Check out this
beautifully made solid oak spool safe that organizes, stores and
controls 72 spools of flytying thread, lead, floss, Ultra Wire -
anything on a standard spool. No more frustrating shoe boxes full of
tangled threads! A very attractive and practical addition to your fly
tying desk, and a great gift for your messy fly tier! Price includes shipping anywhere in the lower 48!Elgin, Oregon__Steelhead & Chinook salmon are the topic for passengers who ride the scenic train Saturday, July 30. Our guest presenter for the trip is Ron Harrod, manager of the ODFW hatcheries at Big Canyon and Enterprise. An avid outdoorsman, Ron will speak about the Steelhead and Chinook Salmon Recovery Programs on the two rivers. The train leaves Elgin, Oregon, at 10 a.m. for a relaxing 3.5 hour ride along roadless sections of the beautiful Grande Ronde and Wallowa Rivers. Ron will give a short talk and Q & A, then be open for conversation and fish stories the rest of the trip. A delicious lunch is included and served on the train. Ticket prices are Adults, $75; Seniors, $65; Youth, $35. Reservations are strongly encouraged to ensure a seat and can be made by calling Alegre Travel, 800.323.7330 or travel@alegretravel.com. Ask about group rates for pre-formed groups of twenty or more. Go to www.eaglecaptrain.com for more information and a full 2011 season schedule.
The New Competition Hook Series Includes an outstanding Czech Nymph Hook!
Umpqua Hanak Competition Hooks
Flies
tied in the stinger style, like the stonefly nymph illustrated, have
been gaining a following recently, especially from winter steelheaders.
The stinger tie puts the hook at the extreme rear of the fly pattern, so
that even the softest, most subtle take will usually result in a
hookup. Once hooked, the shorter shank of the stinger hook offers less
leverage to the fighting fish than the traditional longer-shanked
streamer and steelhead hooks. Read more....
A national movement to ban felt-soled waders – shoes that fly fisherman
and other anglers use to keep steady in slippery waters – has made its
way to Oregon. But, unlike the boots, a bill to outlaw their sale and
use by 2015 doesn't seem to have much traction. 
Whether you are fishing the Great Lakes Steelhead Alley or the Pacific Northwest fisheries, egg and spawn fly patterns are among the most effective steelhead fly patterns. They have saved the day more than once when working over picky or sullen steelhead and salmon. They can be fished alone but are often used as a dropper fly below a bead head nymph pattern or even below a woolly bugger or streamer. Egg patterns are easy to tie and relatively inexpensive to buy, and since an egg pattern fished properly is always snagging the river bottom, it is a good idea to have plenty in your box! You should try several of the new variations in style, weight and color to find ones you feel confident using. The original Glo-Bug types work great, but a lot of the newer egg and spawn patterns have added egg sac, bead and hour glass weights, and use different materials to simulate the natural eggs that are an important food to many species.