Other Videos

Please enjoy our growing library of other videos available to our members.

Modern Nymphing

Learn all about this European-inspired technique from Fly Fishing Team USA members Devin Olsen and Lance Egan.

National Water Dashboard

This presentation is on how to use the new USGS National Water Dashboard (NWD). The NWD is a powerful tool that provides real-time data on much more than just streamflow information. In this session you will learn how to use and customize its various aspects so that, as you plan your fly fishing outings, you can “know before you go.”

Toby Welborn, Supervisory Geographer, USGS, based in Portland, OR leads the presentation. Toby has been deeply involved in the project to upgrade the text-based Waterdata site to a more mobile- and user-friendly graphical interface for accessing “all things water” for years. Toby has crafted a presentation especially for McKenzie Flyfishers that focuses on ways to use the NWD to enhance our fly fishing experience.

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00:00 - Housekeeping and genesis of program
05:00 - Introducing speaker – Toby Welborn, USGS
06:58 - USGS, National Water Dashboard background
10:20 - Streamgaging Network, terminology used
19:08 - NWD relevance to fly fishers
20:00 - Live Demonstration of NWD
21:00 - Description of screen elements and tools
25:00 - How to save a link to a custom view
26:00 - Selecting a water body (McKenzie River example)
27:10 - Selecting Layers
31:45 - Viewing Legend, and more on Layers
37:53 - Viewing monitoring station data
49:45 - How to subscribe to alerts
52:25 - Going deep on data
55:50 - Q&A (Lakes, Custom Views, Multiple site pages view)
1:05:00 - Wrap up