Category Archives: Central Oregon Fishing Report

Steelhead will eat anything

Or so it would seem, based on the box of flies I’m packing for an upcoming trip to a summer steelhead river east of the Cascades. When tying steelhead flies, or really in life, there are only two rules. Rule … Continue reading

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A Fall Farewell the Deschutes River October Report

The Technical Mens Conference (old dawgs who have fished together for decades) headed for the Deschutes and launched from Trout Creek last week. This trip carried sadness in our hearts as we were missing one of our members, Wink, who … Continue reading

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Deschutes River Steelhead: Current Report and Looking Ahead

It’s shaping up to be a good steelhead year on the Deschutes. In the past week, 6,000 to 8,000 steelhead a day have been making their way over the Dalles Dam on average, for a total of over 170,000 already … Continue reading

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First adult chinook returns to Upper Deschutes

Jim Bartlett, Portland General Electric Fish Passage Biologist-Facilities Team Lead passed the following photos from the Round Butte hatchery from late last month:

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Deschutes River Trout Fishing Report: The Salmonfly Hatch is in Full Swing

The annual emergence of Pternarcys and Golden Stones is now out along the entire length of the Lower Deschutes, and the fish are certainly taking notice.   Between Pelton Dam and Maupin, the Deschutes is host to the most prolific … Continue reading

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Diamond Lake Fly Fishing Report

Chase Millemann brings us this report from Saturday. Diamond should continue to improve as the weather does, but it looks pretty good despite the cold. Thanks Chase. I fished Diamond lake with my buddy Casey on Saturday. The weather report … Continue reading

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Upside Down Golden Stone Fly Tying Video

It won’t be long before Salmon Flies and Golden Stones are making their annual emergence on the Deschutes River. In this video Barrett demonstrates how to tie an Upside Down Golden Stone. When some of your favorite aren’t getting the … Continue reading

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Deschutes Fall Fishing Report 2010

The Technical Men’s Council (old guys who have fished together for decades) gathered together to greet a spectacular Eastern Oregon Indian Summer last week. The steelhead fishing was not spectacular but the mighty “D” gave up some awesome trout fishing … Continue reading

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Lower Deschutes Steelhead report: Get out there now

Last weekend we camped out at the mouth of the Deschutes River for the Native Fish Society River Steward retreat, hosted by NFS staffers Russell Bassett and Tom Derry. It was a great event, full of presentations by top fisheries … Continue reading

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Native fish restoration and the temperature tradeoff on the Lower Deschutes

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 … Continue reading

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Deschutes Spring 2010: Days 2-4

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 … Continue reading

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High adventure on the spring Deschutes fishing trip

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 … Continue reading

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Deschutes Report: Slow and . . . High.

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, … Continue reading

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Rivers will fall….be ready!

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 … Continue reading

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Memorial Day Weekend Opportunities

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 … Continue reading

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