Brian wrote:
Does anyone have a good pattern for fishing shad in the northwest? I'll be
fishing the rivers around Portland Or. The two local shops I went to didn't
have anyone that had a any experience doing it.



chartreuse and white deceiver style seems to work everywhere on shad

here are some ideas:

http://www.rainlandflycasters.homest...yPatterns.html
http://sfotf.com/main/Shad_Fly.92.0.html
http://www.davywotton.com/davy-wotton-shad.htm
http://www.catcherman.com/features/f...02wildbill.htm
http://www.sanjoseflyshop.com/flies_shad.asp
http://espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/...ychnovsky.html
http://flydepot.com/flyfishing/pn--s...pink/pid--517/
http://www.flyfisherman.com/northeast/bwshad/
http://www.wiprud.com/flies.htm
http://www.flymanflies.com/catagory....t=Shad%20Flies

jeff