Category Archives: Oregon Salmon fly fishing

One more winter steelhead

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Salmon and steelhead junkie, Rob Russell is headed back to fly fish for springers on the Tillamook this weekend. Here’s his belated report from Memorial Day. The river was still running high enough for easy drifting. There had been some … Continue reading →

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Tillamook Rivers need our help — Contact your state legislators

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

If you care about rivers like the Nehalem, Salmonberry, Kilchis, Trask, it is time to take a moment on their behalf. From Jeff Hickman’s blog The River Writes: A handful of Oregon’s state and county politicians are attempting to circumvent … Continue reading →

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Swinging flies for spring chinook with king-sized intruders

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

King Size Intruders The night before our historic trip we bellied up to the tying bench. Jason was in production mode, getting ready for a week of king fishing on the Kanektok. Lucky bastard. He’d already tied 30 flies, and … Continue reading →

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Rio Outbound fly line review by Jay Nicholas

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Rio Outbound Fly Lines Chris knows that I fish these lines and has asked me, on a couple of occasions, what I thought about them. Dude, I fish them, what more do I need to say? I don’t fish junk, … Continue reading →

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Fly Fishing for Spring Chinook, King of Kings

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Spring Chinook, King of Kings Caption: A particularly fine spring chinook, the kind that swim in and out of my dreams. Courtesy of Jay Nicholas. Spring chinook light a fire in me like no other fish in freshwater. When … Continue reading →

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Tillamook fisheries and rivers need our help

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

All of us who care about the rivers of Tillamook County need to get pumped up for a fight. We need to act, and we need to prepare ourselves for more action in the future. Here’s the deal: A handful … Continue reading →

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Jay Nicholas returns for encore salmon fly fishing class

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Saturday January 24, 10am-1pm: Fly fishing for salmon with Jay Nicholas 30-year fisheries biologist, Wild Salmon Hall-of-Famer and fly fishing fanatic Jay Nicholas is coming to The Caddis Fly for a one-evening fly fishing for salmon seminar. Jay will share … Continue reading →

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Video: Fly fishing for salmon in Oregon with Jay Nicholas

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this new video, salmon fly fishing guru Jay Nicholas discusses fly tying, rod selection and tactics for chasing Oregon’s coastal salmon on the fly. Click here for the Nicholas ODFW salmon population report mentioned in the video. If you’re … Continue reading →

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Landing a chinook salmon on a fly rod

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Barrett talks a new salmon fly fisherman through landing a nice chrome fish on an Oregon coastal stream:

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Chinook Salmon Clouser pattern: Fly Tying Video

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Barrett’s Chinook Clouser is a killer pattern for chrome salmon entering Oregon rivers. This version uses a synthetic extra select craft fur instead of the traditional bucktail. Clouser materials available at www.CaddisFlyShop.com: Gamakatsu SC-15 Ultra Select Craft Fur Dumbbell eyes … Continue reading →

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Fly fishing for salmon: Q&A with Jay Nicholas

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Jay Nicholas knows how to catch Chinook salmon on the fly. He spent the last 30 years studying and supporting wild salmon as a fisheries biologist with ODFW and has been fly fishing since 1954. He was a longtime gear … Continue reading →

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Fly fishing for salmon? Try Barrett’s Orange Comet

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

If you’re serious about fly fishing for salmon in Oregon, check out this pattern from Barrett: An all-orange comet. Barrett ties them on a small glo-bug hook. The short shank and wide gap hooks provide good hooking power, without giving … Continue reading →

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Coastal salmon fishing heats up as Oregon cools off

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Coastal salmon are making the run from the surf to the rainforest. Keep an eye on the river levels and go out and get ’em. Solid fly patterns for salmon include Clouser Minnows, Comets and glo-bugs. Nic Callero from the … Continue reading →

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Fly fishing for salmon in the surf zone

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

November is salmon season on the Oregon Coast. Rain falls, the rivers rise and break through to the Pacific Ocean. Salmon surge in on incoming tides, riding the surf into the tidal estuaries of their birth. Last weekend, my brother … Continue reading →

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Chinook Report–Low Water, Stale Fish

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Caddisfly

This weekend I camped on a favorite small Oregon coastal river on word that decent fish were in.  If they were, they had scooted through by the time of my arrival.  The water was really low and there was good … Continue reading →

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