by Vickie Loftus | Jun 6, 2020 | Blog, Destinations
A couple of high-flying trout at Cottonwood Meadow Lake Cottonwood Meadow Lake is one of the prettiest public lakes I have fished in Oregon. Cottonwood Meadow Lake is in the Fremont National Forest, east of Lakeview, Oregon, at an elevation of 6132 feet. The lake is 6...
by Vickie Loftus | May 29, 2020 | Blog, Flies
Black and Copper UV Midge Pupa This spring I have been fishing my UV Midge Pupa at various lakes in Nevada and Oregon and it has been tremendously productive. Whether using a cast and retrieve, trolling, or dropping it under an indicator, my UV Midge Pupa has...
by Vickie Loftus | May 25, 2020 | Blog, Fishing Reports
Pronghorn Conditions on Day 2 Pronghorn Lake offers a fishing experience which fills the senses. Watching eagles dive to catch their share of fish, hearing the sand cranes call to each other, marveling at the night the sky filled with sparking jewels of the...
by Vickie Loftus | May 24, 2020 | Blog, Flies
Black UV Emerger When trout are feeding just below the surface and/or keying on emerging insects, my UV Emerger is the perfect choice. It sports a burnt orange thorax and a soft hackle to catch the eye of feeding trout. UV materials in the tail, abdomen, and thorax...
by Vickie Loftus | May 19, 2020 | Blog, Flies
Brown Caddis AP Nymph My All-Purpose Nymph sports a sleek and slender profile imitating the immature stage of a wide variety of aquatic insects including caddis pupae, callibaetis, and damselfly nymphs. Trout caught on a Gray All-Purpose Nymph during a...
