Klaus Frimor presenting at the Sandy River Spey Clave 2015

Jedi with the Rod- that is how Klaus likes to work his magic. Klaus will be presenting at the Sandy River Spey Clave as one of many luminaries in our solid pack line up of presenters. For more on the clave, click here: Sandy River Spey Clave.

Upcoming 2015 Sandy River Spey Clave

With this dry and warm winter, it is starting to feel like the Sandy River Spey Clave kind of weather. JC here at the shop has corralled our first draft of presenters, and will publish the agenda on line shortly. With the attendance increasing every year since its inception in 2000, with last year having over 1000 in attendance, this year is going to be another great attendance event.

For more updates, check here from time to time: 2015 Sandy River Spey Clave.

Advance Casting: Shadow Casting

If you photo copy an original many generations (photo copy the previous copy), eventually the data becomes ineligible and is often left to artistic interpretation.



What generation do you think this video's 'copy' is based on from what you see?


For more about Casting Classes so we don't end up casting the above 500th generation casting style, click here: Casting Classes

'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.

Deschutes Opener and The Clave



Way to start the season!!!

 It is that time of year again!! Busy and lots of fishing potential. Still some fish in the Sandy and the Clack. Lakes are opening up and the bid "D" is open and there are fish to be had for those willing to get out and chase them!!!

Coming up quick be there for the largest persentation in two handed rod in the world.

I know I just pumped you up about going fishing. But the Sandy Spey Clave is not one to miss. I would be there for as many days as I could and then go fishing. The free casting clinic is worth the trip to Oxbow alone!! Don't forget to sign up for the free casting class at speyclave2014@ragingriversales.com Hope to see you all there.

The Clave is Coming up Quickly!!!

Especially YOU Are Invited To This Party!!!


May 16 May 17 May 18


7:30- 9:00

Final Set-Up

Get prepared for the BIG show!

Yes, there will be coffee 7:30- 9:00

Breakfast Sponsored By:

Clackamas Fly Fishers Club

Come early! Everyone is welcome!

Coffee will be brewing by: 6:30am 7:30- 9:00

Breakfast Provided By:

The Fly Fishing Shop

Come early! Everyone is welcome!

Coffee will be brewing by: 6:30am

9:00am - 9:30am

Dwight Klemin

Spey Casting, A Teachers Perspective

9:00am - 9:30am

Mark Bachmann

"Spey Casting Basics" 9:00am - 9:30am

Donna O'Sullivan

"Underhand Casting"

9:30am - 10:00am

Eric Nuefeld

"Fishing and Casting Sink Tips"



9:30am - 10:00am

Brian Styskal & Tyler Kushner

"Full Circle 21st Centery Long lines" 9:30am - 10:00am

Lee Davidson

"Going the Distance-tips and techinques"

10:00am - 10:30am

Mia Sheppard

"Extending your Spey Cast"

10:00am - 10:30am

Tom Larimer

"Fishing & Casting Micro Speys" 10:00am - 10:30am

Jerry French

"Sustained Anchor Systemology"

10:30am - 11:00am

Jeff Putnam



10:30am - 11:00am

Brian Silvey & Hawkeye Hawkins

"Which rod, when & where." 10:30am - 11:00am

Charles St. Pierre

"Fundamentals of Swinging"

11:00am - 11:30am

Zack Williams

11:00 - 11:30am

Simon Gawesworth

"Fixing Comon Spey Casting Problems" 11:00 - 11:30am

Scott O'Donnell

"Drasticly Improving your Learning Curve"

11:30am - 12:00am

Jennifer Mitchell

"Hooking and Landing Fish" 11:30am - 12:00pm

Scott Howell

"Defining Skagit Casting, recognizing faults and tips" 11:30am - 12:00am

Carl Zarelli

"Dealing with sink tips"

12:00pm - 1:00pm

FREE Lunch

Prepared & served by El Burro Loco 12:00pm -1:00pm

FREE Lunch Sponsored By: TFO

Prepared & served by El Burro Loco 12:00pm - 1:00pm

FREE Lunch

Prepared & served by El Burro Loco

1:00pm - 4:00pm

FREE Spey Casting School

Sponsored by: Simms

and The Fly Fishing Shop 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Josh Linn

"High Precentage Casts" 1:00pm -1:30pm

Jon Hazelett

"Straight Lines Make Good Casts"

This is the largest FREE Spey Casting School offered anywhere...period!!! 1:30pm - 2:00pm

Jeff Hickman

"The Geometry Of Spey Fishing" 1:30-2: 00pm

Trevor Covich

"Situational Pokes"

We're talking about 24 instructors, and 120 students, in 2-miles of river. 2:00pm - 2:30pm

George Cook

2:00pm-2:30pm

Hawkeye Hawkins



4-HOURS STRAIGHT !!!

FOR FREE !!! 2:30pm-3:00pm

Klaus Frimor

"Scandi Casting for Chromers"



2:30pm-4: 00pm

Try out tackle on the water or -

Tear down - go home.

The first 100-students are guaranteed hands-on instruction by a professional instructor.

All 24 instructors

are named on this Agenda Page. 3:00pm-3:30pm

Marty Sheppard

"Next Level Loops"

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Try out tackle on the water. 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Nick Rowell

"Matching Angles"

5:00pm - after dark

Taco Dinner

Everyone welcome!



Be part of the Woodstock of Spey.

America is about big! 5:00pm -

"G. Loomis Hosted Barbeque"

Prepared & served by:

El Burro Loco

Everyone welcome! Thank You

For Attending !

Projected Entertainment

4:00pm - dark

Try out tackle on the water.

There will be lots of tackle provided for you to try

and lots of help for you to improve your casting. The 14th Annual

Sandy River Spey Clave

Additional Volunteer Instructors For Beginner's Day:

Dave Hubbard, Beau Purvis and many more to be added!

Hope this help you guys getting ready for this AWESOME Event.

Come Join the Fly Fishing Shop at the Expo

Come join us at the Albany Fly Tyer Expo. That weekend is always fun. Watch some of the worlds best tyers and fly casters in action. Our booth will be stack and packed say hi and don't be afraid to ask any of us questions. Fishing has been OK, so you all need to get out and go. Enjoy

Get Ready for Satureday!!!

Especially YOU Are Invited !!!Last up-dated: 11/29/13.

Super Santa says: Be a hero this Christmas! Order Early!	December 14, Saturday, 9:00am-4:00pm Metal Head Christmas Party & Annual Winter Steelhead ClinicA new winter steelhead season is here for celebration! Free Food, Prizes, Programs, & Demonstrations! Factory reps and fly fishing experts will share their knowledge.Please Share The Day With Us:

Mark Bachmann

Patty Barnes

Garry Sandstrom

Travis Johnson

Josh Linn

Hawkeye Hawkins

George Cook

Jon Covich

Come meet the Company Reps: George Cook: Sage, Rio, Tibor, Solitude Eric Neufeld: Simms, Echo, Airflo, Winston, Umpqua Garry Sandstrom: Hardy, Scientific Anglers, Royal Wulff Bruce Berry: Beulah Rods, Hatch Reels, Montana Flies Dick Sagara: TFO, Teeny, Rainey's Flies Jon Covich: Outcast, FishpondCome meet the Guides & Instructors: Mark Bachmann Josh Linn Travis Johnson Hawkeye Hawkins Scott Howell Brian Silvey Marty Sheppard Mia Sheppard Ted NeelySlide Shows & Demonstrations Mark Bachmann - Winter Steelhead Fly Fishing 101 - 9:00-9:45 a.m. Tom Larimer - Chinook Spey Fishing - 10:00-10:45 a.m. Jon Covich - Fly Water Travel - 11:00-11:45 a.m. Barbeque lunch will be served Plus The NEW Sandy River Spey Clave Logo will be chosen: 11:45 - 1:00 p.m. Scott Howell - The Indigenous Range of Steelhead 1:00-1:45 p.m. Jeff Hickman - Clackamas River recovery 2:00-2:45 p.m. George Cook- Defining Modern Spey Lines - 3:00-3:45 p.m. Fly Tying Demonstrations (all day): Featuring: the region's most experienced steelhead guides tying their favorite winter steelhead flies. Scott Howell - Intruders & Squidros Hawkeye Hawkins - Josh Linn - Stinger Flies Charles St. Pierre - Foxxee Dog Bruce Berry - Pro Tube Flies Mark Bachmann - Possum Flag Flies Brian Silvey Travis Johnson Nick Rowell Party At: The Fly Fishing Shop - Welches, OR This will be the best party in Welches, Oregon: December 14, 2013 !!! The Fly Fishing Shop, Welches, OR 1(800) 266-3971 To Top

Christmas Party!!! Dec 14th

December 14th the Fly Fishing Shop in Welches is going to be the place to be!!! As we have done in many years past we are throwing a holiday bash! With many of the Northwests best fly tiers and anglers, plus in store discounts and classroom presentations on a variety of Steelhead related topics. The roster includes:

Mark Bachmann

Scott Howell

Tom Larimer

Travis Johnson

Jeff Hickman

Bruce Berry

Jon Covich

Eric Neufeld

Charles St. Piere

Gary Sandstrom

Dick Sigara

George Cook

So come up to the shop, look around, learn something. Mingle with the best in the biz.

Up to Date Fishing Report 10/21/2013

Even at the shop we are finding them.

 

Well the week of variable water heights is calmed down and back to stable. Steelhead should be finding the proper holding water again. Trout fishing has been out standing as well. Small Baetis, and Mahogany Duns are out and the nymphs are in full swing. Small stone fly and cased caddis nymphs as droppers.

The Cascade lakes are still producing well and will get better the closer we get to not being able to access them. the Salmon river is only open for 10 more days, so get your time in while you can. the upper stretch above final falls is fishing really well for brookies too!!

Now is the season and with these warm days we are having get in and asking where to fish. Hope to see you all soon.

Are you Ready??

Are You Ready?

 

Good July fish, sun a blazing!

Yes I am talking about summer Steelhead season. Which at this point is about a month from good consistent fishing. What ever Columbia river drainage you fish it is time to dust off your rods and reels and get ready to chase Steelhead.

I am writing this because after I opened up my last years fly boxes and looked at the condition of some of me leaders and tippets, I figured I could not be the only guy with a short but important list of things to make sure I am ready to go that first time out on the water.

Well stocked fly box is always a good way to start the year!

Lets start at the terminal end of the tackle. A fresh box of flies could not hurt. Flies are what attach us to the fish. Rusty or bent hooks can be problems in the future. Weather you tie your flies or buy your flies, keep in mind up date you inventory. Having an wide range of colors and sizes is key in the summer months and is something I really recommend. Sizes from 3 to 10 are commonly used in my fishing. Like I have said before the warmer the water the smaller the fly I will use. Temps over 67 I go really small (that’s what the sparse 10’s are for). Color can be of personal preference but be sure small and dark is always an option in you Summer Steelhead fly boxes.





Sweet early season fish!!



Next I would check the where about of your thermometer. Having one is better than not having one. Keeping a close eye on the weather and the water temp give you a place to start. Not only with water type but size of fly. When I went to find mine it was broken so I am glad I checked before my first day on the river!!

Now lets face it we have all tried to make use of every inch of leader we have purchased but the truth of the matter is buying all new stuff never leaves anything to question. So if you have any doubt while reading this go an toss all your old tippet and get new spools of…. Now listen very CLOSELY. MAXIMA!!!! There is no substitute for the best Steelhead leader material you can buy. If I told you only half the fish stories about big Steelhead I have seen landed on Maxima with wind knots in it, you would never use anything else either. Along with tippet goes your Polyleaders or tapered leaders. I would carry at least 2 Polyleaders. I have seen them last 2 years I have watched them be destroyed in 15 seconds. They cost 15 dollars but are worth every penny so take care of them. If you tie your own leaders then now is the time to start. So you are saving angling time not wasting fishing time or good drinking time building new leaders. Again use Maxima for your leader building kits.

On a final note I would like to put Summer Steelhead fishing into perspective. Swinging flies for Summer Steelhead is not only a productive way to take fish but also defiantly the most enjoyable way with the highest amount of earnable gratitude. Now like with all angling for anadromous spices you are going to see all kinds of days on the water. Not catching fish is not only a possibility but also a fact of what will happen. In the end when I look back at my journals over a long enough time span, you will average one to two fish a day. I don’t like to view anything in fishing as a failure, especially things like Steelhead you can’t control. Always keep your eyes on the positive and learn something new everyday. And always have FUN!

Well This is the weekend

The Christmas party is upon us. The line up has been set by the master himself Mark. We are also running a 10% in store discount on EVERYTHING in the shop. The list of northwest celebrities is a long and deep one. Missing this would not be the best move you could make for either your Christmas shopping or you steelhead fishing career. We will again be feeding you and there will be no shortage of snacks. From the entire crew here at the shop, See you soon.
December 8, Saturday, 9:00am-4:00pm


Metal Head Christmas Party &

Annual Winter Steelhead Clinic

A new winter steelhead season is here for celebration!

Please Share A Day With These These Folks:

METAL HEAD CHRISTMAS!!

The shop crew!!!
Mark Bachmann



Patty Barnes



Marcy Stone



Travis Johnson




Eric Neufeld - One Cool MF'er the Simms Man

Josh Linn- G loomis guru... and great guy
George Cook- You can't say enough about Geo
Bruce Berry- The Buelah and protube master, great fly tier as well

Hawkeye Hawkins- The Hawk...need I say more
Jon Covich- Destination Master
Garry Sandstrom- you like loud reels,,, he your guy

Brian Silvey-Local Fly angling specialist, man can this son gun tie

April Vokey - Special Guest





Come meet the Company Reps:

George Cook: Sage, Rio, Tibor, Solitude

Eric Neufeld: Simms, Echo, Airflo, Idylwide Flies

Garry Sandstrom: Hardy, Scientific Anglers, Royal Wulff

Bruce Berry: Beulah Rods, Hatch Reels, Montana Flies

Dick Sagara: TFO, Teeny, Rainey's Flies

Jon Covich: R. L. Winston, Outcast, Fishpond

Josh Linn: G. Loomis

Come meet the Guides & Instructors:

Mark Bachmann

Marcy Stone

Travis Johnson

Hawkeye Hawkins

Brian Silvey

Ted Neely

Slide Shows & Demonstrations

Mark Bachmann - Winter Steelhead Fly Fishing 101 - 9:00-10:00 a.m.

April Vokey - "Swinging Flies for Steelhead" - 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Travis Johnson - Winter Steelhead Secrets To Success - 11:00-Noon

Barbeque lunch will be served: Noon-1:30.

Josh Linn - 1:30-2:30 p.m.

George Cook- Defining Modern Spey Lines - 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Fly Tying Demonstrations (all day):

Featuring: the region's most experienced steelhead guides tying

their favorite winter steelhead flies.

Hawkeye Hawkins - The Hawkeye Special - 9:00-9:15

Josh Linn - Stinger Flies - 9:15-9:30

Charles St. Pierre - Hoh Bo Spey - 9:30-9:45

Bruce Berry - Pro Tube Killer - 2:30-2:45

Brian Silvey - Tube Snake - 2:45-3:00

Marty Sheppard - Metal Detector - 3:00-3:15

Ted Neely - Tiger Leech - 3:15-3:30





Party At: The Fly Fishing Shop - Welches, OR

This will be the best party in Welches, Oregon: December 8, 2012 !!!







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Want to get the word out.

It is coming up on us all fast Christmas...But before that the FFS Christmas Party!!! oh yeah. As we normally do we will be having presentations on casting and lines as well as lots of the worlds best fly tiers here to show you there stuff. Plus in keeping with the Christmas spirit we will be doing the annual Christmas raffle.

Need we say more.

With the free food and goodies, push an in store discount give that day and that day only, how can you loose. Hope to see you all there!!!

The Trout Fishing is has been Awesome.

The Trout fishing on the Deschutes has been AWESOME as of lately. On the past few trips over we have been trout fishing in between Steelhead sessions. It has been super productive and the fish are big. With a combo of dry dropper and nymph fishing an hour or so a day has been doing the trick with the sometimes long time periods between Steelhead takes.

Lovely Redside taken during the heat of the day.

The Steelhead fishing has been tough this year but giving up wont catch you fish. The test of a real Steelhead fisherman is the drive to keep casting and fishing to the best of your casting ability. So when the time presents itself your the one who is ready. My last trip was just that way. My sports want to keep casting along with me shoving him into as many runs as I could get him to fish. We ended up hooking a few fish.

The hard work pays off!!! Brad catches his first summer Steelhead.

Call the shop for up to date reports 503-622-4607. Or just swing in on your way to the next fishing adventure.

We have been busy

Mark making the best of the prototype.

Well we have been busy here at the Fly Fishing Shop. Working the River both local and the Big "D". I am going to be honest the the Steelhead fishing has been tough but those who don't go down easy are still getting fish. Floating line still seam to be best, not to say sink tip wont work but does not seem any more effective.

Mark finds a fresh Deschutes fish on the 6126!!! Good equipment is fun to fish!

On a better note the new Sage "One" rod are all ready to go... Finally I know. The back order on Sages part was a bummer but maybe they did not anticipate the following of this rod series. If I were in the market for a new summer Steelhead Spey rod then  the 6126 Sage one takes the cake.

We have been messing around with these rod since the prototype we saw in Febuary. More full flexing that the Z-axis and coupled with the vibration reduction. You have one of the sweetest 6 wts ever made. Call the shop for details or just order on online...order 6126 Sage one! yeah!!!