August 2017 / 3 posts found
McKenzie River Trout Fly Fishing
Tuesday’s upper McKenzie River Trout Fly Fishing drift boat trip certainly proved fun & fruitful and certainly substantiated that McKenzie River trout fly action remains excellent and in fact fast & furious. As we pulled into the very first riffle just to demonstrate a new fly technique and the corresponding fly set-up, it was “Fish On!” instantly. As the day progressed, action would continue to heat up and just get better and better. My guests “Chill” Wills and his buddy Ricky were a total hoot constantly ribbing on one another as they had me in stitches the entire day. While […]
Everyone had a fantastic time on our recent McKenzie River Trout trip
Enjoy the following photos & comments from a recent McKenzie River Trout Trip. Kind words from our guests: John, Thanks for the pictures. Everyone had a fantastic time. I appreciate you putting this trip together for us. Hope it’s cooler out there now! Take care, Mike Michael Pope (Note: This was a fun company sponsored group trip fishing for McKenzie River Trout. Run in early August, 2017, the trip involved 9 guided boats, 18 guests, and a shore Fish Fry. The fishing was surprisingly good in spite of record temperatures and truly a great time was had by all. Group […]
The Damsel Flies – A Women’s Fly Fishing Group in Eugene Oregon – Enjoys a Day on the McKenzie River
I had the pleasure of being among the 5 guides selected to participate in the Lady Damsels annual McKenzie fly fishing adventure on the Upper McKenzie River in mid July. It’s always such a blast to enjoy a day of great trout fishing on the very scenic upper McKenzie River. The weather was superb, fishing was great, food was fantastic and camaraderie (as always) the best. If memory serves, my guests hooked 4 or 5 fish right out of the shoot on the very first run we hit. What a start! Indeed there were plenty more to come. At lunchtime, […]