Category Archives: Middle Fork Willamette River fishing

Middle Fork Willamette Marathon

This past Saturday, I fished with Senator Merkely’s Central Oregon point man on the Middle Fork Willamette. You might imagine that I was in his ear all day about Trout Unlimited’s conservation agenda–but you’d be wrong. Johnny is one of … Continue reading

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Middle Fork Willamette Report: Daytime, slow and low. Evening fishing, white hot

Thursday, I floated the Middle Fork of the Willamette from Oakridge to Black Canyon . . . ok, floated might be a bit generous. I banged and dragged my way down the river with a couple gentlemen who had purchased … Continue reading

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Big bugs all over the Upper Middle Fork: Caddis, Drakes and Stones

Headed up to fish the Upper Middle Fork Willamette on foot yesterday afternoon and found lots of willing, wild trout. What I didn’t expect to find was a bunch of McKenzie Green Caddis. Anybody else seen them up there this … Continue reading

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Middle Fork Willamette Report: Fish Gods Dispense Mercy

Father’s Day, 2009 Fresh off my skunking on the Metolius  I decided to wipe that day off the books by floating the Middle Fork Willamette from Oakridge to Black Canyon.  Expectations already running high were stoked even higher when I … Continue reading

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Middle Fork of the Willamette high but fishing well

This Tuesday we fished a short section of the Middle fork of the Willamette near Oakridge while filming for Cityscenetv.com. Fishing was tough early, deep nymphing tactics yielded very little results. Around 12 noon things picked up considerably, Brown Caddis, McKenzie … Continue reading

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Middle Fork Willamette Report

While the upper Mckenzie was heating up, the Middle Fork Willamette between Oakridge and Black Canyon was staying cold.  That was the likely culprit, cold water.  I’d have confirmed that but my William and Joseph Boat thermometer read 15.6 C … Continue reading

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McKenzie and Willamette continue to fish well

Calm overcast conditions had the lower McKenzie and Middle Fork of the Willamette fishing well the past few days. The McKenzie is still running a bit high but still at a very nice level. The lower river is maintaining the … Continue reading

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Lower McKenzie experiencing massive caddis hatch

Air temperatures are fore-casted to be near 80 degrees the next couple of days.  McKenzie  fish have focused more on the adult caddisflies and less on March Browns of late. Water levels have dropped considerably and anglers have been having a … Continue reading

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March Brown hatch sputters amidst cold weather and inconsistent flows

This week has been a bit tough on local anglers seeking the March Brown hatch. Tuesday I sat on a riffle in the lower McKenzie for 3 hours in hopes of a hatch that I had seen in the same … Continue reading

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Middle Fork Willamette Picking up

Most of the fishing has been focused on the Lower McKenzie, but the Middle Fork of the Willamette has been heating up as well. Great mid-day hatches of both BWOs and March Browns have put the larger natives on the feed. March Brown wet … Continue reading

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March Brown hatch set to blow up next week with warmer temperatures. What flies should you have in your box?

Both the McKenzie and the Willamette drainage’s are in fine shape. We’ve had mixed reports the past couple of days. Some anglers doing well nymphing and swinging March Brown Wets. Others seeing adult March Browns and fish up, devouring them. … Continue reading

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March Browns: Fly patterns and fishing tips for the McKenzie and Willamette

Right now you need to get ready for some of the best trout fishing of the year, literally a few miles from downtown Eugene, on the lower Mckenzie River. Fly fishing really kicks into high gear starting this month with … Continue reading

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Mckenzie and Willamette Rivers in good shape

Blue Winged Olives, Winter Stones, Stonefly nymphs, Pheasant Tail Nymphs, Prince Nymphs, Possie Buggers, Skwala Stones and the hope of March Browns. It’s that time of year again and local angling oppurtunities are available. 400 cubic feet per second out … Continue reading

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December trout fishing action stays hot in the Willamette Valley

Mid-December? Really? While it’s not great conditions if you’re anxious for winter steelhead season to start, the trout fishing is still pretty hot around the Eugene area. We’ve been getting good reports for trout fishing on the lower McKenzie River … Continue reading

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McKenzie, Willamette and North Umpqua fishing reports

Fall like weather has prolonged trout fishing, and made fall and winter steelhead available to the fly angler all of November and amazingly into December. Today you will find water levels on the Mckenzie, The Middle Fork of the Willamette, main-stem … Continue reading

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