Tag Archives: stillwater

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

Infected Gammarus: Scud Tying Tutorial

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Simon spills the beans and shares his most productive scud pattern to date. This pattern has changed over the years very minimally, small tweaks here and there has helped it become even better at attracting large trout. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Oregon High Lakes, Stillwater Fishing, Uncategorized | Tagged Fly, fly tying, gammarus, high lakes, infected, scud, spring creek, stillwater | 1 Comment

Pre-spawn Spots with Stillwater Guide Adison Rook

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

View this post on Instagram A post shared by FLYGOD (@fly_goddd) This last week I had the opportunity to experience something like never before with a friend and local guide Adison Rook. Adison has kept this fishery under wraps for … Continue reading →

Posted in Fishing Porn, Fishing Reports, Oregon High Lakes, Oregon Warmwater Fly Fishing, Stillwater Fishing, Uncategorized | Tagged Bass, guide, guided trip, reservior, rook, spotted, spotted bass, still, stillwater, warm, warmwater, water | Leave a comment

Chironocandy Chironomid Stillwater Pattern

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video, Simon ties a fantastic spring Chironomid pattern. Chironomids are a big deal early season in the stillwater game. Chironomids being the first big hatch of the year, the fish go absolutely nuts when it gets started. Effectively … Continue reading →

Posted in Eastern Oregon, Fly Tying, Oregon High Lakes, Stillwater Fishing | Tagged alpine, alpine lake, buzzer, chironomid, fishing, Fly, fly tying, high, lake, Nymph, stillwater, Tying | Leave a comment

6/10 Fishing Report

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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 | Leave a comment

Resin Buzzer Fly Tying Video

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Caddisfly

In this video, Simon ties an effective buzzer chironomid pattern for still-water fly fishing. Chironomids are often the first insect to hatch in high alpine lakes in the spring. When timed right, large fish can become very careless when putting … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies | Tagged buzzer, chironomid, lakes, stillwater | Leave a comment