a fly shop, buzzing with fishing chatter and local Ninkasi beer on … Continue reading
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October Caddis coming to a river near you!
The cottonwood leaves are piling up on the ground, vine maples turning orange, and big October Caddis are fattening up and ready to burst forth from their cases. It’s already happening. The fam and I were catching a few small … Continue reading
Mckenzie River Two Fly Tournament: Approaching Fast, Very Limited Seating Available
The fourth annual Mckenzie River Two Fly Tournament will be held this coming weekend, September 23th and 24th which can only mean that very soon conservation minded anglers will compete for both bragging rights and sweet prizes, having a great … Continue reading
Oregon Cascades Trout Part V: Why Trout, Why?
Why should anyone fish for trout anyway? Well, first, because we love to fish, that part is simple. But why should I or anyone with like-obsessions about giant anadromous fish care enough to pursue these relatively small fish?
McKenzie and Willamette River Report/Fish Porn
Fishing remains very good with a variety of tactics and imitations. Cloudy weather has had fish looking up particularly well the past couple of days. Important bugs for the McKenzie, lower Willamette, and Middle Fork of the Willamette include Green … Continue reading
Local Waters in Great Shape and Fishing Well
The McKenzie River has dropped into nice condition of late and the Middle Fork of the Willamette had a day or two under 2000 CFS last week. Warmer water and air temperatures have spurned more insect activity of late.
Fishing for Bigfoot in Oregon: June 19, 10pm Animal Planet
Our big debut on Animal Planet is one week from this Sunday. Mark your calendars for Finding Bigfoot, Jun 19, 10:00 pm. From the Animal Planet Website: Bigfoot expert Matt Moneymaker takes his team of specialists to Oregon to examine … Continue reading
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McKenzie Fishing Fine Despite High Water
Big water and big flies has been strategy of late on the upper McKenzie River. Nymphing has been consistent using Mega Prince, large Stonefly imitations and Possie Buggers. We have been fishing 6-7 feet of tippet below the Thingamabobber in … Continue reading
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The Mckenzie River ‘On the Rise’ Episode Premiers Monday
Last summer Chris, Jason, myself and the crew at Barrett productions filmed an episode for Trout Unlimited’s excellent fly-fishing and conservation show, ‘On the Rise’ profiling the Mckenzie River, its redside trout and the ongoing dispute how to manage the … Continue reading
McKenzie Steelhead on three weights
Report from Mike Bellmore: Son in law (Jered) and I have been busy floating the river and tagging trout. As everyone knows, the water has been high and cold for much of our spring season. We haven’t experienced a red … Continue reading
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The return of Chucky: Childsplay on the McKenzie
I hate to follow Chris’s biggest redside ever with this post, but… Blog reader Eric Ledford found Chucky and wins a dozen free flies from the Caddis Fly Shop. See Ethan’s post for details. Video below should explain why this … Continue reading
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McKenzie River Fly Fishing and “The Biggest Trout I’ve Ever Seen on the McKenzie”
One of the reasons I go fly fishing is the unknown. What’s around the bend? What will that spot fish like this year? How will it be in high water? What changes will I find this year? The list goes … Continue reading
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