What does this mean? It means the entire Deschutes will be closed to steelhead fishing July 1 through August 15th, 2022. (please keep reading, this is not a death sentence) Going forward Deschutes Steelhead seasons will be open or closed in July based on prior year escapement over Sherars Falls. This…
The Deschutes steelhead season started off with a bang. Early summer was as good as I have ever seen on the lower Deschutes. There were spots on the river where we found fish every day for a week straight. There was the fire, fishing unchanged and fishing pressure was completely…
Where do I start? Well today’s my birthday and it’s a non-jetboat weekend so I’m home drinking a good cup of Hairbender and updating my fishing site. There were some fires this year on the Deschutes. Most of the camp sights are severely damaged, some are unusable and some are…
Recommended equipment A big part of what you get with a good fly fishing guide is an opportunity to learn about equipment. Year in and year out I see people bring their own gear, most of the time this gear needs to be adjusted. I always bring fishing rods for…
Summer officially starts June 21st. I’ll still be trout fishing on the lower lower, mostly with a trout spey, hoping to accidentally hook a June Steelhead. The real action happens in July. On a magical day the summer steelhead show up on the Deschutes River. There’s no rhyme or reason,…
2018 Steelhead Outfitters Menu Happy belated New Year! Best wishes to you and your families in 2018. Below is my annual menu/timeline for what’s going on at Steelhead Outfitters in 2018. I’ll have this attached to the very few emails I send out this year. Please feel free to text,…
I’ll keep this short and sweet. There’s a big fire west of Hood River and the visibility is greatly affected by the smoke. I’ve been on the river every day for the last ten days and now I’m off for four days. Fishing has been pretty good depending on the…
Our first ten days is in the books. In total we stuck fish every day but two, not too bad given the forecast. We also finished our first camp trip which was five days four night at the Hot Rocks camp. The weather was really hot even for the Deschutes…
