Category Archives: Oregon Warmwater Fly Fishing

Willamette Valley Guided Stillwater Fly Fishing

We now offer guided stillwater fly fishing trips. Guide Adison Rook has been exploring fly fishing opportunities in local reservoirs and lakes for several years now, and he is ready to share. Adison utilizes modern fly tactics to successfully target … Continue reading

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Molalla and Umpqua Bass Bashes June 2024

Join us on Saturday, June 22nd on the Molalla or the Umpqua for a bashing good time! Join us for an exciting weekend of conservation and fishing fun! On Saturday, June 22nd, the Native Fish Society invites you to participate … Continue reading

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Umpqua Bass Bash June 24th, 2023

Join us Saturday, June 24th, as Native Fish Society hosts our Second Annual Umpqua Bass Bash! This event will help remove Smallmouth Bass from the river and bring awareness to the problems this invasive fish species causes for native fish and … Continue reading

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‘Extreme draining’ of Oregon reservoir eliminates invasive species, helps endangered salmon

By Kale Williams | The Oregonian/OregonLive   Turns out, if you want a river to act like it did before it was dammed, you just have to drain the reservoir the dam created. Letting a river return to its natural … Continue reading

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John Day Smallmouth Trip 2018

The river was a bit busier, the weather was a bit cooler, but the floating, camping and fishing were still a blast. The John Day from Twickenham to Clarno is an easy family friendly float trip. Busy Fathers day weekend … Continue reading

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John Day River Fun in the Sun

It was hot last week on the John Day river. The kids spent as much time swimming in the water as they did fishing in it. With low water and a plethora of insects on the water the smallmouth bass … Continue reading

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Midwest Warmwater Fly Tying Series: The Chubby Chaser

This is the first in a series of fly tying videos by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog’s Matt and Nate Stansberry. Based in Cleveland, the Stansberry brothers are fly fishing the backwaters of Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes for … Continue reading

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Umpqua Smallmouth Report

Our friend and Caddis Fly Customer, Brad Emery, sent us some photos and a report from a recent trip he took down the main stem of the Umpqua River for smallmouth bass. Brad is part of Central Oregon Project Healing … Continue reading

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Fly Fishing For Bass on the Willamette River

Bass fishing guide Larry Cross called the other day to invite me to come have a look at the Willamette River Bass fishery. I jumped at the chance exited to learn a new section of the Willamette. Larry suggested we … Continue reading

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Paul’s first fishing trip: Snoopy roddin’

Well, it may actually be his second fishing trip (we took him out carp fishing when he was a couple months old). But this past weekend was the first time he could participate. We picked out a spinning rod outfit, … Continue reading

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Bigtime bassin’ on the blog this year?

Maybe unfinished business from my week in the south got into my brain. Maybe I’m feeling nostalgic for fifty fish days on the same ratty piece of chenille and wisp of marabou on a hook. My brother is firing up … Continue reading

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Pro Tube Bass Fly Tying Video: The Cascade Bass Master using Pro Tube Fly Systems

Barrett’s proven Cascade Lake and beyond Bass fly evolves further in this instructional fly tying video. The Killer Bass fly is constructed on a Pro Tube Micro Tube.

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Local rivers blown out, now is a great time for carp on the fly in Eugene

The local trout fishing has tanked this week with the high water, but the carp fishing can be pretty hot this time of year. Nymphing buggy patterns under an indicator works well when you’re fishing blind. When you’re sight fishing, … Continue reading

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