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  • Green Drake Meets Sparkle Dun - Metolius | www.johnkreft.com

    Chasing the Green Drake Mayfly Hatch

    June 20, 2026June 20, 2026

    This year’s Green Drake hatch on the Metolius has really been hit or miss for us. Seems like it’s been like that for the last couple of years. That doesn’t mean we haven’t seen Drakes. We have, just not the numbers I recall. Chasing the Green Drake Mayfly hatch is one of my favorite of…

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  • Dancingtrout and Deschutes Redside | www.johnkreft.com

    Fly Fishing the Lower Deschutes River

    June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

    Wow, where does the time go? It’s been a couple of weeks since we were fly fishing the Lower Deschutes River from Warms Springs to Trout Creek. I thought this post would have been completed already, but I must have lost track of time. On to my report. We last fished the lower Deschutes in…

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  • Metolius Rainbow with PMD CDC Loop Wing Emerger | www.johnkreft.com

    Persistence or Insanity is a Fine Line in Fly Fishing

    June 2, 2026June 3, 2026

    My regular readers know I’m mostly a dry fly fisher. I found a couple of trout rising regularly on my favorite river recently and struggled to find the right fly. I didn’t want to give up and move to a different location hoping to find more rising fish. As I tied on a fly, cast,…

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  • Metolius Rainbow Eating Mayflies | www.johnkreft.com

    Images from the Water

    May 26, 2026May 26, 2026

    I hope you have enjoyed my images from the water posts over the years. I haven’t shared one of these is quite awhile. I’ve been on the Metolius waiting for Mayflies to hatch in the afternoons and found myself with camera in hand, capturing what I see around me. I said this before that the…

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  • Parasol Post Pheasant Tail Emerger | www.johnkreft.com

    My Favorite New-to Me Flies

    May 21, 2026May 24, 2026

    One of the benefits of being a custom fly tyer is the opportunity to learn and tie new-to-me flies. The latest is a Parasol Post Pheasant Tail Emerger. I wanted to share some of my favorite new-to-me flies with you today. This is my first try tying a parasol post fly. I’ve watched a couple…

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  • Female Salmonfly with Egg Sac | www.johnkreft.com

    Filling the Provider Box with Salmonfly and Golden Stone Imitations

    May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

    We have plans in a couple of weeks to float the Lower Deschutes River from Warm Springs to Trout Creek. While I say Salmonfly hatch, we’re more likely to fish Golden Stone imitations as they’re the second major stonefly to hatch on the Deschutes at this time of year. I’ve been tying a lot of flies…

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  • 2026 Southern Oregon CfR Retreat Participants | www.johnkreft.com

    2026 Southern Oregon Casting for Recovery Retreat

    May 7, 2026May 10, 2026

    It was my privilege to volunteer as a river helper at the 2026 Southern Oregon Casting for Recovery Retreat at the Big K Ranch near Elkton, OR last weekend. Casting for Recovery (CfR) is a retreat designed to help women in various stages of breast cancer enrich their lives through fly fishing. My wife is…

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  • April Rainbow - Metolius River | www.johnkreft.com

    Anticipating the Hatch

    April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

    Can you believe it’s almost May? I’m anticipating the hatch in the next few weeks as many insects begin their annual cycle. I’ve started to see a few PMDs on the river to go along with BWOs. It won’t be long before my favorite hatch of Green Drakes begin to hatch. How about Salmonflies and…

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  • Messy Fly Box | www.johnkreft.com

    Are You Ready to Fish?

    April 22, 2026May 24, 2026

    My friend Jeff Perin, owner of The Fly Fisher’s Place here in Sisters, OR, writes a terrific weekly fishing report and mentioned opening day is just around the corner. I’m somewhat spoiled because my home waters, the Metolius River is open year-round. But not every fly fisher is that lucky. But it got me wondering,…

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  • Filling the BWO Fly Box | www.johnkreft.com

    What are Your Confidence Flies?

    April 2, 2026May 24, 2026

    I’ve spent time recently reviewing some of the posts from early years of RiverKeeper Flies. Turns out I’ve had a lot of content the past 12 years! One of the things I noticed are all the images of successful flies I’ve used and shared with you. You’ll notice a trend that I constantly use the…

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