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,…
The crown jewel of Oregon is arguably the Deschutes River. Earning Federal Wild and Scenic designation in 1988 the Deschutes is managed for recreation and continues to gain in popularity. The tailwater fishery is 100 miles long and runs north through an arid desert canyon until it meets the mighty…
Quick Fishing Report! Fly fishing for steelhead on the Sandy and Clackamas rivers has been a little slow this winter. That said I moved over to the Clackamas last week and found some success. With the arrival of Spring and April we should start seeing some summer steelhead and…
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,…
Thank You! The holidays have come and gone which signals a new year is about to start. Before that happens I want to thank everyone who took their time and hard earned money to come and fish with me in 2017. For those of you holding dates for 2018, double…
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…
Deschutes Steelhead Fishing Report! The first powerboat opening just closed up. As you may know there is a jet boat closure every other week Thursday through Sunday June 15 until October. Three days were unbooked so I fished seven of ten, we hooked fish 6 of 7 days. I won’t…
