Those obsessed with fly fishing are getting ready for the greatest time of the year on the lower Deschutes River: the famous salmonfly hatch. After a long cold winter, trout are hungry. Mike Phillips, owner of Slack Line Flyfishing in Tumalo says the three-week window of opportunity to sling big flies to hungry trout is […]
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John Day River Steelhead, on a Fly
Oregon’s longest free-flowing river offers native steelhead, Chinook salmon and smallmouth bass fishing
If you like fly fishing, heading out to the lower section of the John Day River during the summer steelhead run could be a fishing trip you’ll never forget. Ten-plus fish days are possible when the run is strong and the fish are in the river. Directions: An easy access point is Cottonwood Canyon State […]
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Wild Women of the Water
Local fly fishing club gets more women, and children, into the Zen sport
Back in 2003, Delores Marsh, with the prodding of then-President of Central Oregon Flyfishers, Dan Driskill, started a women’s-only fly fishing group, now named the Wild Women of the Water. The original group was only three members, but has grown to 60 strong in its 15-year existence. “It became an idea in early 2003 and […]
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Go Here 3/30-4/6
Fishing with kids Searching for an outdoor outing for youngsters? There are ample fishing opportunities in the area. Shevlin Park has one of the most popular kids-only ponds open to 17 and under, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says it’s beginning to stock the pond with bigger fish. Kids are almost guaranteed […]
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Film Events 2/4-2/11
Bluebeard’s Castle & 2015 Fly Fishing Tour
Iolanta\Bluebeard’s Castle Three hours and forty minutes of operatic splendor brought straight to your eye and ear holes by the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Bluebeard’s Castle is a dark fantasy that loosely examines the Bluebeard folk tale through a psychological and psycho-sexual lens. Yeah, nothing light here. And not to lighten the mood, […]
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What the Fish Are Eating
It is feeding time for salmon and trout
Peter Bowers is the high-energy and disarmingly friendly owner of The Patient Angler, a popular fly fishing shop along Bend’s Third St. The store is tidy and small, barely the length of a standard river fishing boat. But within the small space is both a wealth of knowledge and enough fishing flies to reel in […]