Category Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Tips

Caddis Fly employee and guide Barrett Christiensen visited the Williamson River this past Friday.  He put the boat in at the public ramp in the town of Chiloquin and rowed upstream. By 8am he was swinging/stripping  small buggers, leaches and … Continue reading →

I slammed some bedrock hard last Friday drifting the town-run Willamette underneath the I-5 Bridge. I figured the water level had covered all the ledges in my line. . . it hadn’t.  At the takeout I realized some damage had … Continue reading →

Tom Keelin, an engineering guru and fly fisherman, recently published a new, more accurate way to estimate the weight of fish. The article ran in the May 2008 issue of Fly Fisherman. The conventional formula: weight = length x girth … Continue reading →

Trying to learn new knots can be one of the most frustrating steps in an angler’s development.  But there are definitely times that the right knot tied well can make the difference between a sweet shot of a huge fish … Continue reading →

That water is cold this time of year, better get your waders patched up. If you’ve got a pair of Simms or other Gore-Tex based waders, you need to watch this video to see how to repair leaks. By the … Continue reading →

NYMPHS- Prince Nymph, March Brown Nymph, Hogan’s Clinger March, Black Mini Stone, Kaufman’s Black Stone, March Brown Trigger Nymph. WET FLIES- March Brown Wet, March Brown Soft Spider, March Brown Hare’s Ear Emerger, Birds Nest Hare’s Ear. DRY FLIES- Parachute … Continue reading →

Early season March Brown adult insects are bigger than the ones that hatch into April. Even guys over 95 can spot the big dark sailboats on the flat matte glarey surface of the Mckenzie in March. Go with size #12’s … Continue reading →