OCTOBER - DECEMBER FISHING REPORT

FALL RIVER - Primary hatch's:
     Midges:  #18-#26
     BWOs:  #16-#22
     Terrestrials:  Lady Di's
     Caddis:  #14-#18

CROOKED RIVER - Primary hatch's:
     Midges:  #18-#22
     BWOs:   #16-#20
     Scuds:    #10-#18
     October Caddis:  #6-#12

DESCHUTES RIVER - Below Benham Falls, primary hatch's:
     BWOs:  #16-#22
     Fall Caddis:  #6-10
     Midges:  #18-#22


Except for October caddis patterns, most patterns are fairly small.  These small patterns call for small tippets (5x-6x).

Don't forget about streamer fishing in the fall.  Streamers can catch the biggest fish in the water.

   

REWARDING FALL FISHING AT CRANE PRAIRIE

Nice fish John!  Blood rufus does it again!

FISHING REPORT

FALL RIVER:

Closes below the falls October 1st.

BWO's, PMD's, caddis, mahogany, duns, midges, and attractors (like Lady Di)

The Lady Di is a great fall pattern anywhere.



CROOKED RIVER:

PMD'S, BWO's, caddis, midges


UPPER DESCHUTES:  Between Little Lava and Crane Prairie, closes October 1st



LAKES:

As hatches slow for fall:
     Fish:  Chironomids, bloodworms, leech's, scud's, baitfish patterns, damsel & dragons deep

South and North Twin, Lava and East are good fall lake fisheries.

Davis Lake is very low but good for bass.

FISHING REPORT

Go wet a line.  There is still a lot of fishing to be done. 

FALL RIVER:

• Fishing is starting to pick up.
• Lady Di's, streamers, midges, PMD's, BWO's and caddis are consistent.

CROOKED RIVER:

• Fishing great.  River flow at 220 cfs.

EAST LAKE:

• Callibaetis and midges

CRANE: 

• 52% full.  Fishing the channels are best.
• Rufus, Sierra Rose, Blood Rufus

AUGUST FISHING REPORT

The fishing has been great.  There's still fishing to be done and a lot of season left.

FALL RIVER:
     Good dry action on PMDs.
     Caddis and Lady Di's
     Streamers, nymphs, eggs have all been working well at lower levels.


CROOKED RIVER:
     Good dry action on PMDs and X Caddis
     Good nymphing on smaller patterns - midge, PDM, and Caddis.


EAST LAKE:
     The blackwater rainbows are hitting callibaetis, chironominds, and buggers.
     Rufus patterns are working well at deeper levels.


CRANE PRAIRIE:
     Water is low - 51% full fish channels
     Rufus patterns a must
     Chironomids OK on some days

NEW FISHING REPORT...

ALL OF THE LAKES ARE OPEN!

EAST LAKE:

• Top four feet:
• FLIES:
• Roxy Rainbows
• Bill's Lake Fly
• Scott's Lil Bugger 
• Damselbugger
• Deep water:
• FLIES:
• South Twin Specials
• Minnowbuggers: white or olive
• Pine Squirrel Minnows

PAULINA LAKE:

• South Twins for Browns
• Roxy Rainbows for Bill's Lake Fly for Kokanee

CRANE PRAIRIE:

• Water in the 60s.  Work the wooded areas or deeper channels
• FLIES:
• Blood Rufus
• Chjironomids
• South Twin Specials
• Brown Rufus Leech
• Scott's Damsel

LAVA LAKE:

• Top four feet:
• FLIES:
• Loeburgs
• Roxy Rainbows
• Chan's Emerging Caddis
• Bill's Lake Fly 
• AP Emerger
• Stillwater Nymphs
• Scotts Damselbugger
• Deep:
• FLIES:
• Buttonators
• Black Lake Rufus
• South Twins 
• Olive Matukas

FALL RIVER:

• Streamers:
• Minnowbuggers - South Twins
• Pine Squirrels - Rufus, white or Buttonator

• Nymphs:  2 fly systems
• First fly - Mr. Peacock #10 trail off a variety of smaller nymphs.

Dries:  PMD, BWO, X Caddis, Lady Di's

UPPER DESCHUTES:

• Below Crane Prairie
• Streamers
• Stone Nymphs
• San Juan Worms

HIGH LAKE SPRING FISHING REPORT

Things are starting to thaw out and the fishing is starting to pick up.


CRANE PRAIRIE:

The lake is full.  The water temperature is over 50 degrees already.  This means chironomids, some calibaetis, and damsel and dragons migrating.

Blood Rufus, Scott's Damsel, damselbugger, South Twins flies are working well here.


LAVA LAKE:

The lake is full.  Use flies like orange/peacock stillwaters, damselbuggers, South Twin Specials (Thin Mint), Buttonators (Rufus), Scott's Damsel, Loeberg's, Bill's grizzly hackle peacock, and Roxy Rainbows.


NORTH & SOUTH TWIN LAKES:

Full of fish and out of the wind.  Use similar patterns as Lava Lake.


FALL RIVER:

Starting to pick up.  Still BWO's and midges but X Caddis and PMD's a good bet.  The Lady Di should start working.  Streamers:  Pine Squirrel Minnows, Slump busters, Rufus', Coned South Twins, Coned Minnowbuggers.

FALL AND CROOKED RIVER EARLY SPRING FISHING REPORT

CROOKED RIVER:
Below the dam BWO and midge patterns.

Nymphs:  scuds, eggs, caddis

Good nymphs:
BLACK BEAUTY, size 18
FRENCHIE, size 16 or 18
COPPER JOHNS:  copper or red, size 18 or 20
TUNGSTEN TEASER, PRINCE NYMPH, MR. PEACOCK, size 16
ANATO MAY, size 16 or 18
IRON LOTUCS, size 16 or 18
RAINBOW WARRIOR, size 16 or 18

Swinging small streamers are working too.
THIN MINT, size 10
MINNOWBUGGER, size 10
YELLOW RUFUS, size 10


                     
FALL RIVER:
15 minutes from the shop.

Good fishing starts in March.

POPULAR DRIES:
LADY DI
HATCHMASTER BWO
SPARKLE DUN BWO
SPROUT patterns: BWO, midge
X CADDIS

POPULAR NYMPH:
TUNGSTEN EGGS
TUNGSTEN MR. PEACOCK
TUNGSTEN FRENCHIE
TUNGSTEN COPPER JOHNS
TUNGSTEN BLACK BEAUTY

BWO adults:  emergers and nymphs
MIDGE: adults and pupa
CADDIS:  black and tan, adults and pupa, size 16

STREAMERS:
WHITE RUFUS
MINNOWBUGGER
NATURAL PINE SQUIRREL
BLACK PINE SQUIRREL

EGGS:  TUNGSTEN EGG in flame or pink


Use lighter gear:  3-5 wt. rods with light tippets, except when using streamers.

THE FISH ARE IN SCHOOL...SHOULDN'T YOU BE?

Fishing season will be here before you know it and it's time to start thinking about getting your gear in order.  Are you feeling a little rusty from hibernating during the winter season?  You might want to think about polishing your skills by signing up for a fly fishing school.

On June 4th/5th and June 8th/9th, Sunriver Fly Shop and Fly Fishers Place of Sisters, are going to be hosting a lake fly fishing school.  With two full days of instruction, this is a class you don't want to miss.

The first day will be held at the beautiful Black Butte Ranch.  

Instruction will cover casting, retrieves, basic strategies for fishing lakes, and equipment.

The second day will be held at Alder Creek Ranch near Sisters.  Instruction will cover presentation skills.

Class sizes are limited so don't put this off.  With great scenery and great instruction, you'll be glad you did.  Price is $275 for two full days of hands on instruction.  Cost does not include meals.

For more information or to sign up for the class, call or stop by Sunriver Fly or Fly Fishers Place.

Sunriver Fly Shop
541-593-8814
56805 Venture Lane
Sunriver, Oregon  97707

Fly Fishers Place
541-549-FISH
151 West Main
Sisters, Oregon  97759