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Category Archives: Trout Patterns By Season
Jigged Split Case PMD: The ONLY Dropper That You Need All Summer
In this video, Simon ties a fantastic jigged PMD pattern that should be a staple in everyone’s summer box. Pale Morning Duns or Pale Evening Duns (PMD or PEDs) are small yellow to cream mayflies that hatch prolifically in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Aquatic Insect Hatches, Eastern Oregon, Entomology, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Fly Tying Tutorials, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Patterns By, Proven Summer Trout Patterns, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized
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Tagged dropper, dun, evening, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, hatch, Instructional, Mayfly, McKenzie River, morning, pale, ped, pmd, summer
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Egg Laying Snowshoe Grannom Caddis
Fishing dry flies for the grannom caddis hatch can be a lesson in patience. Some would say it is a fool’s errand entirely. If you know what to look for, and can time it right it can be extremely rewarding. … Continue reading →
Posted in Aquatic Insect Hatches, Entomology, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Fly Tying Tutorials, Lower Willamette, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Patterns By, Proven Spring Fly Patterns, Proven Spring Trout Patterns, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized
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Tagged Caddis, caddis fly, day, Egg, egg laying, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, grannom, grannom caddis, laying, McKenzie River, mothers, mothers day, spring, Tying
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Starling Grannom Caddis Emerger
The Grannom Caddis hatch is an impressive spring caddis hatch that comes off every year. This hatch can come off in a “blanket” fashion leaving the surface littered with insects. When this happens, it can be hard to convince fish … Continue reading →
Articulated Jigged Salmonfly Nymph Fly Tying Tutorial
Every spring, giant insects make their emergence from our rivers that they called home for the last 3-4 years. Many know these insects for their winged adult form, which brings fantastic dry fly fishing each spring. This hatch typically kicks … Continue reading →
Posted in Aquatic Insect Hatches, Central Oregon Fishing Report, Eastern Oregon, Entomology, Fly Spotlight, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Fly Tying Tutorials, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Proven Spring Fly Patterns, Proven Spring Trout Patterns, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized
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Tagged articulated, deschutes, deschutes river, deschutes salmon fly hatch], fishing, fishing report, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, hatch, Instructional, jigged, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, Nymph, rubberlegs, salmon, salmonfly, Stone, stonefly, Tying
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Jigged Grannom Caddis Pupa
In this video, Simon ties a productive Jigged Grannom Caddis pattern. This fly will work fantastic on a euro rig, indicator rig, or a dry dropper setup under a large chubby. The Grannom or Mother’s Day Caddis hatch can be … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Fly Tying Tutorials, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Proven Spring Trout Patterns, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized
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Tagged Caddis, euro, fly fishing, fly tying, grannom, grannom caddis, Instructional, jig, jigged, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, mothers day
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Late April Valley Fly Fishing Report
Our long strange winter has come to pass and things are feeling a bit more on time. Flows are stabilizing, insects are hatching, flowers & trees are blooming, and trout are rising once again. Despite a seriously low tide in … Continue reading →
Posted in Fishing Reports, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon fly fishing links, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Proven Spring Fly Patterns, Proven Spring Trout Patterns, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized
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Tagged apotted, april, Bass, fishing report, Fly, fly fishing, March, March Brown, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, mouth, report, skwala, smallmouth, spring
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March Brown CDC Bubble Back Cripple
We are still seeing phenomenal hatches of March Browns into April, which isn’t too uncommon. On especially overcast days, March Brown Duns can be found emerging in longer pools with fish sipping them in the tailouts. When these hatches are … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Fly Tying Tutorials, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Proven Spring Fly Patterns, Proven Spring Trout Patterns, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized
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Tagged dry, Dry Fly, emerger, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, Instructional, March, March Brown, pattern, spring, Tying
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Stillborn CDC March Brown Fly Tying Tutorial
The mighty March Brown hatch is our most prolific early spring hatch here in the Willamette Valley. In fact, it is one of the earliest large hatches across the country and even into Europe. The only well known hatch out … Continue reading →
CDC Loop March Brown Wet Fly Tying Tutorial
The long awaited March Brown hatch each spring is notorious for having fantastic fishing swinging soft hackles. In this video, Simon ties a simple March Brown using one of Ahrex’s newer hooks, the LE880. March Browns have a tendency to … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Proven Spring Trout Patterns, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Uncategorized
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Tagged brown, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, hackle, Instructional, March, March Brown, Middle fork Willamette River, soft, soft hackle, swing, swinging, Tying, wet, wet fly
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Simple Jigged Golden Stone for High Water
In this video, Simon ties a fantastic golden stone pattern with a large bead that excels in high water. Golden Stones take their time in their nymph stage and can take several years to mature into flying adults. This means … Continue reading →
Posted in Proven Fall Trout Patterns, Proven Spring Trout Patterns, Proven Summer Trout Patterns, Proven Winter Trout Patterns, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Uncategorized
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Tagged Gold, golden, golden stone, golden stonefly, high, high water, jigged, Nymph, runoff, spring, Stone, stonefly, water
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Realistic Blue Winged Olive Weightless Nymph
Blue Winged Olives or Mayflies from the “Baetis” are a staple in trouts diets all over the world during the colder season. Many places only have a good BWO hatch in the spring and fall, but our weather is mild … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Proven Fall Trout Patterns, Proven Spring Trout Patterns, Proven Winter Trout Patterns, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Uncategorized
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Tagged Baetis, Blue winged olive, BWO, fly tying, Instructional, Middle fork Willamette River, Nymph, swimmer, Tying
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Jigged Rabbit Collar Pheasant Tail Nymph
In this video, Simon ties a unique variation on the traditional pheasant tail nymph. With winter conditions, a heavy tungsten bead on a jigged hook was a must. Simon kept high flows in mind while designing this fly and aimed … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Proven Fall Trout Patterns, Proven Spring Fly Patterns, Proven Spring Trout Patterns, Proven Summer Trout Patterns, Proven Winter Trout Patterns, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Uncategorized
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Tagged brown, dub, eco, fulling, jigged, pheasant, tail
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BWO Hot Tag Wet Fly Tying Video
In this video, Simon ties a wonderful BWO soft hackle. Soft hackles are traditionally swung, but their sparse design allows them to be so much more than a swung wet fly. Simon developed this pattern for a late season trip … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Proven Fall Trout Patterns, Proven Spring Trout Patterns, Proven Winter Trout Patterns, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Uncategorized
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Tagged Baetis, Blue, Blue winged olive, BWO, fluoro fiber, fly fishing, flymph, hackle, Instructional, Olive, soft, soft hackle, wing, Winged
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