Driving east up Hwy 126 previous Vida puts one through the Vacation Farm fire zone all the method to around mile post 45. There is a great deal of heavy devices up there clearing road-side trees, repairing lines, and...
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...
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...
We have had a couple of damp days of late on the McKenzie River and mayflies have actually been hatching daily. Green Drakes and Pale Morning Duns have actually been out in great numbers. In addition little brown and...
In this video, Justin connects a wonderful jigged stonefly pattern. The fly does not have much bulk to it, and will sink like a stone for sure. Bouncing this stonefly off the river bottom on any nymph rig utilizing...
It's been an unusual water week on the McKenzie River. The river leapt due to snow melt and water releases on the upper end of the system. It's now dropping once again. Next weeks cooler temperatures need to bring...
Today we have another jig nymph connected by Justin Helm. This fly is a terrific guide fly; the "phlashy pheasant jig" is an attractor pattern that fasts to connect, flexible, and fishes excellent. Mix and match various colors in...
The bugs are out! It was a traditional dry fly fishing day on the upper Mckenzie today. The hatch brought numerous fish to the surface area mid day and into the early night. Parachute Adams (large), Klinkhammer, yellow sallies,...
Today Justin connects his variation of another regional guide Clay Holloway's pattern, the Clay Maker. Clay's initial is connected with a fancy copper body, and Justin makes a modification to the fly with a peacock colored style. Justin fished...
