Tag Archives: River

Riversmith Convoy Gear Roll Review

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Every year in the industry we see new products come out. Many of them are only slight variations of their competitors. Generally, when a good product is made it can only be tweaked and improved so much. The only way … Continue reading →

Early Grab Green Drake Emerger

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Simon ties a great green drake ascending emerger. This fly is unique because it can effectively mimic so many stages of a mayfly emergence. This fly can effectively mimic an ascending drake nymph, an actively emerging adult, … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Fly Tying, McKenzie River, Uncategorized | Tagged drake, emerger, Fly, fly tying, green, green drake, hatch, Mckenzie, metolious, River, soft hackle, Tying | Leave a comment

River Hazard Alert: Log Spanning the Mckenzie River in the Flat Below Bear Creek

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

A quick update on river conditions on the Mckenzie this weekend. Kyle Duke shared photos of the river below Bear Creek where a large tree fell and spans the entire river. To avoid the hazard, take out at Silver Creek. … Continue reading →

Posted in McKenzie River, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Oregon Weekend Fishing Forecast | Tagged condition, fishing, fly fishing, hazard, log, McKenzie River, River, update | 1 Comment

Fall River Update

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Snowmelt is a term that has whitewater kayakers excited, but many anglers dread hearing. Luckily, if you head up our two nearest highways heading East, both have spring fed systems that are open all year. The Metilous is larger and … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Eastern Oregon, Fishing Porn, Fishing Reports, Uncategorized | Tagged fall, fall river, fishing, fishingn, or, redband, report, River, spring, spring creek | Leave a comment

Restoration on Quartz Creek Presentation with Mckenzie River Trust

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

We are very excited to be hosting an educational event in conjunction with our friends from Mckenzie River Trust. ______________________________________________________ When: Thursday, May 1st from 6-7:30pm Where: Caddis Fly Angling Shop [168 W 6th Ave, Eugene, OR 97408] ______________________________________________________ Join … Continue reading →

Posted in McKenzie River, Uncategorized | Tagged creek, Event, habitat, Mckenzie, Mckenzie river trust, quartz, restoration, River, trust | Leave a comment

Eastern Oregon Gold: Oregon’s Isolated Population of Native Westslope Cutthroat Trout

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Caddisfly

If someone told you that Oregon had three native species of cutthroat trout you may be surprised. Many people are only familiar with Oregon’s Coastal Cutthroat trout. These fish can be subdivided into two populations: resident fish that never leave … Continue reading →

Posted in Eastern Oregon, Fishing Porn, Fly Fishing Glossary, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Uncategorized | Tagged basin, cutthroat, day, drainage, Dry Fly, fly fishing, native, Oregon, River, slope, throat, trout, west, west slope, westslope | 1 Comment

Korkers River Ops Review

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Korkers is a well known boot manufacturer which originated in our backyard here in the Northwest. They have made quite the name for themselves locally as a fantastic boot manufacturer. Their story started helping create footwear for loggers sending logs … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Gear Review, Uncategorized | Tagged best, boots, korkers, korkers boots, lace up, ops, River, river ops, Wading, Wading Boot, wading boots | Leave a comment

Deer Hair PMD Cripple Fly Tying Video Instructional

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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 | 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 | Leave a comment

Late August Fishing Report

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Despite warmer weather and smokey conditions, trout fishing remains good. Recent wildfires to our East have left the valley filled to the brim with smoke and haze. The haze and smoke mimics cloud cover, and has contributed to good dry … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Reports, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Uncategorized | Tagged Caddis, Caddis Fly Shop, coastal cutthroat, coastal cutthroat trout, cutthroat, dry dropper, Dry Fly, dry fly fishing, fishing, fishing report, Fly, fly fishing, Fork, grasshoppers, hopper dropper, hoppers, Mckenzie, McKenzie River, Middle, Middle fork Willamette River, pmd, rainbow, Rainbow trout, redband, Redband trout, report, River, smallmouth, south umpqua, summer, terrestrials, trout, umpqua, Willamette | Leave a comment

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