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Tag Archives: McKenzie River
Fly of the Week: Charlie Craven’s Fat Angie
This fly was developed initially by the famed fly tier Charlie Craven and is now tied commercially by Umpqua. Whether you are on a small spring creek, high alpine lake, small freestone stream, or near the brushy banks of a … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern Oregon, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Oregon High Lakes, Stillwater Fishing, Uncategorized
Tagged alpine lake, angie, ant, attractor, beetle, big, charlie, charlie craven, craven, creek, cricket, drifltess, Dry Fly, fat, fat angie, fishing, Fly, high lake, hopper, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, spring, spring creek, Terrestrial
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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
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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6/10 Fishing Report
Our rivers are at a great level for floating and wading currently! We are seeing a lot of bugs so summer dry fly fishing is on. Searching with a dry dropper setup is a great method to locate fish. Hatches … Continue reading
Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Fishing Reports, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips
Tagged Callibaetis, crane, davis, fishing, fishing report, fly fishing, Gold STone, hosmer, lake, lakes, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, sally, stillwater, yellow, yellow sally
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Late May 2024 Local Fishing Report
Our local waters are shaping up for great summer dry fly fishing. The water is a little bit high, but is dropping into its summer flows which will persist until fall. There are loads of bugs out including PMDs, Green … Continue reading
Thomas & Thomas Avantt II Review
This past fall I had a chance to test the new Thomas & Thomas Avantt II before it was released. It is their high end fast action rod; which is a functional showcase of their beautiful craftsmanship. The rod is … Continue reading
Posted in Fly Fishing Gear Review, Uncategorized
Tagged 2, 5 weight, and, avantt, avantt ii, Dry Fly, fishing, Fly, fly rod, Gear, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, Review, rod, thomas, thomas & thomas, trout, trout rod
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Early March Fishing Report
After a winter of high water, cold weather, and ice, it is nice to have some more mild weather and to see our river’s clarity and levels in a more stable state. Fishing lately on our local rivers the McKenzie … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing Reports, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Uncategorized
Tagged Baetis, Blue winged olive, BWO, fishing, fishing report, grannom caddis, March, March Brown, Mckenzie, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, Mothersday caddis, report, salmonfly
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