10-05-2004, 02:43 PM
McKenzie River - October 4th, 2004
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FISHING: Fair
Daily Stage and Stream Flow [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/current?type=dailystagedischarge&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=mckenzie&format=pre"]click here[/url]]
McKenzie River: Fair for trout. Level is 2,350 cfs @ Vida. Water temp @ 52 degrees. Level at Walterville 2,278 cfs. Try small caddis patterns in Brown and Olive. Baetis and a few October Caddis are showing. Swinging Soft Hackles is a good method. Spring Chinook are spawning and glo-bugs can produce some nice trout.
Fair-Good steelhead action below Leaburg Dam.
Call Ed or Virginia of McKenzie River Shuttle Service at 541-896-0526 if you needed your vehicle shuttled.
Suggested Trout patterns for the month of October:
Surface Hatches: Various Caddis, BWO's. Best surface patterns: Elk Hair Caddis (Sz # 12-16), BWO Parachute (Sz # 16-18), Adams (Sz # 14-18), Madam X (Sz #10-14)
Best nymph patterns:
Pheasant Tail Nymphs (Sz 16-22), Prince Nymphs (Sz #10-16), Gold Ribbed Hares Ear (Sz #10-16) , Soft Hackles in various colors (sz. 14-16)
Check out these links for more information:
[url "file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Richard/My%20Documents/My%20Web%20Sites/mckenzie_river.htm"]McKenzie River [/url] [url "file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Richard/My%20Documents/My%20Web%20Sites/HGmckenzie.htm"]McKenzie River Hatch Guide[/url] [url "http://kayak.physics.orst.edu/~tpw/kayaking/Oregon.text"] River Levels [/url]
supplied by: [url "http://www.fisheyesoup.com/redir.php?recKey=109,re"]Creekside Fly Fishing[/url]
FISHING: Fair
Daily Stage and Stream Flow [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/current?type=dailystagedischarge&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=mckenzie&format=pre"]click here[/url]]
McKenzie River: Fair for trout. Level is 2,350 cfs @ Vida. Water temp @ 52 degrees. Level at Walterville 2,278 cfs. Try small caddis patterns in Brown and Olive. Baetis and a few October Caddis are showing. Swinging Soft Hackles is a good method. Spring Chinook are spawning and glo-bugs can produce some nice trout.
Fair-Good steelhead action below Leaburg Dam.
Call Ed or Virginia of McKenzie River Shuttle Service at 541-896-0526 if you needed your vehicle shuttled.
Suggested Trout patterns for the month of October:
Surface Hatches: Various Caddis, BWO's. Best surface patterns: Elk Hair Caddis (Sz # 12-16), BWO Parachute (Sz # 16-18), Adams (Sz # 14-18), Madam X (Sz #10-14)
Best nymph patterns:
Pheasant Tail Nymphs (Sz 16-22), Prince Nymphs (Sz #10-16), Gold Ribbed Hares Ear (Sz #10-16) , Soft Hackles in various colors (sz. 14-16)
Check out these links for more information:
[url "file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Richard/My%20Documents/My%20Web%20Sites/mckenzie_river.htm"]McKenzie River [/url] [url "file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Richard/My%20Documents/My%20Web%20Sites/HGmckenzie.htm"]McKenzie River Hatch Guide[/url] [url "http://kayak.physics.orst.edu/~tpw/kayaking/Oregon.text"] River Levels [/url]