About Me

Michael Gorman, founder of Scarlet Ibis Fly Fishing Tours, Inc., has been guiding and teaching effective fly fishing skills for more than 20 years. His angling knowledge and skills have been honed in New Zealand, Ireland, Christmas Island, the Bahamas, Florida, Alaska, British Columbia, and all over the Western United States, including Oregon’s world-famous Deschutes, Rogue River, McKenzie River, and North Umpqua Rivers. He owned and operated his own retail fly fishing shop in Corvallis, OR for many years, also being the head fishing guide. Michael continues, still, as an Oregon fishing Client Chuck Frank, summer steelhead / trout and steelhead fly fishing / McKenzie River fly fishing guideguide throughout the calendar year, in addition to teaching credit PAC fishing classes at Oregon State University, where he did so for 27 years.

Always asked to pick favorite local fishing waters, Michael would have to choose the McKenzie River, near Eugene, for trout. From late winter through early summer, he and his McKenzie River fishing guides are in constant pursuit of the river’s native “redside” rainbow trout and cutthroat. As for larger fare, it’s Siletz River winter steelhead, the South Santiam River in early summer, and the Rogue River mid summer and fall. Our single most popular fishery — by far — is the August through November Rogue River steelhead run. These two- or three-day events on the upper river can be very productive. A Rogue River fishing guide are skilled in all fly fishing methods, including deadly nymph fishing techniques.

Here’s our simple philosophy: to guide effectively is to teach effectively. Come learn to catch fish, and catch them more consistently: steelhead, trout and salmon. We never restrict our fly fishing methods, but for our typical McKenzie River fly fishing guide and Rogue River steelhead fly fishing guide, nymph fishing is a specialty.