Fresh Eugene Fishing Reports

The water has finally warmed up to that magical high 40 degree range, touching 50 in the afternoon. Fish are active throughout the day with a smattering of bug hatches giving us a chance to catch some in the dry fly. Nymphing is the go to early in the day, switching to swung wets and dries as the day progresses. Looking forward to the Mckenzie Green Caddis showing up any day now. All in all its a beautiful time of year to see what the Mckenzie river offers. Cone join me!

Caught our first surface fish of the season! Warmer days ahead and the fishing will continue to improve. Nymphing is still the main tactic, but we are starting to hook fish on the swung fly and on the dry! Come fish!

As of 8/11 fishing has continued to hold strong on the upper McKenzie River. We are fortunate to have cooler water in this stretch of river, helping keep fish healthy and willing to bite. In the afternoons I have experienced the best luck fishing a hopper dropper (a wet, weighted fly suspended below a dry fly). Because of the high sun, trout are often in faster moving, oxygenated water or deeper pools. Fish have been eager to bite smaller nymphs that get down to depth. However, once the sun is below the tree line fish are looking up. Transitioning to dry flies has been effective with larger fish being landed on light tackle in smooth, glassy tailouts. Fishing continues to be productive.