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More Room for the River: Restoration Continues on the McKenzie

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This summer, partners reached another milestone in restoring the McKenzie River system, reconnecting more than 335 acres of historic floodplain and approximately 1.8 miles of the South Fork McKenzie River. Led by the USDA Forest Service and McKenzie Watershed Council … Continue reading →

Posted in McKenzie River, Oregon Conservation News, Uncategorized | Tagged conservation, enhancement, floodplain, Fork, Mckenzie, news, project, River, south, south fork, trust | Leave a comment

Take Action to Protect Designated Roadless Areas by September 21st

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

-From our friends at Native Fish Society- Click here to fill out a petition opposing the rescinding of the roadless rule and help protect our most wild spaces. Since 2001, the Roadless Rule has protected nearly 45 million acres of … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon Conservation News, Uncategorized | Tagged conservation, fish, less, native, native fish society, protect, roadless, roadless area, roadless rule, rule, September 21, socitety, wilderness | 1 Comment

Simon’s Summer Searching Caddis

Posted on August 21, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Anglers all over the world have fond memories of banner summer days with endless caddis dry fly eats. Caddis dries cast an appealing silhouette that trout can’t resist when they are keyed in on surface feeding in the warmer months. … Continue reading →

Posted in Entomology, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Fly Tying Tutorials, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Proven Fall Trout Patterns, Proven Summer Trout Patterns, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Uncategorized | Tagged attractor, Caddis, CDC, cdc dub, dry, Dry Fly, dub, Fly, fulling mill, trout, Tutorial, Tying | Leave a comment

The Tungsten Squeeze: The Unprecedented Tungsten Price Increase, What it Means for Anglers, and How Tyers can Adapt

Posted on August 20, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

If you are a fly tyer, you are painfully aware of an emerging issue sourcing one of our favorite materials that is relatively new to the world of fly tying and fly fishing: tungsten. These make up our beloved beads … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Uncategorized | Tagged anglers, are, bead, dom, euro, expensive, Fly, fly tyer, fly tyers, fulling, fulling mill, increase, lentini, mill, Nymph, price, raise, squeeze, tungsten, tyers, Tying, why, why are tungsten beads so expensive, why is tungsten so expensive | 2 Comments

Join Us at Our Monthly Community Night at Falling Sky Brewing This Next Tuesday the 18th

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This coming Tuesday, August 18th is our monthly Fly Fishing Community Night. Every month, our local community looks forward to gathering at our favorite brewery which has hosted us for over a year: Falling Sky Brewing. Beginners and experts alike … Continue reading →

Posted in Monthly Community Night, Oregon Fly Fishing Clubs and Events, Uncategorized | Tagged beer, brewery, community, community night, falingsky, falling sky, fly tying, fly tying night, food, night, sky, Tying | Leave a comment

Hi-Vis Peacock Beetle: Versatile Summer Terrestrial Tying Tutorial

Posted on August 14, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The doldrums of summer have arrived, things are hot, trout are ornery, and aquatic insect hatches are dwindling in the lower sections of our rivers. We are entering a transitionary period in terms of aquatic insect hatches. It is too … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Oregon High Lakes, Proven Summer Trout Patterns, Stillwater Fishing, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized | Tagged high | Leave a comment

Simon’s Jigged Simpleton Scud: A Great Option for Stillwater Venues and Spring Creeks

Posted on August 7, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Scuds aren’t an important food source for trout for trout everywhere, but where they are on the menu, you better have a few options in your box. If you’re not familiar with scuds, they’re small freshwater crustaceans that make their … Continue reading →

Posted in Eastern Oregon, Entomology, Fly Spotlight, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Tutorials, Oregon High Lakes, Proven Fall Trout Patterns, Proven Spring Trout Patterns, Proven Summer Trout Patterns, Proven Winter Trout Patterns, Stillwater Fishing, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Uncategorized | Tagged creek, Fly, fulling, gammarus, guide, infected, jigged, mill, scud, simple, stillwater, style, tailwater, Tutorial | Leave a comment

New Solarez Top Coat 77 Gloss: UV Resin Specifically for Coating Your Summer Foam Terrestrials

Posted on August 6, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

It is about that time of year where much of what we are throwing is constructed from foam. Terrestrial season is upon us, in the last 15-20 years, the commercial fly scene has seen a major shift in the materials … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Gear Review, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Proven Summer Trout Patterns, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized | Tagged 77, buoyant, coat, cricket, float, Fly, foam, gloss, material, new, protect, resin, safe, solarez, Terrestrial, top, Tying, uv, uv resin | Leave a comment

Jigged Low Tide Pheasant Tail: A Great Nymph for the Dog Days of Summer

Posted on July 31, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The dog days of summer can be a difficult time to fish. Despite the favorable weather for us, trout start to get a bit unhappy during the peak of summer. Their feeding can be sporadic, isolated to the cooler, shadier … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Fly Tying Tutorials, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Proven Summer Trout Patterns, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized | Tagged attractor, CDC, days, dropper, dry, dry dropper, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, Instructional, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, Nymph, pheasant, pheasant tail, summer, taik, trout, variant | Leave a comment

Summer Fly Spotlight: Fulling Mill’s Burkus’ Bareback Rider Gold Stone

Posted on July 24, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Golden Stoneflies are one of the most important large insects that hatch here in the Western US. This bug is responsible for big, explosive dry fly eats in the summer. It is also partially responsible for the adoption of large … Continue reading →

Posted in Aquatic Insect Hatches, Entomology, Fly Fishing Gear Review, Fly Spotlight, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Proven Summer Trout Patterns, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized | Tagged Bare, Burkus, dry-dropper, Fly Spotlight, fulling mill, Gold, golden, golden stone, golden stonefly, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, mill, Rider, Spotlight, Stone | Leave a comment

Join us at our Monthly Community Fly Fishing & Fly Tying Night on Tuesday, July 21st at Falling Sky Brewing

Posted on July 18, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This coming Tuesday, July 21st is our monthly Fly Fishing Community Night. Every month, our local community looks forward to gathering at our favorite brewery which has hosted us for over a year: Falling Sky Brewing. Beginners and experts alike … Continue reading →

Posted in Monthly Community Night, Oregon Fly Fishing Clubs and Events, Uncategorized | Tagged brewing, community, Event, events, falling s, falling sky, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, lessons, night, sky, Tying | Leave a comment

Summer Fly Spotlight: Fulling Mill’s Tactical Light Cahill Parachute

Posted on July 17, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

There are a few insects that are synonymous with summer dry fly fishing in the west. If we narrow it down to the insect order of Ephemeroptera, which envelops our beloved mayflies, there is one that stands out. Of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aquatic Insect Hatches, Entomology, Fishing Porn, Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing Gear Review, Fly Spotlight, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, North Umpqua River Fishing Reports, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Proven Summer Trout Patterns, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized | Tagged cahill, dun, evening, Light, Mayfly, morning, oed, pale, pale evening dun, pale morning dun, pmd, sulphur, tactical | Leave a comment

Driftless Cricket V2 Dry Fly Tying Tutorial

Posted on July 16, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Crickets are an often overlooked insect under the more broad “terrestrial” umbrella of insects. When people thing of terrestrial season, hoppers are typically the first insect that comes to mind. Grasshoppers are typically followed by beetles and ants in terms … Continue reading →

Posted in Entomology, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Fly Tying Tutorials, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Patterns By, Proven Summer Trout Patterns, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized | Tagged coat, cricket, driftless, dry, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, gloss, solarez, Terrestrial, top, top coat gloss, Tying | 2 Comments

Extended Body Golden Stonefly: Fly Tying Tutorial

Posted on July 10, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Golden Stoneflies are arguably the most important summer stonefly in the Western United States. This large insect hatches consistently across much of the West, and provides steady fishing with large attractors for most of the summer. In the Western United … Continue reading →

Posted in Aquatic Insect Hatches, Entomology, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Fly Tying Tutorials, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Proven Summer Trout Patterns, Trout Fly Tying Videos, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized | Tagged chubby, dry, dry dropper, Dry Fly, fishing, Fly, fly tying, fold stonefly, Gold, Gold STone, golden, golden stone, golden stonefly, hatch, Instructional, match, Match The Hatch, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, Stone, stonefly | Leave a comment

Early July Fishing Report

Posted on July 3, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Despite our subpar winter, we have made it through several popular weekends without any serious local fire flare ups. We have our fingers crossed that we can make it through this holiday weekend without any new fires. Fishing has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Proven Summer Trout Patterns, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized | Tagged dry dropper, Dry Fly, fishing report, Gold STone, Instructional, july, Mckenzie, McKenzie River, Oregon, Oregon Fly Fishing, pmd, Willamette | 2 Comments

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