The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The Pelton Round Butte project on the Upper Deschutes is designed to aid fish passage to historic habitat upriver, but it’s also heating up the lower river — according to fisheries biologists, mimicking the historic temperatures our native anadromous fish evolved to handle. The results, according to the Oregonian, are temperatures 70-72 degrees at the [...]

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We put in on Thursday at 10:30am. The weather was not the best and the water level was around 6500 cfs. Ken and I decided to head straight for our camp below Whitehorse Rapids and pass on fishing for a few hours. Upon arrival we saw Whitehorse in full fury:

We safely moved [...]

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Here is a Deschutes report from our pal Greg Hatten:
Five of us “Frequent Fly Fishermen” from Eugene went over to catch the Salmon Fly hatch on the Deschutes last Thursday to Sunday. We put in at rainy Trout Creek and took out at cloudy Harpham Flats. In the 35 miles between, the river rose more [...]

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Typically, my angling keeps me pretty close to home. In fact, I lead a satsfied fishing life in about a 75 mile radius from Eugene-Springfield. My home territory ranges from the Umpqua to the south, the Alsea to the north, the Pacific to the west and the headwaters of some of Oregon’s best [...]

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Patience is the key for anglers the past few days. Mother nature was pouring it on literally all over the Northwest the past few days. Rivers have risen to new highs but the near term forecast shows warm days a head with angling opportunities getting back on track. Here is the [...]

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Fly anglers have some decent weather coming for this three day holiday weekend. The following areas should bring good fishing:
Deschutes River: The stone fly hatch is well underway with bugs all the way to Trout Creek. Dry fly patterns working well have been the Clark Stone, Norm Woods, CDC Salmon Fly, Half [...]

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Reports from Maupin have the annual Salmon Fly Hatch on the Deschutes beginning to move it’s way up river. Fishing both adult Salmon and Golden Stone patterns worked this weekend near Maupin. If you are headed to the Deschutes make sure to have a variety of adult Golden Stone patterns and Salmon Fly patterns. [...]

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