Tag Archives: Home Waters Fly Shop

Fishing Report: July 28, 2022

Willamette Valley Fishing and Home Waters Fly Shop Fishing report for July 28, 2022: Overview: Let’s be honest, last week was hot! The heatwave that settled over the PNW carried with it rising water temps and dropping river flows. These factors, combined with dour July fish have made for challenging fishing conditions. Looking ahead to the […]

Simplify Your Spey Part 2: Swinging the Run, by J. Lusher

Alright, you’ve got your rod set up and things are feeling good. Its time to fish!! The basic method for swinging a run effectively is the same winter or summer. In the winter we might look for slower water but the great runs have the same characteristics. Water that is somewhere in that walking speed […]

Simplify Your Spey, by J. Lusher

Swinging the fly for winter steelhead can be daunting.  Two handed rods, Skagit lines and T-material.  525 grains or 540?  T-11, T-14, or T-8?  It can seem complicated but it doesn’t have to be. Two handed rods are a game changer for the steelheader.  Time between casts is shorter, room for the backcast becomes unnecessary […]

Sunday FUNday

On Sunday we fished around Oakridge. It was a beautiful, warm and sunny day, with a few scattered clouds.  Dry flies were on the menu all day. Olive Elk Hair Caddis, Green Elk Hair Caddis and March Brown Cripple, in that order, were the most productive. Not much of a hatch at all, really.  We […]