Chillin with the Big Easy

This promo video from Sage has a nice, easy, and luxuriant tempo; featuring Jerry Siem who did some of the casting and consulting on the fabled movie 'A River Runs Through'. It captures some of nostalgia of our past and of our pursuit. Better still, it also settles us within.

For more information about Sage Circa rods used in this video, click here: Sage Circa

'Fly fishing is a joke' video

Check out this video that puts a unique spin -and not a rub- on fly fishing.


For more on having a little break from the hectic of life, and on feeling present to the moment, click here on our Newsletter page: Newsletter. It will take you to the river when you are unable to do so.

Green Drakes

Josh bring a lovely trout to net during a Drake hatch.

Well if you are in the know then June is the time for Green Drakes. Nymphs, emerges, and dries all taking fish when fished at the correct time. The most impressive thing about these Drakes we have is the size, like sausages with wings these bad boys get noticed. If you have never seen a Green Drake now is the time check it out, and enjoy.

Great Redside taken on a well fished Green Drake Nymph.

Post Clave and Deschutes Report.

Free Casting Day gets bigger every year!! Next year will be even better!!

The 2014 Sandy River Spey Clave has come and gone. I am going to say the best attended and best represented Clave yet. This year there was more to do, see and try then ever before. The tying sessions were a hit as well as the hand out that contain all the sponsers and infomation about the schedual of events both on water and in the theater tent. The free casting again was amazing, for everyone involved. If you have never attended this gathering then you are missing out, the Clave has become a staple event in the Northwest and I would say any persons interested in spey casting expert of beginger can and does benifit from the Sandy river Clave. My pronise is that next year we will try to improve and make the event bigger and more enjoyable.

Fat Redside taken on a dry on a guide trip last week.

Heavy water sometimes provides nice trout.

Now to the good stuff. The Deschutes trout fishing has been steady...I am not saying stellar or out of this world. The trout have seen alot of flies and something different would help to change the game. The Salmon fly hatch is always this way. Now toward the later half of the hatch progressivly grown hatches of Caddis and Mayflies are becoming more and more pervilent. The trout are seeing the ouportunity not to be hooked by changing their eating habbits this year. The lower water than normal, this has moved the fish more wide spread over the surface area of the river. I would also recomend longer leaders and lighter tippet. These have been the keys to our on river sucsess lately if you have any other questions about fishing anywhere just give us a call (503) 622-4607.

Now it is TIME!!!

Under the trees and tight to the bank, to the Redsides house we go!!!

We told you it would not be long and it was not. The "Hatch" is here. This is what I know bugs are being taken well on the top to about South Junction. 10:30 to dark is best. Drops can be fun, but why... If you have to then Batman and Chubby Cousins are a great way to go. We have everything ready and stocked!!!! Come on in and let us get you what you need to get the most of your time on the water.

We have the patterns you need!!

 

Has the Season rolls on...

Well as the Fall season approaches the cooler mornings and changing of the leaves are starting to be noticed. Now we can all see that the fish counts are low... In my opinion this year is the true test of real Steelhead anglers. The harder the fishing comes the more they persist.

One of many taken on a dry fly.

We could talk Steelhead numbers and methodologies all day, But if you want to go out and be on top of the game right now trout are the way to go on the Deschutes. I was out with a couple of good friends of mine last Friday and intermixed with the Steelhead angling we went trout fishing!!! Wee HAMMERED them... crushed them and almost all were on the surface!

These are also fun but have been tough lately.

We also caught a couple of Steelhead but the trout were awesome. Plus know one was fishing for them, or has been fishing for them. Call the shop or stop in and get the details on which flies we used and when and where to go... Enjoy

Fishing Report

Bend rod! my favorite kind.

Well as Steelhead remain slow in the lower Deschutes fishing else where is great. The lakes of the cascade are producing well. Lost and Timothy are ripping the Hex hatch right now. While the mid day action is on damsel or flying ants.



PED's are awesome at the righ time.



The Trout fishing on the Deschutes has step up in the last 2 week. Evening Caddis is out of control. Hatches of caddis are being over lapped by PED's. The morning start as early as you are willing to rise. Starting with dead caddis and aquatic moths. Then Nymphing will be from about 12 to 1 until the shade hits the water. Caddis emergers like Silvey's are kicking ass as well as brightly colored attractor patters.



Mid day attractors.

 If you nee more inspiration call or come on in the fly shop. (503)622-4607

Away they go!