The Caddis Fly | Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
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The Caddis Fly Oregon Fly Fishing Blog is a source for fly fishing information in Oregon. It includes Oregon fishing reports, conservation news, fly fishing advice, gear reviews and hot fly patterns.
The Caddis Fly | Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
1w ago
In this video, Simon works his way through a beautiful stream on a hot day. He primarily uses a Dry-Dropper setup to search and work his way through some beautiful water. This video marks the beginning of more “on the ..read more
The Caddis Fly | Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
1w ago
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 ..read more
The Caddis Fly | Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
2w ago
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 ..read more
The Caddis Fly | Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
1M ago
In this video, Simon ties a Green Drake emerger for the pickiest of trout. Whether you’re fishing the Green Drake hatch locally up on the Mckenzie, on the mighty Metolius, or out east on a limestone spring creek in Pennsylvania ..read more
The Caddis Fly | Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
1M ago
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 ..read more
The Caddis Fly | Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
1M ago
From McKenzie River Trust June 15th 2024 We’re celebrating the re-opening of the Finn Rock Landing on the McKenzie River. One of the more popular launches for local whitewater opportunities, the Finn Rock Landing serves thousands of visitors annually. The ..read more
The Caddis Fly | Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
1M ago
The gate on Gold Lake road which leads to Gold Lake is now open. For all of you anglers who are looking for a closer stillwater option than going all of the way up the Cascade Lakes highway, Gold Lake ..read more
The Caddis Fly | Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
1M ago
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 ..read more
The Caddis Fly | Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
1M ago
In this video, Simon ties a killer inverted golden stone nymph. This features a new hook from Tiemco that just came out: the 201R. The hook is reminiscent of a 200R, but has a slightly shorter shank, and a wider ..read more
The Caddis Fly | Oregon Fly Fishing Blog
1M ago
(Photos by author. Lou Wentz’s latest book is Tributaries: Fly-fishing Sojourns to the Less Traveled Streams) A month or two before we decided to move to Oregon, I came across a destination article in one of the national fly-fishing magazines featuring the ..read more