What a sad week for Oregon. This will be such a different report from last Saturday, which was full of optimism and the joy of fall fishing to come. While there is still optimism and days of joy ahead, let me take a second to say how sad I am to see the devastation all … Continue reading Jeff’s report for Sept 12, 2020
McKenzie River
Sept 5, 2020 Fishing Report
Happy Labor Day Weekend. I know a lot of you are hiding out for a few days, waiting for the Holiday to pass by, and some of you are reading this right now preparing for some immediate fishing, tying flies and organizing gear. I am hiding out in the back room of the shop right … Continue reading Sept 5, 2020 Fishing Report
Jeff’s fishing report 8/29/20
the bell is ringing that summer is quickly coming to an end for me. Today was the last summer class I taught at Black Butte Ranch for the year and it is dark at 8 PM. Days of fishing the streams until 9:45 and squeezing a 6x tippet through a #16 rusty spinner at 9:15 … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report 8/29/20
Jeff’s fishing report 8/22/20
it's been a little unsettling this week with the Green Ridge Fire that started above the Metolius with a bolt of lightning on Sunday evening. The Metolius is our favorite river (my favorite in all the world) and is our home waters. When a fire is so close it makes us all a little uneasy. … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report 8/22/20
Jeff’s fishing update 8/15/20
Hello to all. What an amazing week it was around here, with perfect summer weather and good fishing. I was able to fish for myself a few days on the Lower Deschutes, Crane Prairie and the Metolius as well as go hiking in the Sisters and Mountain Biking in the Lake Creek Preserve. My head … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing update 8/15/20
Weekly fishing update 8/8/20
Happy Saturday! I just got back to the shop from teaching our weekly fly casting lesson at Black Butte. It was a great turnout today, and one of the things that made my heart happy was how many young women and kids attended with the intentions of becoming fly anglers. We have been teaching the … Continue reading Weekly fishing update 8/8/20
Fishing Report 8/1/2020
It's just been 4 days since the last report, but I wanted to get some information out today before I am out on the water again everyday next week. My Saturday's usually start with a casting lesson I have taught at Black butte Ranch for 34 years, then I come to the shop and catch … Continue reading Fishing Report 8/1/2020
Fishing Report 7/18/2020
It was a good week around Sisters and Central Oregon. I practiced what I preached in previous reports and tried 2 new places this week, which has inspired me to plan to try 3 more new things in the coming weeks. I hadn't fished Paulina Lake since I was a little kid. In fact, I … Continue reading Fishing Report 7/18/2020
July 11th Fishing Report
Happy saturday everyone. I hope you are all staying safe and finding some time on the water. I had 2 days on the lake guiding, and 2 days on the Metolius fishing by myself this week. Interesting, and full of discovery and a dose of hard reality mixed in for me and my clients. Fishing … Continue reading July 11th Fishing Report
July 3rd, 2020 fishing report
if you've been in Central Oregon this week, you know how excited we are that as of yesterday the strong winds finally stopped blowing so damn hard. Oh my gosh, it was relentless from last saturday until wednesday night. And when we woke up yesterday morning, it was done. I wish I knew more about … Continue reading July 3rd, 2020 fishing report