Category Archives: Oregon High Lakes

Deschutes Spring 2010: Day One: Plan Change

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Caddisfly

It has become a spiritual journey for me to connect with the Deschutes River each spring and fall. Each spring brings much anticipation for the buy viagra from canada salmon fly hatch and the adrenalin rush of Whitehorse Rapids . … Continue reading →

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Need a new Lake Fly Line?

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

George Cook of Sage, Rio, Redington stopped by the shop the other day. I wanted to get his take on the Rio Outbound fly line for lake use. Check out this short video discussion of the Rio Outbound and it’s … Continue reading →

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Gem of a day at Diamond Lake

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Caddisfly

Lou took Ken (of the Mens Technical Council, Old dogs who have fished together for a couple of decades) out to Diamond Lake on Saturday. Rumors had been swirling around the shop about the ice off on Diamond and “how … Continue reading →

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Tying the Chromie Chironomid

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this short video Barrett demonstrates how to tie a simple but effective Chironomid pattern. The white bead head and slender body are the keys to the effectiveness of this pattern. Fish it under an indicator at various lengths depending … Continue reading →

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Cold Weather Bass’n

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

My alarm went off at 2:45, wow is that early, I just don’t move very fast at that hour. Barrett, Greg and I met at the shop, loaded our gear and headed for Davis lake by 3:30. Driving through Pleasant … Continue reading →

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Leech pattern for Oregon’s High Lakes: Speckle Bugger

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This leech fly is a versatile pattern for fishing Oregon’s High Lakes. You only want enough lead to sink the fly slowly, so you can retrieve it at a crawl. The variegated materials give an illusion of segmentation, and movement, … Continue reading →

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Oregon's Cascade Lakes Report

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Caddisfly

Diamond Lake Fishing on Diamond has finally picked up, lots of bugs coming off from Damsels to callibaetis. The biggest mistake an angler could make is trying to match the hatch. The fish only seem to be interested in black … Continue reading →

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Diamond Lake Fishing Report

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Caddis Fly employee Clay Holloway has had two good weekends fishing Diamond Lake in a row. Water temperature yesterday was 60 degrees. Clay said they caught fish on sparse bodied chironomids in bronze and burgundy, tied with midge-bodi by Spirit … Continue reading →

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Crane Prairie fishing report: Hot, crowded, fishy

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Busy day out on Crane Prairie yesterday, but worth fishing for sure. We stayed near the Quinn side of the reservoir, fishing the edges of the channels. The fishing was best early morning — and the crowds were thinner. We … Continue reading →

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Diamond Lake Fishing Report

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Caddisfly

Two fly winner Clifton Molatore was at Diamond Lake this weekend and had the following report. Thanks Clifton, keep them coming. I fished Diamond Lake Friday evening with my father and four year old daughter. We started fishing about 4:30 … Continue reading →

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Davis Lake Bass Report

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Caddisfly

This past week Barrett, Matt Sigmeund and Don Piper made a trip up to Davis Lake in search of cascade lake large mouth bass. Fishing was decent but things should heat up in the coming weeks. Early morning was best, … Continue reading →

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Last chance for Linton Lake brown trout

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

What would drive a man to drag his pregnant wife out into the Three Sisters Wilderness through ankle deep snow last weekend? I’d heard rumors of giant brown trout in Linton Lake, fish with heads large enough to look like … Continue reading →

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Trout Unlimited tackles Benson Lakes area of Mt. Washington Wilderness

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This weekend, TU volunteers tackled the Benson Lakes area of the Mt. Washington Wilderness. The plan was to survey some of the high lakes for ODFW, recording temperatures, fish species, lake depth, etc. We made base camp on Benson Lake, … Continue reading →

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Trout Unlimited Cascade High Lakes trip this weekend

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Attention current, lapsed, and/or wanna-be Trout Unlimited members! Your local chapter (TU 678) is again traveling into the mountains for high lakes fishing adventures. You may have missed our previous outings this summer but there is still one more opportunity. … Continue reading →

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Escape to East Lake

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Caddisfly

Ken Crangle and Lou Verdugo  launched at East Lake Saturday (8/16/08) and started to fish about 75 yards out from the dock.    During the day they enjoyed a couple  interesting “events”:  sulfur fumes from vents coming from the bottom of the lake, one large … Continue reading →

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