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Take out the Lower Four! OregonFlyFishingBlog.com and Caddisflyshop.com are proud supporters of efforts to remove the four lower Snake River dams. Check out TU president Chris Wood’s article below. The tipping point for salmon and steelhead

As we approach the end of April it appears that spring steelhead season is also winding down. It has been a strange spring with back-and-forth weather following a relatively mild winter. It appeared that a lot of fish spawned much earlier this year t

Unless you are a professional fly tyer or if you are at your bench several times each week I think it makes sense to go through a technique review at every oopportunity you get to share ideas with another fly craftsperson. In this R

Each fall Greg and his best friend Rob chase steelhead for two weeks around Oregon swinging flies. Here they are checking in after a week of fishing…. So far 7 for 9 caught…..Vamos!!!

From Flylordsmag.com Will Poston Oregon’s Deschutes River will have a fishing season for summer steelhead this year announced the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW). The summer steelhead fishing season on the Deschutes will open o

Spring is trying to bust loose!  Birds are chirping days are getting longer and steelhead are in the river!  What an awesome time of year!  We have another year of fishing in front of us…spring steelhead summer trout fall salmon

From Wild Steelheaders United After more than two years of plan development and stakeholder meetings Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is accepting public comments on its Rogue-South Coast Multi-Species Conservation and Management Plan (R

(8/11) During the past couple of days the area below Tippy Day has finally received a nice batch of King Salmon. Michigan Salmon Reports indicate that the Big Manistee River (Tippy Dam) has a lot of King Salmon this year!!  The area near P

Fall Shop Hours 7am – 7pm We are running at full throttle now chasing kings!  The whole crew is back guiding (except Donnie…he’ll be back in late October for steelhead).  The shop is packed and we are looking forward to a

Shop Hours 9am – 5pm Daily November is not over….2/3’s in the books and 1/3 left to write.  It has been up and down but mostly up.  A couple slower days due to low water/blue skies and/or the fish pushed through where we

Spring: Mid-March through April Fall: October through November Winter: December through February

From Save our Wild Salmon The Rally for Salmon at Willamette Park in Portland OR on June 25th will feature our biggest gathering and on-the-water event in several years! Tribal activists and salmon steelhead orca and clean energy advocates will ̷

From Native Fish Society March 2022 North Umpqua Summer Steelhead returns have declined significantly over the previous five years. In 2021 a record low run of only 450 wild Summer Steelhead returned to the North Umpqua basin. This historically low &

Winter officially started today but we have been dealing with winter-like fishing conditions for a few weeks now. Water temperatures are in the low to mid 30s running clear and the steelhead have seemed to find great places to hibernate as fishing ha

Winter officially started today but we have been dealing with winter-like fishing conditions for a few weeks now. Water temperatures are in the low to mid 30s running clear and the steelhead have seemed to find great places to hibernate as fishing ha

Today Alex ties for us his favorite steelhead muddler in a pink red and claret colorway. A versatile framework this fly can be tied in any combination of colors with many different materials. The muddler is a tried and true … Continue reading &

Recorded: 87 ° F Fishing: Fair Deschutes River Summer Steelhead Report ————————————————————————&mdash

After 2 weeks of fishing that was on and off the usual August variety has arrived. Giant Lake Trout Steelhead and Walleye are all being caught in 100-150 ft. of water mainly due north of Grindstone. The Steelhead and Walleye are hitting any flashy sp

We are offering a shortened half day trip on our local waters for trout and steelhead November 1 -November 30th 2024. The cost of the trip is $425. The trip includes guided fishing from a boat and equipment for one … Continue reading →

Late fall offers some of my favorite fishing opportunities of the season. The variety of high-quality cold water species is pretty much unparalleled a great time to visit the upper peninsula. Recent rains and snowmelt have water levels pretty ideal