Back in 2019 I wrote an article about fly design for rockfish. There aren’t a lot of resources out there about rockfish on the pacific coast. I think I have produced the bulk of it at this point. That all being said, fly design plays a factor in this type […]
Yearly Archives: 2025
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The last couple years I have written about fishing Diamond Lake. The lake deserves all the love it has been getting over the last few years from fly anglers. For some reason Oregonians have not fished Diamond Lake. I don’t think that’s on purpose. Oregon is one of the best […]
The vise is the one of the key components of fly tying. You need a solid, reliable, and tough vise so you can turn out equal quality flies. Every person you talk to who ties has their own preferences and loyal to their vise brand. But as someone who has […]
When fishing stillwaters, attractor flies are extremely under utilized here in the states. I think because of two things; most stillwater anglers don’t know how or why to use stillwater attractor flies, and because the materials to tie them and the flies are not usually stocked in fly shops. This […]
Fly fishing the jetties on the Oregon, Southern Washington, and Northern California coast can be some of the most fun you can have in fly fishing. You get a fish that likes to eat flies and pulls hard, what more could you want? The problem is where do these fish […]
Buoyancy is an incredible principle that as fly anglers, we need to take more advantage of. Buoyancy can be achieved through a variety of materials like cervid hair (deer, elk, moose, caribou), dubbing (like alpaca), yarns (like poly yarn), and foam. I’m going to talk about foam in this article. […]
I went and fished East Lake in the Newbery Crater last year in June. The fishing was tough but we squeaked out a few fish and a couple of them were browns! If you have any questions leave them down below.
So I was back at the Santiam Fly Casters a few weeks ago and spoke there about some stillwater strategies. I specifically talked to them about strategies for a new angler to approach a stillwater. I broke down gear, locations, terms, where to find fish, and more. There are some […]
Last fall I fished Diamond Lake and was able to squeak out a Diamond Lake Slam. It was a fun but tough day of fishing. I was able to get 3 out of my 4 fish on film, missed the brown because I wasn’t recording, and luckily my fiancee was […]
I was out with my local fly fishing club, the Linn-Benton Fly Fishers, and we caught some fish. Also just to reiterate, Frank is all good just more wet then he was when he started fishing that day. We are doing this again in a couple weeks, the first monday […]
On the way home from Central Oregon last year I fished along the highway on the North Santiam River. The water was freezing but I managed to get a couple fish in the cloudy glacier run-off. If you have any questions let me know down below or shoot me a […]
Hosted a fly fishing fish-a-long with the Oregon Saltwater Fly Fishing group. We caught between 100-150 rockfish with 6 anglers this evening. Join the Oregon Saltwater Fly Fishing Facebook group at LINK Leave a comment here or on youtube!
This year in partnership with Cold Springs Resort, The Fly Fisher’s Place, and River’s West Casting Club, I am tying flies at the Metolius RIver Kickoff on April 26th. At this event there will be casting clinics, entomology and river lessons, and fly tying demos. This event is being held […]
Heading back to see if we do a repeat of the previous week!
For those who don’t know I tie flies at a few fly tying shows here in the Pacific Northwest. This year I plan to attend four different shows between Oregon and Washington. I really enjoy attending these shows and teaching fly tying to all of those who attend. I would […]
In this video I head out to an Oregon lake in search of tiger, brown, & rainbow trout. Luckily in this video we find all three! Watch as we fish using loch style tactics where we pull flies, use indicators, and washing line techniques.