Mary Ann and I made it out to the Middle Deschutes River yesterday for a couple of hours to try our luck. The water levels have been quite high but they are starting to drop…yesterday was high, but fishable. Water clarity was good, but boy, the water temperature was very cold. We both tried EuroNymphing techniques to tempt the fish. Not much was hatching but we managed to pick up a few smaller browns on nymphs.
Tag Archives: Oregon
Fly Fishing the Fall River in Central Oregon.
Wow, it’s been a long time since my last blog post. It seems that spending time on some home repairs from a water heater leak, getting taxes ready, and high water everywhere have just kept us off the water. But, Mary Ann and I got out a few days ago to fish the Fall River here in Central Oregon. The Fall River is one of our local spring creeks that isn’t impacted much by snow runoff. I took out my 8′ 0″ 5 wt Spring Creek Series bamboo fly rod out for the day. I managed to pick up a few cooperative rainbows on nymphs in the morning and dries in in the afternoon when a decent BWO hatch happened. Here are a few photos of our day.
Two new bamboo fly rods completed.
I just completed two new bamboo fly rods this week, just in time for the upcoming Fly Fishing Show next week in Pleasanton, Ca. I’ll be there with a booth, and Mary Ann will be teaching classes and giving casting demonstrations. I’ll have both of these two rods, a 7′ 6″ 2 piece/2 tip 5 wt Signature Series rod and a 7′ 9″ 2 piece/1 tip 4 wt Spring Creek Series rods at the show and available to cast. If you are in the Bay Area, I encourage you to stop by the show….tons of fly fishing stuff, and 5 of us who build bamboo fly rods will be there.
My Morning Commute!
Christmas Ideas for Anglers from RiverKeeper Flies
My good friend, John Kreft, has a wonderful WEB page and blog dedicated to fly tying. He’s an awesome fly tier and has some great information, both historical and for tying, about flies and fly fishing. He recently posted a great blog entry about fly fishing items for the upcoming Christmas holidays. So, check out his latest post, as well as all the good content at:
http://www.johnkreft.com/2016-christmas-list-for-fly-fishers-and-fly-tyers/