Fly Fishing the Oregon Coast
Fly fishing the Oregon coast for winter steelhead is as good as anywhere in the West. Oregon’s northern Coast Range Mountains comprise one of North America’s last great spawning grounds for wild winter steelhead. Dozens of streams and rivers drain the coastal mountains into the Pacific Ocean. In the North Oregon coast region four of them stand out as great fly fishing and spey casting venues… the Wilson, Trask, Nestucca, and Nehalem Rivers. December through May chrome bright winter steelhead enter these rivers.
Guided Fly Fishing for Winter Steelhead
A day of guided fly fishing for winter steelhead will give anglers the advantage neccessary to find success. Your fishing day begins at your accommodations on Netarts Bay, Oregon. Your guide will meet you there and you will follow your guide in your vehicle to one of four rivers between 15 and 35 minutes from your lodging. Each river has several beats. Exactly where you fish will be determined by your guide, depending on many factors that affect the fishing. After a short drive your guide will lower the boat down a rugged slide towards emerald green water hustling around moss covered boulders.
Once you are in the boat and leave the beaten path, the potential for fly fishing the Oregon coast becomes obvious. The rivers you will fish on the Oregon coast have a combination seductive riffles, long cast and step runs, short "one man buckets", and all kinds of both classic and unorthodox water that is ideally suited to fly fishing and spey casting. The wading can be easy, intermediate, or down right hairy... or you can fish from the boat if you prefer. There is wading to suit everyone. Fly fishing for winter steelhead in Oregon coastal rivers is a hunt. Winter steelhead are very elusive animals. Their only goal is to stay alive long enough to spawn. This means hiding out in dark places, only moving under the right conditions. One must fish effectively and without relent to stand a chance of success. Sometimes it takes all day to finally hook a fish. Read more about fly fishing for winter steelhead.
Oregon Coast Fly Fishing Video
Lodging & Dining on the Oregon Coast
During your stay on the Oregon coast you will enjoy accommodations at The Netarts Sand Castle. The Sand Castle is a three story beach house situated where Netarts Bay meets the Pacific Ocean. Three bedrooms (including two master suites), a large living room with fireplace, fully equipped kitchen, elevator, and ocean views complete your Oregon coast lodging. Dining at local seafood restaurants, The Schooner and Roseanna's, is worth the trip to the Oregon Coast. Netarts Bay is known for superior quality oysters, clams, and dungeness crab. Read more about your Oregon Coast Lodging & Dining.
PO Box 42, Maupin, OR 97037 / 541.978.0152 / Email / 