The Salmonfly hatch is in full swing on much of the Lower D right now, and the Warm Springs area is seeing just as many bugs as the lower stretches of river are. With the warming trend that started early this week the bugs are increasing activity and we are seeing more and more egglayers …
It’s an exciting time of year on the Lower Deschutes, and there is plenty of talk of the big Salmonflies in fly shops throughout Central Oregon. It sounds like there was excellent fishing to be had in the Maupin area over the weekend and into the early part of this week. The highest concentration of …
With warmer weather is water temps adult salmon flies and golden stones should be making an appearance any day now. The river levels have come down to an optimal 4640 cfs out of the Madras Dam. Guides are reporting seeing a few bugs in the grass throughout the river, but expect the bugs to start …
We are happy to be back on the Warm Springs section of the Lower Deschutes! The water was a little high on opening day but has steadily trended down and is right about where we’d expect to see it this time of year. The fish on the day stretch are feeding actively and will readily …
Not a whole lot has changed as far as the fishing on the Lower Deschutes. As with many of the area waters, the warmer weather we’ve seen over the past week has resulted in slightly more active fish, but for the most part flies, techniques, and productive water will be the same as over the …
The trout fishing on the Lower D has slowed a little with the cold weather, but water temperatures are still hovering in the mid-high 40s and fish are feeding actively. Focusing on slow, deep tailouts and seams has continued to produce some great fish and days of consistent action. We are still seeing a lot …
Trout fishing has been good on the Lower Deschutes, and we now have less than a month to squeeze in any fishing we plan to do down in the Warm Springs area. Things are finally starting to feel like Winter and frosty mornings and blustery days have more people thinking about tying flies or going …
We continue to have good times on the Lower Deschutes. It’s definitely not a year to expect many Steelhead down there but trout fishing has been pretty darn good overall. Nymphing will produce solid numbers of fish, and we’ve been picking up some really nice trout swinging dark colored Ho Boh Speys and small Intruders. …
We’ll keep on saying it, this is one of our favorite times of year to find those healthy Redsides of the Lower Deschutes on a fly. Trout fishing has been good, and while there is little opportunity to fish dries there is no better option for finding good numbers of quality, native fish on a …
It is an excellent time of year to be on the Lower Deschutes. Trout fishing has been pretty awesome and the chance of finding a Steelhead on the end of the line provides an underlying sense of excitement and anticipation through each day. Everyone here at the shop was lucky enough to take a few …
