Rogue River Steelhead

The Rogue is shaping up to have an incredible year. We have been on fish since July and, from the sounds of it the canyon is still loaded. Fish early and late unless you have a overcast day, and be prepared as we have been hooking a few fall Chinook Salmon as well. Get out there, the river is in great shape and the fish are cooperative. 

Andrew with a nice tail walking hen

Nate's Egg Sucking Stone Fly
 

Ready for the Spawn

There are so many salmon in the river this year, and they will spawn where the dams have been removed.  Salmon eggs are easy pickins for summer steel. It's going to be a amazing year.

Nate's Egg Flies

Fall Means Rogue River Steelhead

If your outside in Southern Oregon you can almost feel the seasons start to shift. Fall means Steelhead, Elk, and a Technical Williamson River around these parts. It's my favorite time of year because the promise of deer season pulls people off the river and lakes making Fall trips peaceful.  Take a look at what we have been up to and what we are looking forward to.  We still have a few evening swings open, if you want to taste the golden beams of fall on a river who's Steelhead peak this time of year.

Trophy Williamson River Trout

Following suit!

Wired leach

Putting a bent in the LTS Ephameria

Flydreamers

This is a fun new site....although it will never take the place of forums, its another cool place to check out on the Fly Fishing Web. You can check it out from this link

It's Time! Rogue River Summer Steelhead!

With the summer steelhead count kicking on the door of 1000 at Cole River hatchery, and the water temps averaging a perfect 56 deg f, I had to hit the Rogue. The "Rock Piles," swung tantalizingly well as I made my way through them. With each cast I realize how much I missed swinging with the spey rod. Down and across, step down, do it agian. The rhythm of the river directed my thoughts. I became lost in the memorizing magic of the Rogue's cool waters and realization  that the intermediate Scandi line was swinging my offering with hardly any effort on my part. Oh how I missed these days, and I'm so glad their back.  

The best thing a spey rod will do for you is to give you back the river, or at least let you notice it agian. No longer do I have to watch a indicator like a cat ready to pounce on a unsuspecting mouse, but rather I can pay attention to the beauty of it all. You can once agian afford the opportunity to daydream. To sniff the flowers...until IT happens. The big IT I'm referring to is the "eat" from a salty missile that is hell bent on shredding your drag. This "IT" is so intense, that it will cause even the most restrained of humans to scream with excitement. It's so addictive that it will pull you out of bed in the pitch dark, and keep you up late at night just thinking about it. If your like me the sight of the summers first steel is a day that should be marked on everyone's calendar as a holiday. 

If you don't know what I have described,  you need to. Pick up a fly rod and swing a fly down and across, and join the rest of us steelhead addicts. Soon, all that will be in your mind is the promise of being on the receiving end of Chrome perfection...even if it's just for a second. Wait .... on second thought ....stop now, while you still can, but if it's to late for you; if your already in over your head like the rest of us, try my guide patterns for the Rogue. If your not completely addicted to steelheading and don't tie your own flies yet-like a pusher-I can help you get there by providing them to you at $2.50 a fly. If you do tie, but don't want to run all over the universe to obtain the materials, I can also help you out, as I sell individual pattern tie packs that provide you enough materials to tie 12 flies of the pattern you choose.

So there is no reason you can't feed your steelhead sweet tooth this summer. These patterns have proven themselves on the Rogue River over and over and I'll bet they would work on your river also.
Get yours herehttp://www.southernoregonflyfishing.com/flies/

Alien

Reverse Halloween

Pixy

Spoony

Steely Euphoria

Punch in the Face

Halloween

The Williamson River Hex Hatch, there is nothing else like it.

There is nothing better than fishing clients  along side a good friend and guide, while monster fish are sucking down monster flies, and that's exactly what has been going down the last few evenings. The excitement these huge bugs leave the clients with a huge smile and sore shoulders.

Thanks Brent Hublitz for sharing the past few evenings in friendly competition, and watching fish jump on the ends of all our lines!

The Williamson River, Oregon's Mini-Spey and Swing Destination for Trophy Trout!

When you mix July and the Williamson in the same sentence, most fly fishermen would think Hexagenia  Hatch and the huge Dry Flies that are fished at dusk, but there is another game in town. The hex hatch also opens up the river to become a great swing fishery. Watching a huge trout gulp down huge mayflies is a treat, but the “EAT” on a well swung fly is just as exciting—Pair that with the Micro Spey Rod and you may be in Trout Bliss. The hex hatch begins way before you see the huge mayfly dancing on the Williamson’s Surface, and if you’re savvy enough, and know the river you can take an advantage of it. The Micro Speys will help you to place the long mends you will need to present your impostor as the hex prime rib, that the trout have grown to love. Once you get it right…Hold On!        



Encounters with A Wild Williamson River Trout!

 

Trout on the Mini Spey..10'6" 3wt

Another Trophy Williamson Trout on the swing!

Trout Prime Rib....Impostor





Going back in!