Category Archives: Oregon Saltwater Fishing

Pacific City Saltwater Fly Fishing Report May 2023

Pacific City has been on my radar for a quite sometime. Pacific City has one of the most unique reef systems in the world. The waters offer an opportunity to chase rockfish, lingcod, salmon, and tuna all on the fly. … Continue reading

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DoryLand, A Fly Fishing Adventure in the Northern Pacific

From FlyLords Magazine and written by Patrick Perry. Check out this article on fishing the Northern Oregon Coast with Captain Rob Perkin. The fog stuck low to the ground, and the tops of the Douglas Firs could be seen over … Continue reading

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Army Corps Denies Pebble Permit

From the Wild Salmon Center – Nov 25, 2020 Author: Oakley Brooks The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rejected the Pebble Limited Partnership’s permit for a mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The Army Corps today denied Pebble Mine a key … Continue reading

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Two-Handed Fly Rods in the Ocean – Recommendations and Tips

The questions are as predictable as the passage of the seasons. Can I fish my two-hand rod in the ocean;  estuary; or  surf; can I fish my long rod from the shore of a big giant big lake? The questioner might use different … Continue reading

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Tips on Tying Hollow Flies with Jay Nicholas

In this video, Jay discusses materials such as buck-tail, hackle, and hook selection to tie beautiful hollow flies for big fish. Discussions include building stations on the hook, tying & selecting buck-tail, hackle incorporation, and much more. This fly is … Continue reading

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Echo Fly Rod Seasons of Pacific City: Spring/Summer

This is the second of three blog posts that feature the Echo fly rods I fish through the seasons here in Pacific City. I have learned though personal experience to appreciate the performance and value of Echo fly rods for over a decade now. Although … Continue reading

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Jay’s Albacore Cast Fly Tying Video 2019

In this video, albacore guru and fly fisher Jay Nicholas ties an effective and easy Albacore Cast Fly. The albacore cast fly is designed to be light-weight to cast easy, but can also be fished trolling. Match the bait fish … Continue reading

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Fly Fishing Gear for Albacore Tuna

Of course this is only one example of the gear I have been fishing offshore Pacific City in 2019. The last 6 seasons have provided an opportunity to fish many rods and reels for albacore. In a future post I … Continue reading

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Images of a few albacore flies from Pacific City

Nothing fancy here, I wanted to post images of some of the flies that we have fished successfully for Pacific albacore in the 2019 season. I am hoping for many more tuna days to follow, but with the challenges of … Continue reading

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Tuna Madness in Pacific City

Tuna Madness That’s the best way I know of to describe the mood that sets in here in Pacific City when ocean conditions seem on the cusp of opening a window to the tuna grounds offshore. The ice machines all … Continue reading

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Oregon Albacore on the Fly – Teaser Trailer

My first tuna run this season was one of those days that leaves me swearing that it is the last time I’ll ever fish. Twelve hours of pounding on the ocean in a dory with only a little action in the first … Continue reading

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Albacore Offshore Pacific City, September 15th 2018

This will be a very brief report. The essentials: Date: 9/15/18 Dory: Fly Meister Breaker Dory Capt: Kevin FergusonAngler Guest: Jay NIcholas Distance offshore: ~30 + miles Sea Surface Temp: ~ 62-63 Farenheit Weather: Sloppy rough, South wind, lots of … Continue reading

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What Should Our Ocean Flies Look Like?

So OK, this is a rather simplistic post but still it seems relevant, at least the question is one that i’m constantly asking myself each time I set to sea with fly rod in hand here at Pacific City, and … Continue reading

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Postcards from Pacific City – May 2018

Dear Friends: Here is what I’ve been up to recently in Pacific City. 1. My friend Mikhail Skopets visited from Russia for 4 days. He is NOT an oligarch and the only laundry we did was sheets, jeans, and socks. When we … Continue reading

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Time to fish offshore again in 2018

We have had a lot of rough surf conditions this season but the ocean seems to be calming down finally and it is clearly time to hit the beach with the dory and fly rods rigged and ready to fish. … Continue reading

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