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Category Archives: McKenzie River
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
March Madness is here: Time for trout fishing
Ok, I confess, I have been not out on the Lower Mckenzie or the Middle Fork. I have succumbed to a severe case of “winter steelhead fever”, and shop time. My fever has subsided, I have regained consciousness, and ready … Continue reading
The March Brown Hatch Is On!
The new season, though not yet fully sprung, is actively springing. Crocuses and Daffodils are blooming, buds are on the branches, stream-side willows are in fuzz, and of course, the March Brown hatch is in full swing. Previous to the … Continue reading
ODFW moving some hatchery spring chinook to Coast Fork
What you see in that photo below is a hatchery springer trying to spawn in the lower McKenzie River. That can be a problem for the last viable run of Upper Willamette Spring Chinook. So ODFW is doing something about … Continue reading
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Protect McKenzie River Native Trout: Email ODFW your support
Jeff Ziller, ODFW District Biologist for the Willamette Zone, is sponsoring a regulation change eliminating the use of bait from the section of the McKenzie River from Hendricks to Bellinger. As most of you know, this section of river is … Continue reading
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Lower McKenzie River in Great Shape
Despite low water temperatures and virtually no surface activity, fishing remains very good on the lower McKenzie. Yesterday we floated from Hayden Bridge to Armitage Park and found fish in a variety of water. The best water seemed to be … Continue reading
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McKenzie River Fly Fishing report
The McKenzie River reshuffled the deck. Rocks the size of cue balls form new bars and riffles. Old bars, tree stumps have migrated. Newly formed spots haven’t started collecting fish, but the old spots are full of them, and they’re … Continue reading
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