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Upper Mckenzie Report

Per oregonflyfishing blog recent report; the Upper Mckenzie is fishing well! Here is client Jeff, with a 20″ redside. This beauty was taken on the infamous possie bugger. Boated in “the beast” it was a wild ride down river as … Continue reading

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Fishy Friday Links around the interwebs

Tons of crazy content out there on the Web. Everybody seems to be shaking off the summer doldrums and posting awesome stuff. Here’s a bunch of it, in no particular order. After two years inactivity, the Felt Soul Media blog … Continue reading

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September Trout Unlimited Meeting Cancelled

The September meeting of the Mckenzie-Upper Willamette chapter of Trout Unlimited will not be held as Trout Unlimted’s national meeting will be held in Bend this weekend. The October meeting shall be held on Wed. October 12th at 7:00 pm. … Continue reading

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Slow Day At Crane

Lou and Jim T. headed off to Crane Prairie early this week and found the fishing to be slow. An early morning arrival on the water (6:30am) provided a very special view of the morning mist evaporating off the lake. … Continue reading

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Caddis Fly Hat Makes it over 20,000 Feet at Everest

Mike Scheer is with his “special forces” group (Army) training on Mt. Everest. He was proud to advertise the Caddis Fly Shops highest ever ad at over 20,000′ Mike, Thanks Very Much for your service and for wearing your best … Continue reading

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Steens Mountain

Fish Lake located “just off the highway” (14 miles) on Steens Mountain provided some fun fishing on day three of our four day trip (see previous post for the rest of the days). The lake had some planted trout which … Continue reading

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Our Dear Friend Passes on to New Waters

We had many great fishing adventures with Rick McCreery over the years, all of them memorable. Rick touched many people through his work and fishing career and we will miss him tremendously.

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Another reason to wear polaroids on the water….

So yes, I admit that I was NOT wearing my polaroid glasses at this particular moment. But I do wear glasses all the time, at least if I want to see what’s going on, and it was early in the … Continue reading

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Reminder: Echo Rod/Airflo Demo Day!

Join us this Saturday, July 16, from 11:00am to 2:00pm at Alton Baker Park ponds for Echo/Airflo Demo Day. Dan Marshall our Echo/Airflo rep, will be at Alton Baker park with the entire Echo Rod line up AND Airflo lines. … Continue reading

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Trout Unlimited Meeting Tonight

Trout Unlimited 678 invites you to a presentation tonight, Wednesday July 13th at 7:00 pm, Veterans Club, 1626 Willamette Street. Brandy Langum, USFS Biologist on Bull Trout Restoration in the Upper Willamette Watershed. Brandy will discuss USFS efforts to restore … Continue reading

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McKenzie River Osprey Rescue

I like critters of all types, but I happen to have a special affinity for ospreys. It is hard not to like a bird that spends it’s whole life fishing. A friend and I were out in canoe the other … Continue reading

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The Mckenzie River ‘On the Rise’ Episode Premiers Monday

Last summer Chris, Jason, myself and the crew at Barrett productions filmed an episode for Trout Unlimited’s excellent fly-fishing and conservation show, ‘On the Rise’ profiling the Mckenzie River, its redside trout and the ongoing dispute how to manage the … Continue reading

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Get With the Mckenzie River Trout Population Study!

This year concerned anglers will again participate in establishing the size of the Mckenzie redside and coastal cutthroat population between Hendricks Bridge and Bellinger. (Sorry whitefish … but, if a certain unnamed individual’s data sheet is any indication, you are … Continue reading

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Mckenzie River Native Trout Recovery Memorial Fund Established

The Mckenzie River took the life of a dedicated conservationist and fly fisher this past weekend. Warren Moran was a man as passionate about protecting and restoring the Mckenzie River and its trout as he was fishing. The Mckenzie-Upper Willamette … Continue reading

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Our friend Warren

The Oregon fly fishing and conservation communities lost a good friend last weekend. Our thoughts and prayers are with Warren Moran’s family and friends.

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