Home Waters Fly Shop Fishing Report June 16, 2023 Overview: The last few weeks here in the valley have been warm and bright. River levels and clarity for both the McKenzie and Willamette have been excellent. Water temps are in that ideal, dry fly fishing range. The fish are hungry and ready to take that […]
Home Waters Fly Shop Fishing Report May 5, 2023 Overview: The last two weeks have seen warmer weather and increased flows due to low snow melt in the mountains. Both the Mckenzie and Willamette have been running fast and high. Water clarity has become less of an issue moving into the weekend. Water flows have […]
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 […]
Willamette Valley Fishing and Home Waters Fly Shop fishing report for July 14, 2022: Fishing Report Overview: A hot start to the week has given way to more moderate temperatures in the McKenzie and Willamette River valleys. The heat sent the fish looking for cooler, more oxygenated water in either faster riffles or the plunge […]
Willamette Valley Fishing and Home Waters Fly Shop fishing report for July 1, 2022: Overview: After a heat wave last week that drove the fish down deep, temps in the valley are getting back to normal. The cooler mornings and evenings have been good for all. This weekend, the National Weather Service has used its […]
Willamette Valley Fishing and Home Waters Fly Shop fishing report for June 24, 2022 Overview: After a warming week with plenty of sunlight, we can officially say that summer fishing has arrived! And with summer comes the heat. This weekend, the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory with temps forecasted into the mid-90s. Fortunately, […]
Willamette Valley Fishing and Home Waters Fly Shop fishing report for June 9, 2022: Overview: After a warm week with some overcast skies and sporadic rain, we can say: the bugs are out! The National Weather Service is calling for some temperature fluctuations over the weekend, but they should stabilize by Monday (UO’s Commencement for […]
My First Trout Trip of 2016 I’d like to start with a short introduction about myself. I’ve been fishing my whole life and have always wanted to learn about fly fishing. Then one day about three years ago, I woke up and decided that was the day I was going to see what this fly […]
On Sunday we decided to do a “later day” float on the McKenzie River. We left the boat ramp around 2:30pm with the intent of fishing until sunset which this time of year, still means a good 6 hours+ float. Got to love those long Oregon days this time of year! It was a pretty […]
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444 W. 3rd Ave. • Eugene, OR 97401
