The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Midwest Bass pond bonanza

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The weather back east has been cooperating, hot days and cooling nights. We’ve spent just about every evening on a bass pond near my parents house, catching a ton of fish on deerhair bass bugs. Stacking and spinning deer-hair every night is a blast, knowing that the flies will work. There are a few other ponds nearby that we’ll probably get to this week, and we’ll probably have to cut the hooks off of these things before too long, but it’s the best bass fishing I’ve had in years. Paul and Nate have landed a few bass on the cane pole and snoopy rod, but Paul is too scared of the bass to pose with them for a photo.

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Posted in Fishing Porn | 2 Comments

McKenzie Fishing Fine Despite High Water

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Big water and big flies has been strategy of late on the upper McKenzie River. Nymphing has been consistent using Mega Prince, large Stonefly imitations and Possie Buggers. We have been fishing 6-7 feet of tippet below the Thingamabobber in moderate paced 4-10 foot runs, drop offs and riffles. Sun breaks, afternoon hatches and water temperatures creeping up during the later part of the day have helped fishing improve steadily over the past week. Continue reading →

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Diamond Lake Fly Fishing Report

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Chase Millemann brings us this report from Saturday. Diamond should continue to improve as the weather does, but it looks pretty good despite the cold. Thanks Chase.

I fished Diamond lake with my buddy Casey on Saturday. The weather report said
there would be a chance of snow, but we had no idea what we were in for. It was
a sideways blizzard for much of the day, and it felt more like a powder day than
a fishing trip. While the weather was rough, and the water was frigid, the
fishing was very good.

We fished chironomids under various mini leeches and
buggers. We put the leech about 8 feet below an indicator and the chironomids
about 4 feet under that. It didn’t seem to matter what kind of leech or
chironomid we used; the bite was consistent all day. We didn’t catch any of the
huge diamond lake rainbows that I’ve seen in pictures, but we landed decent
numbers of fish in the 16-17 range, and every fish was fat. I was worried that
we’d have a hard time catching fish on the fly after seeing the massive fleet of
boats fishing bait, but there were lots of fish, and despite the frigid weather,
they were hungry.

For a more comprehensive report on Diamond Lake Fly Fishing check out: thebajaproject.wordpress.com

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Fishing Reports, Oregon High Lakes | 2 Comments

Nate’s new 25′ Pursuit on Lake Erie

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

For those of you wondering what captain Nate’s gotten up to, he’s chasing warmwater species on Lake Erie in his new 25-foot center console. Luckily it has twin 150s, and we put them to good use yesterday outrunning a nasty storm that started in Southern Michigan and rolled into Lake Erie. Hopefully more details and more fish shots later this week.
-MS

Posted in Fly Fishing Travel | 4 Comments

Switch “State of the Union” By George Cook

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

George Cook the Northwest Sales Representative for Sage, Rio, Redington, Sarcione and more brings us this great “ramble” on Switch Rods as only he can. Thanks George.

Fresh off the famous Sandy River Spey Clave I can tell you that there is No Doubt that the Switch Rod Evolution has Landed Big Time in the Pacific Northwest. However, this game has a fair level of confusion amongst it’s enthusiastic following. The following ramble should help clear a path to the river with better Angling ahead……. Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Gear Review | 1 Comment

“Enhanced” Larimer Bunny Tube Fly Tying Video

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Summer Steelhead season is upon us. Time to restock your tube fly boxes. Use Jay’s version of a Bunny Tube fly for a basis in tying Summer Steelhead Tube patterns.

Enhanced Larimer Bunny Tube Fly

Tube: Pro Tube Micro Tube
Cone: Pro Tube Pro Cone
Thread: Lagartun 95D
Tail: Mahi Green black Barred Rabbit Strips
Hackle: Fl Flame and Red Blood Quill Marabou
Flash: Gold Holographic Flashabou
Legs: Yellow Chartreuse/Fl Orange tipped Crazy legs

Posted in Fly Tying, Summer Steelhead | 4 Comments

Summer Steelhead coming: May numbers at Willamette Falls

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Check out run counts for summer steelhead and spring chinook. A little over six thousand summer steelhead have come over Willamette Falls since May 22nd. That’s about half as many as had come last year by this time, but still more than 2009 number of 4,190.

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Paul’s first fishing trip: Snoopy roddin’

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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, a box of worms, and headed to a few local hatchery and warm-water hot spots (not on the McKenzie, thanks). My fishing time has been radically reduced since Paul came along, but I might have found a way to go fishing every afternoon now. Photos by my pal Kelsey.

Posted in Oregon Warmwater Fly Fishing | 5 Comments

Burkheimer Fly Rods at the Caddis Fly, May 26th…

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Caddisfly

Whitney Gould, Burkheimer Pro Staff . . . . . .

Unfortunately, Whitney will not be leading our Burkheimer Demo Day. Sorry Nate, we love ya but we would sure like to see Whitney here at the Shop someday too. And yes, I am not above a little sensationalism. This is gong to be a great event, and an excellent way to roll into the long weekend. And for anyone who feels the urge to hang a nice Saracione fly reel on a Burkheimer fly rod, I’ll bring a few for anyone to check out.

Anyway, on the eve of the Memorial Day weekend, all you fly fishing persons are cordially invited to drop by the Caddis Fly Shop where our friend Nate Koenigsknecht will be hosting an official Burkheimer fly rod event. We are gonna have a wheelbarrow load of Burkheimer fly rods to show off, slam a reel on, cast in the parking lot, and maybe, just maybe, take a drive to the river and cast.
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The Mckenzie River ‘On the Rise’ Episode Premiers Monday

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Caddisfly

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 river. That episode is set to premier Monday at 10:00 am (Pacific) and will also be shown Tuesday at 7:30 pm (Pacific), Friday at 4:30 am (PCT) and Saturday at 9:30 am (PCT) on the Sportsman Channel. Look for it on Comcast 405, Dish Network 396. As for Direct TV or Charter their sites aren’t exactly friendly to navigate so you are on your own. Sorry.

From the press release:

McKenzie River, Oregon
The stream that spawned a whole new design of river boat brings the TU crew out in hopes of tying-in to a McKenzie native, the Redside Rainbow. Karl Mueller and Chris Daughters take Jed on a wild ride down the turbulent, azure waters of this renowned river ….

Besides being of local interest, ‘On the Rise’ really is a fine program, mixing the classic Saturday morning fishing show format with conservation content from around the country. You can check out some clips and hopefully be inspired to become part of the solution.

Posted in McKenzie River, Oregon Conservation News, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Silvey’s Tandem Tube Fly Tying Video

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We gave this fly two videos. Part one shows how to tie the rear tube of the Tandem Tube style fly and part one finishes the relatively quick and easy tube fly portion. Silvey’s Tandem Tube fly and related patterns have been very effective flies on our local waters and beyond. The fly has great action and excellent success in hook up to land ratio.

The final video is a little trick to add to your trailing hooks. Enjoy.

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Posted in Fly Tying, Oregon Winter Steelhead Fishing, Summer Steelhead | 1 Comment

Reminder: Eric Neufeld NW Simms/Idylwilde Flies Sales Representative and Tube Fly Expert at the Shop Today

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Learn about Tube Flies and Simms Fly Fishing gear today at the shop. Visit with Eric Neufeld from 11am-3pm.

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Patagonia Rising playing Tues at the UofO

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Coalition Against Environmental Racism is proud to screen the Oregon premier of this remarkable environmental justice film: Patagonia Rising.

This is a FREE event with FREE desert.
The Screening is on Tuesday, May 24th, at 7PM in McKenzie Hall 240A.
Please email caer@uoregon.edu for more information.

Recently the Chilean government approved five dam proposals on the Baker and Pascua rivers in wild Patagonia. The dams are not only a threat to the ecosystems these rivers help sustain, but to the livelihood and well-being of it’s surrounding residents. The dams would displace a total of three dozen families, flood 14,000 acres of usable land, pose a threat to local wildlife including the endangered Southern Huemul deer, and insinuate clear-cutting in the surrounding areas. As fly-fishermen, we know the impacts hydroelectric dams can have on ecosystems. Help stop this one before its too late, get educated on this case and find out ways to become active!

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Davis Lake Fly Fishing For Bass Report

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This Bass report brought to you from a couple of hard core anglers Chase Mellemann and Cody Catherall. These guys chase anything that swims and have that killer go after them attitude that have them fishing high water, cold water, Baja water and down under water. Check out their Blog thebajaproject.wordpress.com. Chase and Cody even got jobs in a fly shop this Summer in Idaho if you are out that way look them up. I guarantee they will have the local scene dialed in wherever they land. Both of them act like students when they are not on the water but I have yet to see a book in all their visits to the shop.-CD

Chase Millemann and I fished Davis Lake for the first time this past weekend. We didn’t really know what to expect since the lake has only been ice-free for a week or two now. Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, Oregon High Lakes | 6 Comments

Simms Gear and Tube Fly Day with Eric Neufeld: Saturday May 21st

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Caddisfly

This Saturday, May 21, Eric Neufeld, our sales rep for Simms, Idylwilde Flies and Ross Reels will be in the shop from 11:00am to 3:00. Eric will be demonstrating his expertise on “Tube Flys and How to Rig Them”. He will also be sharing the latest information about Simms Products. Continue reading →