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Tag Archives: fly fishing
Simple and Effective Jigged Yellow Sally Nymph for your Summer Dry-Dropper Setup
Yellow Sallies are a small, yet important summer bug in the Western US. They are often overlooked as other warm weather stoneflies are much larger like Salmonflies, Skwalas, Gold Stones, Shortwing Stones, Etc. These bugs come in a yellow, more … 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, Proven Summer Trout Patterns, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized
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Tagged dropper, euro, fly fishing, fly tying, jigged, little, Little Yellow Sally, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, Nymph, sally, Sally Nmyph, Tying, yellow, yellow sally, Yellow Sally Nymph
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Jigged Split Case PMD: The ONLY Dropper That You Need All Summer
In this video, Simon ties a fantastic jigged PMD pattern that should be a staple in everyone’s summer box. Pale Morning Duns or Pale Evening Duns (PMD or PEDs) are small yellow to cream mayflies that hatch prolifically in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Aquatic Insect Hatches, Eastern Oregon, Entomology, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Fly Tying Tutorials, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Patterns By, Proven Summer Trout Patterns, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized
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Tagged dropper, dun, evening, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, hatch, Instructional, Mayfly, McKenzie River, morning, pale, ped, pmd, summer
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Egg Laying Snowshoe Grannom Caddis
Fishing dry flies for the grannom caddis hatch can be a lesson in patience. Some would say it is a fool’s errand entirely. If you know what to look for, and can time it right it can be extremely rewarding. … Continue reading →
Posted in Aquatic Insect Hatches, Entomology, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Fly Tying Tutorials, Lower Willamette, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Patterns By, Proven Spring Fly Patterns, Proven Spring Trout Patterns, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized
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Tagged Caddis, caddis fly, day, Egg, egg laying, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, grannom, grannom caddis, laying, McKenzie River, mothers, mothers day, spring, Tying
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Articulated Jigged Salmonfly Nymph Fly Tying Tutorial
Every spring, giant insects make their emergence from our rivers that they called home for the last 3-4 years. Many know these insects for their winged adult form, which brings fantastic dry fly fishing each spring. This hatch typically kicks … Continue reading →
Posted in Aquatic Insect Hatches, Central Oregon Fishing Report, Eastern Oregon, Entomology, Fly Spotlight, 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 Patterns By Season, Uncategorized
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Tagged articulated, deschutes, deschutes river, deschutes salmon fly hatch], fishing, fishing report, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, hatch, Instructional, jigged, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, Nymph, rubberlegs, salmon, salmonfly, Stone, stonefly, Tying
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Our McKenzie Green Caddis Makes Its Spring Appearance
Author of “Bugwater“, long time shop customer, and member of Mckenzie River Fly Fishers, Arlen Thomason, wrote a fantastic update on one of his favorite hatches: The McKenzie Green Caddis. “For those who might not have noticed, one of my … Continue reading →
Posted in Aquatic Insect Hatches, Entomology, Fishing Reports, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Uncategorized
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Tagged Arctopsyche grandis, Bugs, Caddis, caddis fly, caddisfly, fishing, fishing report, Fly, fly fishing, freeliving caddis, green McKenzie caddis, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River
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Jigged Grannom Caddis Pupa
In this video, Simon ties a productive Jigged Grannom Caddis pattern. This fly will work fantastic on a euro rig, indicator rig, or a dry dropper setup under a large chubby. The Grannom or Mother’s Day Caddis hatch can be … 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 Trout Patterns, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized
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Tagged Caddis, euro, fly fishing, fly tying, grannom, grannom caddis, Instructional, jig, jigged, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, mothers day
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Late April Valley Fly Fishing Report
Our long strange winter has come to pass and things are feeling a bit more on time. Flows are stabilizing, insects are hatching, flowers & trees are blooming, and trout are rising once again. Despite a seriously low tide in … Continue reading →
Posted in Fishing Reports, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon fly fishing links, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Proven Spring Fly Patterns, Proven Spring Trout Patterns, Trout Patterns By Season, Uncategorized
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Tagged apotted, april, Bass, fishing report, Fly, fly fishing, March, March Brown, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, mouth, report, skwala, smallmouth, spring
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March Brown CDC Bubble Back Cripple
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 Patterns By Season, Uncategorized
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Tagged dry, Dry Fly, emerger, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, Instructional, March, March Brown, pattern, spring, Tying
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CDC Loop March Brown Wet Fly Tying Tutorial
The long awaited March Brown hatch each spring is notorious for having fantastic fishing swinging soft hackles. In this video, Simon ties a simple March Brown using one of Ahrex’s newer hooks, the LE880. March Browns have a tendency to … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Uncategorized
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Tagged brown, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, hackle, Instructional, March, March Brown, Middle fork Willamette River, soft, soft hackle, swing, swinging, Tying, wet, wet fly
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Last Shot Stone: A Large, Versatile Searching Pattern for Trout
In this video, Simon ties an effective large profile searching pattern. The fly is versatile in its imitation of several different types of large calorie food items for trout. The fly effectively imitates stonefly & salmon fly nymphs, crawdads, hellgrammites, … Continue reading →
Posted in Eastern Oregon, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Proven Spring Fly Patterns, Uncategorized
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Tagged crawdad, crawfish, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, high water, Instructional, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, Nymph, pats rubber legs, sculpin, sroefly, stonefly, Tying, zirdlebug
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Midnight Mousing: The Late Night Delicacy That We are Unable to Indulge In Locally
Reminiscing on summer months I was recounting my annual trip to the Midwest’s Driftless Area spring creeks. This past summer I tried something new: mousing for large brown trout. This is an exhilarating method of fishing that, unfortunately in Oregon, … Continue reading →
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Tagged brown trout, drift, driftless, fishing, fly fishing, fly tying, glow, glow in the dark, glow strip, indicator, indicator marker, mouse, mousing, night, scientific anglers, trout
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BWO Hot Tag Wet Fly Tying Video
In this video, Simon ties a wonderful BWO soft hackle. Soft hackles are traditionally swung, but their sparse design allows them to be so much more than a swung wet fly. Simon developed this pattern for a late season trip … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Uncategorized
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Tagged Baetis, Blue, Blue winged olive, BWO, fluoro fiber, fly fishing, flymph, hackle, Instructional, Olive, soft, soft hackle, wing, Winged
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Simple Chenille October Caddis Pupa
In this video, Simon ties an extremely simple, but effective October Caddis pupa. The fly uses a variety of fantastic materials from Fulling Mill. Chenille body caddis pupa are a great way to pump out a large quantity of flies … Continue reading →
October Goddard Caddis
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 →
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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
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The Mighty October Caddis: Tips and Tricks for our Favorite Fall Hatch
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
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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
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