Tag Archives: Dry Fly

Shorty Hopper: Fantastic Subtle Hopper Pattern

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Grasshoppers become a staple in a trout’s diet in the late summer. Trout will often move several feet to pick up a hopper off the surface. This has given rise to the term “Hopper Season” referring to this late summer … Continue reading →

Full Breakdown of Echo Lake-Specific Fly Rods: The Lago vs Stillwater, Which is Better for You?

Posted on September 2, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

When most people think of fly fishing, they imagine someone on a tranquil floating stream searching for trout with dry flies. Almost like something out of A River Runs Through It. While this may be true for most people who … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Gear Review, Oregon High Lakes, Stillwater Fishing, Uncategorized | Tagged break down, Callibaetis, central oregon, chironomid, comparison, drogue, Dry Fly, east, east lake, echo, echo fly fish, echo lago, echo stillwater, lago, lake, lake rod, loch style, Review, rod, still, stillwater, water | Leave a 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

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

March Brown CDC Bubble Back Cripple

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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 | Tagged dry, Dry Fly, emerger, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, Instructional, March, March Brown, pattern, spring, Tying | Leave a comment

October Goddard Caddis

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Simon puts a modern spin on a timeless classic. The Goddard Caddis was at one time one of the most buoyant flies available. Before the widespread use of foams to achieve buoyancy, tiers spun and packed hair … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Caddis, classic dry fly, Dry Fly, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, giant fall sedge, goddard, goddard caddis, Instructional, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, october, October caddies, Tying | Leave a comment

The Mighty October Caddis: Tips and Tricks for our Favorite Fall Hatch

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Many of us wait with great anticipation for fall weather. The fall colors, a break from the heat and smoke, salmon, mushrooms, bird season, cooler weather, but most importantly the October Caddis. This is an especially difficult time of year … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Uncategorized | Tagged dry, Dry Fly, fall, fishing, fishing report, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, hatch, Instructional, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, mighty, october, october caddis, october caddis pupa, pupa, sedge | Leave a comment

Simon’s Irresistible Ant

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Simon ties a simple, but effective ant pattern. As summer progresses into fall, ants become more and more of a staple in trout’s diets. This is especially pertinent on small streams, spring creeks, and high alpine lakes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon High Lakes, Stillwater Fishing, Uncategorized | Tagged ant, ant pattern, Dry Fly, fishing, Fly, fly tying, Instructional, still, stillwater, Tutorial, Tying, water | Leave a comment

Simon’s Creek Surveyor

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Simon shares a great terrestrial pattern he developed with dry dropper setups in mind. This pattern was born out of a need for a small, buoyant dry fly that could suspend a tungsten nymph below it. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing | Tagged beetle, creek, cricket, dry, dry dropper, Dry Fly, fishing, fishing report, Fly, fly tying, foam, hopper, Instructional, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, Terrestrial, Tutorial, Tying | Leave a comment

September Trout Fishing Report

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We are nearing the end of the dreaded summer period where things are a bit too hot for a trout’s liking. Hot air and water temperatures reduce waters efficacy at holding oxygen, this in turn produces both stressed and lethargic … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Oregon Weekend Fishing Forecast, Uncategorized | Tagged dry dropper, Dry Fly, fishing, fishing report, Fly, fly fishing, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, report, season, september, summer, trout | Leave a comment

Simon’s Simple Beetle

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Simon ties an awesome late summer beetle pattern. Beetles and other terrestrials make up a large portion of a trout’s diet in the summer. This pattern is tied with a hi-vis wing to aid in visibility from … Continue reading →

Posted in Eastern Oregon, Fly Tying, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Uncategorized | Tagged beetle, Dry Fly, Fly, fly tying, Instructional, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, Terrestrial, Tutorial, Tying | Leave a comment

Thumper Thigh Hopper

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Simon ties a fantastic realistic hopper that should be in your box this summer. This pattern offers a realistic, yet durable construction. Sometimes the issue with more realistic looking flies is that they are delicate and cannot … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Eastern Oregon, Fly Tying, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Uncategorized | Tagged Dry Fly, fishing, fishing report, Fly, fly tying, hopper, Instructional, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, Tying | Leave a comment

Lucent Soft Cahill Fly Tying Video Instructional

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Simon ties a fantastic soft hackle variant for fishing the PMD hatch. This particular style of fly can be fished a number of ways, but most common is swinging it downstream. It is reminiscent of a standard … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dry Fly, dun, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, hackle, Instructional, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, morning, pale, pale morning dun, pmd, soft, soft hackle, Tying, wet, wet fly | Leave a comment

Side Sleeper PMD Fly Tying Video Tutorial

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Simon ties a unique PMD or pale morning dun pattern which is designed to fool the pickiest fish. The fly is tied on its side to highlight the nymphal shuck that the emerging dun is struggling to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Uncategorized | Tagged cripple, Dry Fly, emerger, fly tying, Instructional, pmd, Tying | Leave a comment

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