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Tag Archives: Instructional
Jigged Winter Stone Nymph
Winter Stones aren’t the most famous Stonefly out there, but they are one of the ones most widely distributed across the country. The Winter Stone, Nemoura, Little Black Stone, Etc. refers to a family of small stoneflies with individual species … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Uncategorized
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Tagged fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, Instructional, jig, little black stone, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, nemoura, Nymph, Stone, stonefly, Tying, willow, willow fly, winter, winter stone
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Simon’s Jigged Tailwater Leech
This fly Simon originally developed for a trip to the mighty McCloud river in Northern California. The section he was interested in is a tailwater, and Simon needed a small fly that would be enticing enough for a large fish … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Oregon High Lakes, Stillwater Fishing, Uncategorized
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Tagged creek, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, Instructional, jigged, leech, McKenzie River, rainbow, spring, tailwater, trout, Tying
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Simon’s Jigged Ace: Jigged Nymph Tying Tutorial
In this video, Simon shows how to tie his “Ace” nymph. This fly Simon developed came out of slowly experimenting with a small jigged softhackle that not only works as a searching jigged nymph, but also one that could be … Continue reading →
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Tagged ace, driftless, euro, fishing, fly fishing, fly tying, Instructional, McKenzie River, midwest, norcal, Nymph, Tying, UP
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Simon’s Jigged October Caddis Super Pupa: Jigged Fall Nymph Tying Tutorial
Watch Now This is one of Simon’s most productive fall flies. Fall anglers need to have October Caddis on the mind; if you don’t, let this serve as a reminder. They can be clumsy fliers, and ovipositing females can make … Continue reading →
Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Eastern Oregon, Fishing Reports, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Uncategorized
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Tagged Caddis, caddis pupa, Dry Fly, fall, fall caddis, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, instructiona;, Instructional, instructional video, jigged, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, Nymph, october caddis, pupa, sedge, swinging pupa, Tying
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Jigged Pink Squirrel Variant: Jigged Nymph Tutorial
In this video Simon ties his take on a Midwest classic. The Pink Squirrel nymph was invented by John Bethke of the Driftless area in Wisconsin. His two sons still guide in the area, and Simon was lucky enough to … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Uncategorized
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Tagged bethke, driftless, dropper, Dry Fly, fishing, fishing report, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, Instructional, jig, john, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, Nymph, pink, pink squirrel, squirrel, Tying
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Local Fishing Report July 13
Fishing locally has been great despite our recent heat wave. We’ve made it through this heat wave without any wildfires here in the valley and without our local trout water getting too terribly hot. Water temperature is still a factor … Continue reading →
Posted in Fishing Porn, Fishing Reports, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon fly fishing links, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Summer Steelhead, Uncategorized
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Tagged Dry Fly, fishing, fishing report, Fly, fly tying, gold stones, Instructional, july, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, report, sally, terrestrials, Tying, update, yellow
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Top 5 Summer Terrestrial Fly Patterns
Summer is in full swing and that means trout have terrestrials on the mind. This term refers to land based insects such as: ants, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, cicadas, bees, etc. On small streams with lots of streamside brush and vegetation, … Continue reading →
Posted in Fishing Reports, Fly Fishing Glossary, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Uncategorized
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Tagged ant, beetle, cricket, dropper, Dry Fly, dryfly, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, grasshopper, hopper, hopper dropper, hopper season, Instructional, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, season, summer, Terrestrial
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Simon’s Secret Sally: Yellow Sally Dry Fly Tutorial
Yellow Sallies are often an overlooked summer staple in Western Trout’s Diets. What they lack in size they make up for in abundance. Often Yellow Sallies make a more subtle option in pressured waters when people gravitate to throwing Gold … Continue reading →
Posted in Eastern Oregon, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Coastal Fly Fishing, Uncategorized
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Tagged bitterroot, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, Instructional, McKenzie River, parachute, sally, stonefly, Tying, yellow, yellow sally
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2024 Double Brood Cicada Dry Fly Tying Tutorial
In this video, Simon ties a robust cicada patterns just in time for the legendary Brood XIX and XIII cicada hatch of 2024. These are two overlapping hatches of 13 & 17 year periodical cicadas that won’t happen again in … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies
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Tagged cicada, dry, Dry Fly, fly tying, Instructional, Tying
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“Skwopper” Skwala/Hopper: Dry Fly Tutorial
In this video, Simon ties a versatile dry fly which makes a great searching pattern in the Spring and Fall. Skwalas are spring stoneflies that, if you time it right, trout can go nuts for. The further East you go … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, Uncategorized
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Tagged Dry Fly, fly tying, grasshopper, hatch, hopper, hopper dropper, Instructional, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, ohwyee, skwala, Terrestrial, Tying, yakima
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Mothership Salmon Fly: Dry Fly Tutorial
In this video, Simon ties a great extended body Salmonfly dry fly. Every spring some of the West’s largest aquatic insects make their emergence. The salmonfly often marks the beginning of trout season, and means summer is on the way. … Continue reading →
Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Eastern Oregon, Fly Tying, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Proven Spring Fly Patterns, Southern Oregon, Uncategorized
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Tagged deschutes, Dry Fly, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, Instructional, lower, lower deschutes, McKenzie River, salmon, salmonfly, Tying, umpqua, upper
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Jigged Perdi Egg: Fly Tying Tutorial
In this video, Simon ties a great egg pattern for the winter and spring. This “Perdi-Egg” merges two proven patterns into one. The Perdigon is a european style attractor nymph that is known around the world. Whether you like it … Continue reading →
Posted in Classes and Instruction, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Uncategorized
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Tagged Egg, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, fulling mill, Instructional, jig force short, Jigged Nymph, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River
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March Brown Fly Tying Tutorials
With the March Brown hatch underway, we’ve collected a variety of past tying videos for some spring-time inspiration. We are seeing plenty of bugs on the lower river. Swinging wets is super effective for this hatch specifically. Plenty of fish … Continue reading →
Posted in Fishing Reports, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon fly fishing links, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Proven Spring Fly Patterns, Uncategorized
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Tagged brown, collection, Dry Fly, fishing report, fly fishing, fly tying, Instructional, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, spring patterns, Tutorial, Tying, video
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Deer Hair PMD Cripple Fly Tying Video Instructional
In this video Simon demonstrates how to tie a Pale Morning Dun “cripple” fly pattern. This pattern imitates the PMD as it emerges, attempting to break the water’s surface meniscus. This half in half out or struggling mayfly is like … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies
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Tagged blog, coastal cutthroat, coastal cutthroat trout, cripple, cutthroat, deer, deer hair, Dry Fly, dun, emerger, emerger fly, emerging, evening, film, fishing, fli, Fly, hair, hatch, Instructional, lesson, Match The Hatch, may, Mayfly, Mckenzie, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, morning, nano, nanosilk, Nymph, nymphal, Oregon, pale, pale evening dun, pale morning dun, ped, pmd, pnw, rainbow, Rainbow trout, redband, Redband trout, River, semper, semperfli, shuck, silk, sulphur, summer, trout, Tying, video, walkthrough, Willamette, Willamette River, willamette valley
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Rusty Spinner Fly Tying Video Instructional
In this video, Simon ties a “Rusty Spinner” dry fly. This fly pattern is an indispensable pattern in a summer angler’s box. It effectively mimics the spent Spinner stage of Pale Morning/Evening Duns in the West, and Sulphurs in the … Continue reading →
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Tagged brown trout, cutthroat, dry, dun, fishing, Fly, hareline, imago, Instructional, Mayfly, pale evening dun, pale morning dun, ped, pmd, rainbow, rusty, spinner, technical, trout, Tutorial, widows web
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