Upper Deschutes River


The river is closed to fishing above Benham Falls. The cfs today is 517 and continuing to drop.
A great choice for locals during the winter months. Plenty of rainbows and browns...whitefish too.
Black stones, anato mays, Mr. Peacocks, S.Twin Specials, minnow buggers, and possie buggers have been working.


Fall River
This is a perfect time to head to the Fall R.. Look for baetis & midges. Try yellow rufus, pine squirrel minnows, flame eggs, griffith's gnats, and Lady Di's. This fly fishing only spring creek is closed to fishing below the falls.


Crooked River
The water is low (cfs is 115), but the fishing is still good. Nymphing is the most productive approach. Try psycho's, zebra midges, rainbow warriors, and frenchies.

October 7th, 2010

Fall River:
Fall is the best time to fish the Fall...and the fishing has been awesome on this "fly fishing only" spring creek. Lady Di's, TB eggs, pine squirrel minnows, mahagoney mayflies and renegades.

Crooked River:
The flow coming out of Bowman Dam has dropped this week to 155 cfs. Autumn is a perfect time to rip lips on the gorgeous river canyon of the Crooked. Zebra midges, black beauties, black tailwater nymphs are hooking up subsurface....X-caddis, irresistables, mahagoney mayflies are working when the hatch is on.

Upper Deschutes:
Closed from from Lava Lake to Gull Point. Large browns and bows are being landed.
Amber prince nymphs, Mr. Peacocks, anato mays, caddis pupae, pick pockets, slump busters.

South Twin: 
With the kids back in school and summer over, this a ideal time to bring a kick boat/float tube to the larger of the "Twins". There's plenty of healthy trout to catch (& release) and virtually no crowds on this beautiful Cascade lake. Try minnow buggers, buttonators and of course, the South Twin Special!

Lakes:
Most lakes close Oct. 31st....year round lakes are open only until the snow falls and the roads close.
Take advantage of the end of the season while you can.

Happy fishing!

September 23rd, 2010

Diamond Lake

Fly fishing continues to be awesome on Diamond Lake. Try blood rufus and minnow buggers in the morning and Jansen's callibaetis emerger  in the afternoons. 

East Lake

Many good reports about East! 

Callibaetis dries, CDC callibaetis emergers, AP emergers, & olive pine squirrel minnows. 

Hosmer Lake
Now that summer is over & the tourists and hot weather have left, it's a good idea to head to Hosmer before the snow falls and the road closes. Try scuds, white rufus, & buttonators.

Upper Deschutes
Plenty of large trout continue to be hooked and landed in the Upper D..
Try possie buggers, Mr. Peacocks, black pine squirrel minnows and some may fly & caddis.


Crooked River
Fly fishing on the Crooked has been stellar lately and will continue to improve with the fall weather. Look for caddis hatches in the afternoon. Try anato may's, rainbow warriors, FB pheasant tails & caddis emergers.

Fall River
The Fall has been fishing great as we move further into autumn. Lady Di's, small baetis, Mr. Peacocks and minnow buggers have been productive patterns.

FALL RIVER:

Lady Di's have been slaying trout on this gorgeous spring creek.  Some BWO's are coming off in the afternoons. 

CROOKED RIVER:

The Crooked continues to fish well and should improve with the cooler weather.  Caddis and baetis are hatching . Try a tungsten gray baetis, frenchies, and anato mays.

DIAMOND LAKE:

Reports have been great on Diamond as we move into autumn. Blood & orange rufus patterns are working in the mornings. Black AP emergers (size 10) have been catching fish in the afternoons when the baetis  are coming off the water.

CRANE PRARIE:

Fishing has been off & on at Crane, but when it's on...it's on.  Chironomids have been hooking up plenty of fish. Also caddis emergers, and blood rufus patterns. Try early in the day or later in the evening.

August 24th 2010

Upper Deschutes:
Huge browns, large kokanees, fat rainbows, and big brookies continue to be hooked in various sections of the Upper D.  Try egg patterns, rust pine squirrels, cased caddis, Mr. Peacocks, pyschos, flash princes, terrestrials, PMD's & x-caddis.

Fall River:
Fishing is improving on the Fall and some very large trout have been released this week. Adams emergers, irresistibles, rust slump busters, conehead minnow buggers, hunchback baetis & Lady Di's.


Crooked River:
Caddis emerger, christmas prince, rainbow warrior, black beauty, PMD & x-caddis.

Crane Prarie:
Blood rufus, blood rufus, blood rufus. Come in and pick some up for your next Crane outing.
Also, red/black chironomids, conehead S.Twin specials & olive pine squirrels.

East Lake:
Continues to be productive...Try black & olive AP emergers, minnow buggers, cascade rufus, and roxy rainbows.

August 12th 2010

Upper Deschutes River:

Christmas princes, Mr. Peacock, possie hare's ear, caddis pupae, pine squirrel minnows are hooking fish subsurface. PMD's, & x-caddis are working when the hatches are on.


Fall River:
Fishing continues to be productive on this "fly fishing only" spring creek.

Crooked River: 
Fishing well, get out there!


South Twin Lake:
A great family lake that is usually protected from the wind when other lakes are white-capped.Nice rainbows are being landed on minnow buggers, rufus patterns, damsels, and South Twin Specials.

Diamond Lake:
The fishing is good and getting better...what are you waiting for?

Davis Lake:
Has been fishing okay for largemouth bass. Try early in the morning or late in the evening.
Use damsel buggers, olive pine squirrels, seal buggers, & yellow poppers.

August 4th 2010

DIAMOND LAKE:
Fishing has been great and continues to be. Try chironomids, damsels and callibaetis.


CRANE PRAIRIE:
The channels are producing big rainbows. Chironomids, damsels and streamers are all catching fish. 
Rufus patterns are working  very well. Be patient & enjoy the view.


UPPER DESCHUTES:
The water level has been low & warm and the fishing has slowed down a bit. Target  the big trout in deep pools, under banks, near springs and inlets to the reservoirs. Cased caddis, caddis pupae, mega princes are productive nymphs. PMD's, and caddis are hatching.


FALL RIVER: 
Lots of beautiful rainbows and some large browns are being landed. 
Rust pine squirrel streamers, Lady Di's are always a good bet.


CROOKED RIVER:
Lots of trout, a few whitefish.  PMD's are hatching strongly, some BWO's and some caddis.
Also try scuds, zebra midges, frenchies, and exploding baetis. 

JUNE 23 2010

Fall River 

The Fall is fishing well; lots of big rainbows and healthy browns are being landed. Dries, nymphs, emergers, and streamers are all catching fish. Our new rust pine squirrel streamer is hot!

Upper Deschutes

With the warmer weather, the fishing continues to improve. Big brooks and browns are moving out of the lakes and can be found in deep pools and under banks and deadfall. PMD's, green drakes, and midges are all hatching.  Try hunchback green drake nymphs, sparkle PMD's, possie hare's ear, and pine squirrels.

Crooked River

After a week of consistent flows @ 250 cfs, the Crooked is fishing well. Today the flow coming out of Bowman Dam  decreased to 225 cfs.  Caddis and mayflies are hatching. Try Anato May's, Frenchies, exploding baetis, rainbow warriors, PMD emergers.

Lava Lakes
The angling on both Lava Lake & Little Lava has been good and becoming great. Try chironomids, Scott's damsel, and lake rufus patterns.

Fall River
There are plenty of big rainbows and a few big browns about, but as usual, you'll need to find them to catch them.  Try hunchback PMD's,  Lady Di's, slump busters, & rainbow warriors.


Upper Deschutes
Fishing keeps picking up on the Upper D.! Look for PMD's and some green drakes.
Try possie hare's ear,  exploding baetis, Lady Di's, copper john's & Mr. Peacocks.

Crooked River
The last week has seen a drastic decrease in the flow of the Crooked. Prineville Res. is 100% full. As of today it is running at 300 cfs.  It may take a day or 2 of consistent flows to equal consistent fishing, but...
Try Anato May's, Frenchies, exploding baetis, sow bugs, dirty birds.

Happy fishing!

Crooked River:  The fishing has been great as of late...
The Blue Winged Olive hatch has been healthy and BWO cripples & emergers have been hot.
Nymphs always work at the Crooked, try: Psychos, Roxy Rainbows, Anato Mays, Exploding Baetis...

Deschutes River: (Downstream of Benham Falls)  Fishing has been a bit inconsistent, although can be good if your timing is right. Dries: BWO and midge hatches. Nymphs: Hares ear, prince nymphs, little black stones. An amato may with a rainbow warrior as a dropper has been productive!