Spring is my preferred time of the year to fish the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers. Cool days, light rain, and overcast skies make the Dry Fly Fisher drool with enjoyment.
After a really unseasonably warm April, cooler temperature levels and rain showed up later on in the month and it started to seem like spring once again.
March brown, caddis, osprey, and swallows were all out in abundance. These are great indications for an Epic day of fishing.
Here we go …
Justin and I chose to fish the Middle Fork up high and after a postponed start to search some rapids we were on our method.
The day started excellent with fish smashing our Possie Buggers w/ Legs and Black Copper Johns off our Hopper/Dropper setup. The trout all appeared to leap like dolphins as soon as hooked. The fishing was excellent mid to late early morning, however decreased a little in between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Later on in the afternoon the fish started to search for and all I utilized was a Chubby Chernobyl which was my hopper or leading fly the whole day. Justin likewise utilized Purple Roosters, Purple Haze, and Parachute Adams with some success, however they appeared keened in on the huge Chub.
It was among those days where you needed to exist to think it. Fantastic fishing, excellent good friends, enjoyable rapids, and stunning landscapes.
Flies Utilized:
Chubby Chernobyl Pteronarcys Size 8
Possie Bugger w/ Legs Size 10
Black Cooper John Size 14
Purple Rooster Size 16
Purple Haze Size 14
Parachute Adams Size 14
Flies I ‘d Attempt Too:
Western March Brown Size 14
Mega Prince Size 8
Big Black Stone Fly Patterns Size 6
Hare’s Ear Size 10 or 12
Prince Nymphs Size 10 or bigger
It was great to have some rain, since the majority of April seemed like June and Oregon is way low in rains portions. Which advises me …
Be really mindful with fire as we start to camp under the stars at our preferred fishing locations. Oregon in 2015 saw the worst fires in the state’s history. Individuals are still recuperating from the terrible fires last summer season and we do not require negligence beginning fires that need to never ever taken place in the very first location. It’s something when lightning is around however, ignored campfires, burning throughout constraints, cigarette butts, dragging trailer chains, target shooting in dry locations are all examples of negligent and harmful manner ins which spark fires. Yes, my years rangering in Yosemite the Telegraph Fire was begun in July by a guy target shooting with tracer rounds in dry brush … Negligence
Tight Lines,
Greg
