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.

Yep Winter Steelhead or Winter Trout.

 Depending on what weather your getting the fishing can be awesome. I have been out for both trout and Winter Steelhead and have been finding success with both. The Steelhead are around and showing themselves to those willing to work, but you wont be alone on the river. With all this nice weather the urban rivers have been busy.


You cant catch Winter Steelhead if you don't get out there. Fish are being caught from the coast to the Urban rivers of Portland. The day you chose is everything.

Odd winter weather has lead to some great trout fishing!

On the East side the trout fishing has been very productive. Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing have been options on both the trips out on the Deschutes lately. Fish responded well to a variety of flies, time of day was more important. The Crooked river has been on fire and our very own Dave is there now so more info to come. Hope everybody has had a great start to their year!!!




Pale Evening Duns

What a beauty!

If you like to fish the waters of the west, like the Deschutes. Then you need some of these in your box and it should be something you study and understand. Learn it, Love it, Know it.

Learn the bugs land more fish!!

CADDIS!!!!

Redsides Love Caddis

If you are ready to go trout fishing it is CADDIS time. We were on the river the past few days and and the fish were loving caddis both tan and green, most commonly in a 16 for right now. We still took fish on Yellow Sallies and few select nymphs. Give us a call if you need help or are interested in a guided trip. (503)622-4607

Bade ass Redside!!

 

Blue Berry nymphs are in!!!

Nice Redside taken on a "Blue Berry Nymph"

Thats right Blue Berry Nymphs are back in stock at the FFS!!! One of the highest producing droppers, or just nymphs for that matter. It produces well on every water I have fished it in. Dont go ANYWHERE without it!!! We here at the shop sure don't!http Blue Berry's

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!!

 

Trout are ready but not yet on top.

Classic Redside.

We are all "jonesing" for the salmon flies to pop and fish to be ready for them to be falling into the water. As of right now it has it has not happened. But fret not with in the next 10 days it will happen. Being prepared is the best way to be. Not wasting time or energy the morning of trying to put you flies and leaders.... on and on cutting into your fishing time.

Heavy water was the best place to find the good fish.

Now Lets get to the good stuff. Fishing last week was great. The nymph fishing was AWESOME!!!But not on Stone flies. That's right NOT on Stones, not even the nymphs. We fished with small to medium sized nymphs on Czech leader rigs and really put the hurt to the Redsides.

Plenaty of bugs around. Just not Stones.

Seems to be a lot of March Brown nymphs and even a few Green Drake nymphs to be found.  All the flies were from sz 10 to 16. The patterns of choice were; http://www.flyfishusa.com/flies/02-bead-head.htm

Crown Jewel Green Drake sz 10

CDC Pheasant Tail sz 12, 14

Montana Blue Price sz 10

Tung Teaser sz 10

Lightning Bud, Red sz 16

Nice big hungry male!

All fish seemed very spunky and were in great shape. Hard fighting and lots of big jumps. I have a feeling the spawn is over and all fish will be ready when it ius dry fly time. I hope every one has been getting in some practise for go time. GO FISHING!!

Here we go, trout time again!!!

Well it is almost here, the trout opener is coming up quick!!!!! Are you ready??? The crew at The Fly Fishing Shop are, and ready to help you make the most of your day outing or week long trips to where ever you might be going for the start of your season.

I am going to provide a list of thing I would make sure I had to be ready. For some of you anglers out there it has been the better part of a year since you might have been out fishing. Make sure you are full up on all need leaders, and tippets.. Be sure you find your nippers before you leave your house. Might even be a good idea to look at the condition of your fly line to see it if may need a cleaning or be replaced. Reorganize all your boxes saving time on river is never a dumb idea. Floatant, weights, and indicators are on the list as well. Last but never least Make sure you have a new 2013 fishing license, would be a rough start to any ones season with a bad meeting with the police.

Now lets get to the good stuff. Fishing in the spring this year has been good. There have been a few opportunities for dries and in the near future more are to come, but nymphs have been the ticket on both the Lower Deschutes and the Crooked. The Owyhee has been good for all types of methods, oh yes even streamers!!! The Deschutes has been producing well with a smattering of larger nymphs and colored droppers. Red, purple, and blue have been producing well, Lightning bugs and colored princes with sizes in the 10 to 16 range being the most productive. The Crooked is fishing well and we are seeing good sized fish this year too. Subsurface is always productive there but the Mothers day Caddis are a fun time to fish dries and any dark size 14 caddis should work as these fish will be more than willing to take off the top during any decent hatch. Other than that your standard patterns are working well olive midges and small copper johns are a sure thing and maybe going a size smaller would not hurt either.... Just saying.

Nothing Like the first Redside of the year!!!

If you need anymore info just call the shop or simply stop in on you way over the hill to where ever you might be going fishing. Tight lines from all of us here at the shop.

It is the trouts time of year!!