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Last year I caught my first fish (huge brown) on a buddies fly rod while still living in Utah . . . that's when I got the 'itch.' I later received a rod and reel as a gift when my family learned I would be moving to Oregon.
Unfortunately, I hadn't caught a thing with it since I moved here in July. This never frustrated me too much since I didn't put as much effort in to it as I did going after salmon with spoons, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't starting to get a bit discouraged lately.
Then last night it happened . . . I walked across the street to the South Santiam, gave it about 10 casts, and then . . . wham! Fish on! My first fish with my own fly gear, as well as my first fish with a fly rod in Oregon! I am obviously stoked!! Got a pretty good native cuthroat!
Now that I've scrathced the itch just a bit, I am back to wanting to try my fly rod out again asap. This makes me want to ask though, what are some good flies to use this time of year? I was using a simple elk hair caddis last night, but I was curious if someone might be willing to give me some advice as to what might be a better option. I think I have tried a few different hoppers, some buggers, crystal nymph, and western nymphs . . . and out of all these . . . only the one hit so far.
Any advice would be awesome!
Unfortunately, I hadn't caught a thing with it since I moved here in July. This never frustrated me too much since I didn't put as much effort in to it as I did going after salmon with spoons, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't starting to get a bit discouraged lately.
Then last night it happened . . . I walked across the street to the South Santiam, gave it about 10 casts, and then . . . wham! Fish on! My first fish with my own fly gear, as well as my first fish with a fly rod in Oregon! I am obviously stoked!! Got a pretty good native cuthroat!
Now that I've scrathced the itch just a bit, I am back to wanting to try my fly rod out again asap. This makes me want to ask though, what are some good flies to use this time of year? I was using a simple elk hair caddis last night, but I was curious if someone might be willing to give me some advice as to what might be a better option. I think I have tried a few different hoppers, some buggers, crystal nymph, and western nymphs . . . and out of all these . . . only the one hit so far.
Any advice would be awesome!