A Different Way to Fly Fish: Stillwater in Lane County
Eventually, I left the rivers behind almost entirely and got a stillwater-dedicated boat to access the more well-known lakes of the Cascades. I still fish rivers on occasion, but I will remain a stillwater junky from here on out.
Green is the Thing
Starting in March and running until about mid-June, the spring fishing season not only shows up, every once in a while, it shows out, too. Whether it’s mayflies, stoneflies or early caddis, spring trout fishing can be epic.
River Craft: Tradition, Wood Boats, and Jayson Hayes
Ask Jayson Hayes about wooden drift boats and you’re in for a good trip… He wants to give a good answer, an answer that does justice to the feel of rivers, to the tradition of the McKenzie, its drift boats, the builders that came before him. And, like the boats he builds, the answer you get is well worth the wait.
Waving a Stick at the Ocean: Fly Fishing for Surf Perch on the Oregon Coast
Fall is also the time of the humble surf perch, of empty beaches and breaking waves, of hit and miss coastal excursions where casting a fly line into the mighty Pacific brings me as much joy as a forty pounder if only for the absolute absurdity of the endeavor.
In Search of Small Stream Gems
It is no surprise that some of the most beautiful, unique looking trout in the state are tucked away where no one can find them.
The Rite of March
You can’t control the fishing, but you can control the food. And you might as well eat good because one out of two ain’t bad—and two out of two is always great.
Karl Alleger: The North Umpqua’s Finest
Like the fish he loves, Karl travels...Come winter, though, he’s here, like he is every winter, fishing for winter steelhead on the North Umpqua, catching what he’s chasing, making it all look easy.