The McKenzie and Middle Fork of the Willamette Rivers continue to fish well, and cooler nights ahead need to enhance things even more. Regardless of incredibly low varieties of steelhead some excellent fall trout fishing is still readily available....
From the USFS- August 19,2021 McKenzie Bridge, Ore., Aug. 19, 2021-- The Knoll Fire on the McKenzie River Ranger District has actually transitioned back to the regional system. The 544-acre lightning-caused Knoll Fire lies 7 miles northeast of McKenzie...
Fishing with smaller sized nymphs and a range of dry flies has actually been great on the McKenzie River. Water levels are low and water temperature levels are a bit greater than typical however the fishing above Leaburg Dam...
From Native Fish Society The North Umpqua River will be closed to all angling from August 10, 2021 through December 1, 2021 due to low varieties of Summer season Steelhead and severe ecological conditions in the North Umpqua River....
To be sincere up until long period of time Metolius river angler Chris Foster notified me that some types on the Metolius might be eliminated, I believed the river was catch and release for all fish types. Well this...
Our good friend Jon Covich from Fly Water Travel will be hosting a journey to the remote and beautiful jungles of Colombia to target big peacock bass and other jungle types. We did this journey in 2015 and it...
We understood it was coming and here we are. Low water will likely stay for the remainder of the summertime. While it's a little frightening for water temperatures and environment it does provide anglers unmatched access to water. More...
From Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife It's going to be a scorcher out there, and fish are feeling the heat, too-- on top of dealing with an extreme to severe dry spell in the majority of Oregon. Hence,...
This previous Monday I did a fast lower river float, (Hendricks to Hayden) with Liz Perkin of Native Fish Society and Dave Thomas (NFS McKenzie River Fish Steward) of Eugene. Our conversations were vast array however mainly concentrated on...
Regardless of what appears like an extremely hot, extremely low water year in the making the lower McKenzie has lots of water. The Walterville Canal is presently empty and the absence of water diversion is providing stretches of water...
