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Category Archives: Summer Steelhead
Intruders rock the Deschutes summer steelhead
One of my favorite old fishing clients called me a few weeks ago. “I just booked Hickman for a couple days and I want you to be my guest!” It wasn’t a suggestion. It was an order. “Sure thing, Les. … Continue reading
Fishing with Frank Moore on the North Umpqua
Last week I had the chance to fish with Frank Moore and Pat McRae on the North Umpqua for summer steelhead. I drove down to meet them at lunchtime and fished the second half of one of the first rainy … Continue reading
Local Fall Fishing Update
Fishing held up nicely this past week despite some very cold and wet conditions. The coming weeks prediction is for gorgeous weather and ideal river levels for both trout and steelhead fishing. The McKenzie is fishing well in it’s entirety. The Middle Fork … Continue reading
Jay’s Deschutes Steelhead Report September 27 – 30, 2009
So – I had been hearing these wild reports about twenty fish days. From credible people. Steelhead, not trout. Then there were the fly fishers who would only say that “they had a good trip and yes, they did catch … Continue reading
Slim Pickens: Hatten squeaks through low water conditions on Wild and Scenic Rogue
There are so many choices for great Fall Fishing in Oregon it’s hard to pick a favorite. At the top of my list every year is the Rogue Wild and Scenic. It’s a great combination of remote wilderness, 35 miles … Continue reading
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Fly Fishing the Rogue River on foot — Half pounder report
The fall is upon us once again and while the kids may be bummed out about returning to school, my heart skips a beat with the anticipation of returning anadromous fish. My annual outing on the Rogue with my dad … Continue reading
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Local Eugene Steelhead Report
The fishing for summer steelhead on the McKenzie and Willamette has been outstanding. This is usually the most productive time of year, and with great fishing weather, prime water conditions, and light pressure, the bite has been excellent. I have … Continue reading
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Fly fishing for summer steelhead close to home
Eugene summer steelhead report from Greg Hatten We fished purple and we fished deep on Thursday evening out on the river “close to home”. Dr. Dan Phillips was in the boat and while we’ve covered a lot of water together, … Continue reading
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First time steelhead on the dry fly — Lower Deschutes
Steelhead are tough to catch on a swung fly. We who live for this soulful pursuit are fighting big odds. So why would we want to make it even harder on ourselves by skating dry flies? Because seeing a big, … Continue reading
Eugene Town Run Summer Steelhead fishing stays hot
Summer steelhead townrun report from Greg Hatten. The text message came at 1:59 p.m. on Sunday afternoon… “Give er another go this eve?” After a little “convincing”, we agreed on a short float down a familiar stretch (Rick and I … Continue reading
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Hickman, Idylwilde team hit the Lower Deschutes Summer Steelhead
Last week I had the pleasure of taking some of the awesome Idylwilde Fly team out for a day on the Lower Deschutes. It was going to be Matt, Patrick, Zach and me. All three of them are very experienced … Continue reading
The famous holes of Eugene area steelhead fishing — McKenzie and Willamette Rivers
In a “tongue in cheek” nod to the North Umpqua, our good friend Greg Hatten came up with names for several pools and tailouts on the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers These names aren’t part of legendary river lore and won’t … Continue reading
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More Lessons from the North Umpqua summer steelhead
My quest for North Umpqua chrome continued last weekend, this time with the help of an experienced young steelheader named Rob Kirschner. He was determined to guide me into a fish, and our first morning was a greatest-hits tour of the … Continue reading
North Umpqua steelhead recon — after the fire
As most of you are already aware, the North Umpqua produced over a week of incredible dry fly fishing just as the Williams Creek Fire was getting started. Remember those cloudy, misty days a week or two ago? While you … Continue reading
Introducing: Lower Deschutes River swung fly steelhead maniac Jeff Hickman
We have a very unique river running through Central Oregon. You’ve heard of it. It begins high in the Cascades at Little Lava Lake, flows north through a series of reservoirs along the east side of the Cascades, carving through … Continue reading