Category Archives: Oregon Fly Fishing Tips

Barrett’s prescription for blown out rivers: Get organized

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The rivers are blown out, 300% of typical snowpack in Oregon’s Coast Range melting and sliding into the ocean. Our rivers needed the flush to get the winter steelhead season started, but the weather has left a lot anglers twiddling … Continue reading →

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Spey Rod Sale at The Caddis Fly

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Caddisfly

Have you been thinking about a new Spey Rod? Do you need to reach across the river and touch someone with your fly? Looking to take your fly casting to the next level? Spey casting has taken off in North America over … Continue reading →

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Christmas Deals abound at The Caddis Fly

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Caddisfly

Last minute shopping? We’ve got you covered, check out some of our inventory clearing deals.  These items are limited to stock on hand and can be found in the shop, or online at caddisflyshop.com, click the links for more details. … Continue reading →

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Oregon Fly Fishing Blog podcasts

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Oregon Fly Fishing Blog has a new podcast feature. You can find all of our fly fishing podcasts on this Switchpod page which will automatically update each time we upload a new episode. Here are the podcast episodes so … Continue reading →

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Oregon: The Best Year Round Fly Fishing in the United States

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Caddisfly

I’ll admit it. I’m an Oregon partisan but I believe that Oregon offers the best year round fishing of any state in the United States. Vacation isn’t even an option because as the plane lifts off and I see what … Continue reading →

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October Caddis hatch across Oregon — get on the water now

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The October Caddis, Limnephilidae Dicosmoecoes, adults hatch in late fall, anywhere from late September to November in the Pacific Northwest. These large, orange caddis flies are approximately three centimeters long and provide too large a meal for big trout to … Continue reading →

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Sea-run Cutthroat are in Oregon Coastal Streams!

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Caddisfly

Sea-run cutthroats are entering the Siuslaw, Alsea, Siletz, Nestucca and other coastal streams in Oregon. These fish are very susceptible to the fly patterns such as the Spruce, Borden’s special and other streamers. Casting near structure, bushes with a stripping … Continue reading →

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Summer Sale on at The Caddis Fly

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Caddisfly

We are just weeks away from launching our eccomerce store caddisflyshop.com. When the store is live our entire stock will available online. In the meantime seasonal and discontinued items in stock at the shop are being discounted 30%. Items on sale … Continue reading →

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Video: How to do shore lunch on the McKenzie River

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We’re working on another article for KATU — this time on how to do shore lunch on the McKenzie River. Here is the video and some photos we’ll be including in the article: Look for the full how-to article on … Continue reading →

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Williamson River near Chiloquin “loaded” with big rainbows

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Caddisfly

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 →

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Summer time tactics for Fly Fishing the Mckenzie River

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Caddisfly

Now that water levels have settled down and our weather pattern of blue sky and beaming sun is upon us, what tactics will improve your catch. Early in the day fish will come to the surface with dry flies. Lower … Continue reading →

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Wooden Boat Repair: Fixing Gouges

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Caddisfly

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 →

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Improved formula for estimating steelhead weight

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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 →

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Fishing resource: animated knots

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Caddisfly

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 →

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Simms wader repair how-to video

Posted on April 19, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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 →

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