Category Archives: McKenzie River

McKenzie River Caddis hatch set to explode

Warmer temperatures are headed our way. The Mckenzie is in good shape and anglers should experience excellent fishing this weekend. We look for continued hatches of March Browns also expect blizzard caddis hatches. Patterns to imitate this varied hatch include; Irresistable … Continue reading

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“Smolts Gone Wild”

High water and an abundance of Steelhead Smolts has caused some incredibly hot smolt on smolt action on the Mckenzie River from the Leaburg Dam down. Fish a dropper rig with a Royal Coachman Wet and a Possie Bugger and … Continue reading

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March Brown hatch gets "ridiculous"

This Saturday at around 2pm it started. The three hours before were void of bug life and we caught few fish. By 2:15 there were waves of March Browns rolling down the river. cialis professional cheap Then a bit of … Continue reading

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Cooler air temperatures but warmer water temps.

It looks like the next few days on the Mckenzie will be a bit cooler. I would expect the March Brown hatch to remain strong. You may also see a few Blue Winged Olives, and a few caddis on the … Continue reading

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Warmer weather brings on Caddis

Warm afternoons, and warmer water temperatures have made for some good fishing on the Mckenzie River near Eugene. March Browns continue to emerge around in the 1-3pm time frame. A new hatch has develped recently. Small Caddis ranging from sizes … Continue reading

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March Brown Hatch full blown

Caddis fly guided fly fishing trips on the Mckenzie River near Eugene yielded some nice fish the past couple of days. It was great to see the March Brown Hatch back to full strength. The river is still a bit … Continue reading

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Cold nasty weather keeps March Browns at bay

Wet, blowing and bone chilling weather on the Mckenzie today. We toughed it out much of the day, and caught fish on swung wet flies and nymphs. Overall fishing was a bit tough. The past few days the March Browns … Continue reading

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March Brown Hatch goes off despite high water

This past Friday we led a large group of young fly anglers on an outing down the Mckenzie River. When we put all eight boats in the water a Deerhorn boat ramp the water level read 6300 cubic feet per second … Continue reading

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Local waters dropping fast, opportunities abound this coming week.

Waters around the Eugene area as well as many coastal streams are dropping fast. Upcoming weather forecasts suggest we are for a good spring trend, not enough precip to blow things up again. This week should bring stronger March Brown … Continue reading

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McKenzie River March Browns come off, water comes up

Lots of March Browns on the lower McKenzie yesterday, big bugs — size 12 helicopters flying all over the river. We picked up some fish in likely spots — soft water, inside turns on riffles. We used 2-fly rigs — one … Continue reading

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McKenzie River remains cold, hatches lackluster to date.

Despite some excellent “March Brown” weather, large hatches have yet to materialize on the McKenzie. Water temperatures need to rise, and seem to be, ever so slightly day by day. It would appear we will be having the bulk of … Continue reading

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McKenzie River still awaiting March Browns

Today was a textbook March Brown overcast warm day. According to Barrett, one of our guides who was out today below Bellinger, the bugs were few and far between.  He said there were a few March Browns coming off mid-day but … Continue reading

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McKenzie River: March Brown Hatch in infant stages

Currently the fishing has been decent for nymphing. While the snow melt is not blowing the rivers out it is keeping the water cool enough to keep the March Browns from a heavy emergence.   There has been a few reports of good B.W.O. … Continue reading

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Report: McKenzie River fishes well, will improve with warmer temps

Last week Chris Daughters tackled a large stretch of the McKenzie River, drifting all the way from Leaburg to Armitage — a long drift, not a lot of fishing. Local fly tying guru and guide Barrett did catch a 9lb … Continue reading

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