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…
We got our first fish on dries April 29th, the same day we saw an Adult Golden Stones. On the 30th we saw Salmon Flies and Goldens up and down the river and we found a fish or two to start eating them. By the 11th of April we were…
Deschutes Fly-Fishing Report June 23, 2019 I thought it was over, trout season that is. We had a bout of warm weather mid- June that brought water temps near 70 degrees, that’s the doom and gloom number. Along comes the wind, the clouds, and some freakishly cool weather, kabam! The…
Trout fishing can be simple and it can be hard, your choice. On the Deschutes there are several constants one needs to consider and the biggest one is no fishing from the boat. Being a bank angler assures you won’t ever have enough room for a safe back cast. The…
Monday April 22nd! The lower Deschutes River is arguably one of the best trout streams in the west. Trout per river mile is around 1500. Rainbow trout, “redsides,” are available year-round between the Northern Warm Springs Indian Reservation and the Mouth of the Deschutes. The open section has very robust numbers of…
Why Deschutes Trout Spey? Answer: It’s a lot of fun swinging flies and getting yanked real hard. Did you know sculpins are a disproportionate part of the Deschutes Redside’s diet. In fact at times sculpin, or cotus, make up most of a trouts diet. We have long thought redisdes to be bug eaters,…
