As I dig more into saltwater fly fishing here in Oregon, surf perch are the next logical step after the jetties. They are plentiful along the coast and easy to target year round. They can be slightly hard to find as their habitat can be vast when you’re walking along […]
Saltwater
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If you live in the Pacific Northwest and haven’t treated yourself to fly fishing the salt you really should. It is some of the funnest fly fishing you can do out here and there are virtually no other anglers out there. This is also a sustainable fishery for catch and […]
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 […]
If anyone wants to see my jetty presentation I recently did for the Santiam Fly Casting Club in Salem Oregon I have linked down below. I get into the basics in how to fish the jetties on the Oregon coast, the gear to bring, and the flies to tie. If […]
Safety on the jetties, that dot the West Coast, is paramount. Every year you see news reports of accidents on the jetties and the beaches here in the PNW. Most anglers that decide to venture out on the coast know the risk the water, rocks, and sand provide and go […]
One of my favorite things about the Pacific Northwest is the diversity of fish you can go after. Every day of the year you can go after some kind of fish on the fly rod no matter the condition, and you can have success going after them. This brings me […]