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As you may have seen on our Instagram posts, One of of own, Jamie Brisco, is living a nightmare. His 5 year old Daughter has been diagnosed with Sage 3 Ependymoma. We are helping to raise funds to keep Jamie by her side through this process. I don’t want to get anything wrong, so here […]

Getting The Most Out Of Color

Posted on September 19th, 2019 by The Portland Fly Shop

Tying flies has always been more of an outlet for me. While there are times I tie just to fill boxes for an upcoming trip, 90% of the time, I tie for the love of it, and having flies to fish is a side effect. It’s often been said, tying is the river away from […]

The Beulah G2 Review

Posted on September 7th, 2019 by The Portland Fly Shop

I was lucky enough get get a first hand look at this new series about 2 months before the official launch date in August, 2019, and immediately know it was going to be special. The Platinum series has a great run and remained a strong contender in the two hand market for a lot […]

Tying The Bantam

Posted on January 19th, 2018 by The Portland Fly Shop

The Little Fly That Could The Bantam is a pretty easy “mini” Intruder to tie. In low winter water, it has become a staple in the Pacific NW, but also really shines for early Summer Run Steelhead in April and May. Colors can be adapted to suit the need. It’s also a great fly to […]

Tying The Outer Limit Intruder

Posted on December 14th, 2017 by The Portland Fly Shop

The Better Prom Dress Steelhead react very differently to flies on different days. There’s a ton of theory about Steelhead behavior from experts of all kinds. Most of this is based on personal experience, some of it is science and some of it is pure BS. The only real way to know what exactly is […]

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