Oregon Fly Fishing Playbook 2026 (the main guide)
The main guide: how Oregon water fishes, then a chapter per river covering access, seasonal strategy, flies and a starting rig.
Oregon Playbook
2026 Field EditionOregon Fly Fishing Playbook
A practical Oregon fly fishing field kit: where to fish, when to go and what to bring for fourteen Oregon waters, river by river, so you leave the house with a plan instead of a dozen open tabs.
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What’s inside
Six PDFs. One download.
Six purpose-built pieces, each answering a question you would otherwise be researching the night before a trip.
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Oregon River Quick-Info Cards
One page per river: when to go, the flow range to look for and the gauge to check it on, flies, a starting rig, what to watch and a regulations snapshot.
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Oregon Hatch Calendar
Which insects to prepare for month by month, in what sizes, and whether to cover them with a nymph, an emerger or a dry.
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Oregon Seasonal Cheat Sheet
Month to water to bugs to rig, in a few screens sized for a phone, for the truck and the riverbank.
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Oregon Trip Planner
One sheet for the day, plus the checklist of what to confirm before you leave.
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Oregon Fly Box Checklist
A practical one-box list for Oregon water: which patterns, which sizes, how many of each.
Preview
See what’s inside
Actual pages from the Oregon Playbook.
River chapter
One page per river: where, when, flies, a starting rig and the regulations snapshot. This is Deschutes River: Warm Springs to Trout Creek & Maupin.
Hatch Calendar
Twelve months of hatches at a glance, then hatch by hatch: sizes, stages and where each one matters.
Fly Box Checklist
About thirty patterns with sizes and quantities for Oregon water, the essentials starred.
Trip Planner
One sheet for the day: water, flows, weather, rigs, access, and the checks to make before leaving.
River Quick-Info Card
One phone-sized card per river: when, flow, flies, rig, watch-outs and regs.
Seasonal Cheat Sheet
Month to water to bugs to rig, sized for your phone.
Coverage
14 Oregon waters
A river card for each, and its own chapter in the Playbook.
- Deschutes River: Warm Springs to Trout Creek & Maupin Deschutes River: Lower Deschutes — Warm Springs to Trout Creek in River Alerts
- Deschutes River: Macks Canyon to the Mouth Deschutes River: Lower Deschutes — Mouth in River Alerts
- Metolius River: Camp Sherman to Bridge 99 Metolius River: Metolius — Camp Sherman to Bridge 99 in River Alerts
- Crooked River: Bowman Dam Tailwater
- North Umpqua River: The Fly Water, Deadline Falls to Soda Springs North Umpqua River: North Umpqua — Fly Water in River Alerts
- Rogue River: Upper Rogue below Lost Creek Dam Rogue River: Rogue — Upper (Below Lost Creek) in River Alerts
- McKenzie River: Vida to Leaburg Dam McKenzie River: McKenzie — Vida to Leaburg in River Alerts
- Clackamas River: McIver to Carver, plus the upper river Clackamas River: Clackamas — Upper in River Alerts
- Sandy River: Dodge Park to Oxbow Sandy River: Sandy — Dodge Park to Oxbow in River Alerts
- Wilson River: Tillamook State Forest to Tillamook Wilson River: Wilson — Tillamook in River Alerts
- Siletz River: Moonshine Park to Siletz Siletz River: Siletz — Moonshine Park to Siletz in River Alerts
- Grande Ronde River: Troy and the Lower Canyon Grande Ronde River: Grande Ronde — Troy in River Alerts
- Williamson River: Lower River near Chiloquin Williamson River: Williamson — Lower in River Alerts
- Owyhee River: Owyhee Dam Tailwater Owyhee River: Owyhee — Tailwater in River Alerts
The Playbook is a planning guide. It does not report live conditions or flows, so always check current flows and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife regulations before you fish. River Alerts follows current conditions for the rivers you choose.
Who it’s for
Built for anglers planning Oregon days
This is a planning guide, not a live fishing report. Hatch windows and run timing in this book are typical, not promised: insects move one to three weeks with snowpack, elevation and weather, and steelhead arrive on rain, river temperature and ocean survival nobody controls. Everything perishable (flows, closures, in-season rule changes, access) is marked with what to verify and where. Use the book to get 90% of the way to a plan the night before; spend five minutes on ODFW's regulation updates page and a USGS gauge for the last 10%.
A good fit if you are
- A weekend angler with limited days who wants each one to count
- Visiting from out of state and planning a trip to Oregon
- A beginner or intermediate angler who knows how to cast but not where to start
- Tired of scattered, contradictory online research
Not the right fit if you want
- Live flows or a fishing report. It is a planning reference, not a report service.
- A printed book. It is a digital download, and nothing ships.
- A promise of fish. No hatch, no flow and no catch is guaranteed.
- Water outside Oregon. Every river it covers is in Oregon.
- To skip checking regulations. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is the authority, and the rules change.
What the Playbook is not
It complements live river reports, current regulations, weather forecasts, USGS flow data and your local fly shop. It does not replace them. Regulations, access, closures and conditions all change; check them with the relevant authority before you fish.
AnglerTrove is independent. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife or any government agency.
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- What you get
- One ZIP file containing all six PDFs. Read them on any device, or print them for personal use.
- How long the link works
- Up to 10 downloads, for 30 days after purchase. Save the files once and they are yours to keep.
- Lost or expired link?
- Email [email protected] from the address you paid with and we will send a fresh one.
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Oregon Fly Fishing Playbook - 2026 Field Edition
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What do I get?
Six PDFs in one download: Oregon Fly Fishing Playbook 2026 (the main guide), Oregon River Quick-Info Cards, Oregon Hatch Calendar, Oregon Seasonal Cheat Sheet, Oregon Trip Planner and Oregon Fly Box Checklist.
Is this a physical book?
No. It is a digital download. Nothing ships to you.
Does it include live river conditions?
No. The Playbook is a planning and reference resource. It does not include live flows, current river reports or real-time conditions of any kind. River Alerts is the AnglerTrove product that follows current conditions.
Do I still need to check regulations?
Yes, always. Regulations, access and closures change. Check the current Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife regulations for any water before you fish it.
How will I receive my files?
As soon as your payment is confirmed, which usually takes a few seconds, your download is ready on the confirmation page. We also email you a download link, separately from the payment receipt Lemon Squeezy sends. The link works up to 10 times and expires 30 days after purchase.
Who handles the payment?
Lemon Squeezy, our Merchant of Record, runs the checkout and takes the payment. We never see your card details.
What is the refund policy?
You have 14 days to ask for a refund, no justification needed. A full refund ends access to the download. See the full refund policy.