It's true March might have come in like a lamb but it's looked more like a lion lately. Weather has been pounding us with snow and rain on the Oregon coast and then warmer rains have had deluge effects with the big snow packs on the coast range and some...
Water Time Outfitters strives to offer you the very best in fly fishing instruction for steelhead and trout fishing in the NW! Check out our offerings of FREE seminars and a line-up of excellent classes. Portland Sportsman's Show Feb 8-12 Feb 8 Rob Crandall- Fly Casting Pond 12pm Basics Concepts...
Learn our 5-Step Process for dialing your fly to the proper depth for success. This four hour session gives you the tools you need to be in the game for winter steelhead. Get hands on coaching from our swing technicians to dial in your spey strategy for winter steelhead. Each...
Well January is done and thank goodness, that was a brutal weather month; hopefully now we can get back to some more normal winter steelhead weather and water conditions. If you braved the fishing in January you know it was a bit rough out there, record snow packs in the...
https://vimeo.com/200396030 The thrill of the battle is just one part of fly fishing that we love so dearly. Here's a few quick moments of a doubled over spey rod and a winter steelhead struggle- enjoy! RobC
https://vimeo.com/200392230 This is a quick video we did for one of our groups that has fished with us many years. Here are a few highlights of their trip from last year. Enjoy! RobC
Occasionally we encounter the most impressive fish in our quest for steelhead. Fish that are in their prime, powerful and lively. Here's one of those fish, a chrome bright fresh arrival from the sea heading back to repopulate its natal waters.
Learn our 5-Step Process for dialing your fly to the proper depth for success. This four hour session gives you the tools you need to be in the game for winter steelhead. Get hands on coaching from our swing technicians to dial in your spey strategy for winter steelhead. Each...
It's bitter cold and snow is coming down in buckets, I wish I hadn't forgotten my gloves today. My fingers are numb and my face stings and the backs of my hands are beet red; and of course- I'm loving it! Another day in paradise on a great winter steelhead river. Oregon storms...
Don't know what to give the fisherman in your life? Water Time Outfitters has a great line-up of outstanding products made just for them that will make the perfect Christmas gift! The WTO staff lives and works on the great waters of Oregon chasing fish year round- that's our job!...
Host Rob Crandall and friends show you how to go deep for winter steelhead, demonstrating the spey tactics and gear required to be successful with the swung fly in cold water. The video includes the details on fishing a Skagit Line, sink tip, and spey flies in a variety of...
It's December in Oregon and with it comes the early arriving winter steelhead and the winter weather. Often a mixed bag of anything-goes-weather one can typically count on wet and cold in December. This year it's been surprisingly cold and the wet we've had has been white. When day time...
It's mid-December and we've just been dumped on by a pile of white stuff across Oregon. Early winter storms have turned the lanscape white for most of Oregon and the rivers cold. That has'nt stopped steelhead from their annual migrations into Oregon rivers and streams. The traditional kickoff for winter...
Do you want to learn the best way to safely naviagate nw rivers with a drift boat? If you have a new boat and want to learn, this specialty rowing workshop is for you. Learn to manage your new boat with safety and confidence. Water Time Outfitters guides and pro guide...
Standing waist deep in ice cold water or out for a walk on a cool foggy morning the Tug is the Drug- Hoodie from Water Time Outfitters keeps you comforatable and warm. Designed and printed right here in Portland, OR and brought to you from guys who fish. This hoodie...
One thing we try to do as guides is help our spey anglers be more effective in every way- one big way is casting. Guiding anglers every day out on Oregon's finest rivers I find that better casters generally catch more fish. Coaching customers to more effective spey casting generally...
Clackamas River Winter Steelhead Workshops: Want to learn how to catch winter steelhead on Oregon Rivers? Water Time Outfitters offers a special workshop just for you! These workshops are designed to get walk in fly anglers comfortable with a variety of spots and techniques that will put them into...
The fishing report has improved a bit for us on Oregon's favorite high desert river. Steelhead counts are low in the entire Columbia River basin but there are still plenty of fish to be caught. Steelhead are spread throughout the lower 100 miles- big area yes! Water conditions are consistently...
Swinging flies for Steelhead is a matter of efficiency; how much water you cover, how many opportunities you make to present the fly to the fish that will respond to the fly determines success. It is also a formula that triggers response from steelhead. The pattern of cast, swing, step...
Fishing on the Deschutes for steelhead this fall has been a mix of tough and tremendous. Fish counts at the Columbia river dams have been below expectations and that shows on our favorite runs. Few fish means that we have had to work for each one. Making each one count...