The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

If your river-time is the only time you have to geek out with your buddies, you are undoubtedly building up a dangerous amount of pent-up geekness. Have you found yourself blurting out optimum grain weights or tactical head lengths at dinner parties? Do your wife’s girlfriends shoot worried looks across the table when you start ranting?

Face it, folks: if you are passionate, you are not normal. And in order to fit in with the mall-shoppers of the world, you need to feed your inner geek. Repressing the geek creates frustration, the kind that can disintegrate your normal-person facade. This can eventually lead to full-blown mid-life crisis, and in worst cases to you living in a tiny shack by a lonely river with nobody to hang out with but small-town drunks. Do not let this happen to you!

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We continue our series of Pro Tube fly tying videos with another gorgeous winter steelhead pattern. When waters are running a bit high, or if you need to drive a fly into a deeper run, a copper colored fly will often be found. The Pro Tube Cone on this fly adds to it’s flash and action. Continue reading →

We are very excited to have added Pro Tube Tube Fly Systems to our huge offering of fly tying products and videos. We think the Pro Tube Fly System is one of the most innovative fly tying products to come to market in some time. Continue reading →

Chironomid fly patterns are deadly in lakes all over the world. Brian Chan’s Frostbite Chironomid is a proven killer. Continue reading →

The “Crazy Carl” has been one of our favorite Bonefish patterns for years. The rabbit strip tail and wing give it great movement and durability. Continue reading →