The Lower Deschutes has continued to fish well. Water temperatures are slowly rising, and with the salmon fly hatch on the horizon we have been seeing success with larger stonefly nymphs. This being said, we are still seeing the most success on smaller patterns in the upper stretches of the lower river. Pheasant tails, black …
We’ve finally reached the April 22 opener on the Lower D! With the entire lower river now open to fishing, there is plenty of opportunity to float or wade into some great water and hungry fish. This is one of our favorite times of year to fish the Lower D, the redbands haven’t seen artificial …
The Lower Deschutes has continued to fish well in the Maupin area. Dry fly activity has increased, and there are plenty of skwalas, march browns, and smaller mayflies around. On the right day there is little reason to throw anything but dries, a small olive chubby followed by a mahogany tilt wing or march brown …
As we wait for the April 22 opener on the Lower Deschutes we’ve found some time to get out and fish the Maupin area water that is open year round. Fishing has been pretty awesome and nymphing is producing good numbers of redsides. With the salmon fly hatch getting closer and closer, large stoneflies are …
We are coming closer and closer to the final days of fishing on the Lower Deschutes from Warm Springs down to the Northern Boundary of the Warm Springs Reservation. As of January 1st, this section of the river will be closed for angling, period. This section of the river will be closed until the end …
Read more Lower Deschutes- Warm Springs to Northern Boundary Closure
This is a magical time on the upper 10 miles of the Lower Deschutes. As sad as we are to see another season coming to a close, there is always a flurry of activity down there as late-fall leans into winter. There are chinook salmon now on their redds and the whitefish are beginning their …
From Warm Springs to Trout Creek, the fishing has been pretty great! We expect this to continue over the next few weeks. We are seeing more and more adult October Caddis fluttering around and a few fish have been tricked into eating October Caddis dries. Aside from that, we are seeing a decent caddis hatch …
It is crazy to think that just about two weeks ago the canyon was filled with smoke and fires were raging around the area. Now, the fires have settled and the fish counts are rising, the river has been a little bit more crowded on the weekends. Remember, you can check steelhead counts here. Utilizing …
Read more Lower Deschutes- Warm Springs to Trout Creek update
Yesterday on the Lower Deschutes was a classic. We had periods when we got eaten every few minutes and some when we might go an hour between. But almost every fish we hooked was a good one! It’s still that time of the year when, if you’re targeting trout, you’ll want to be on …
Well, as much as I miss the blue skies down in the canyon, I’ve got to say that the last couple weeks have been really, really good on the Lower D. Today’s trip, with complete newbies, produced some amazing fish in the net and even more impressive were the ones that proved too worthy an …
