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Category Archives: Eastern Oregon
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
The Steens
Last week a few of the Technical Men’s Conference (old dawgs who have fished together for decades) headed off to The Steens. Marc, who grew up in Burns, was our tour guide. The rest of us only had read about … Continue reading
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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
A Great Week: Weddings and fly fishing do go together.
A major life event occurred for Lou over the Labor Day Holiday. His daughter was married on Sunday at Sunriver. As the father of the bride there was only one way to get over the stress and joy: Go Fishing! … Continue reading
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
Salmon Fly Hatch Developing on the Deschutes
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 … Continue reading
ODFW seeks volunteers for Mann Lake goldfish extermination
This summer, ODFW will be applying rotenone to Mann Lake in the Steens Mountain area. The high desert lake has been stocked with Lahontan Cutthroat trout since the 1950s, but an explosion of introduced goldfish has wrecked the fishery. Mann … Continue reading
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Hold the train! Minam steelhead train derailed?
According to a recent news article, the Minam Steelhead Train might be derailed. Reader James Fox sent us a note, and recommended concerned anglers contact Janet Dodson (Union County Tourism) at 1-800-848-9969 or Mark Davidson (Union County Commissioner) at 541-963-1001. … Continue reading
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Deschutes Steelhead fishing report
Numerous anglers have been reporting great Summer Steelhead fishing on the Deschutes. Check out the fish counts on Aug 12, 28,314, then Aug 13 35,054. These are record breaking numbers for Steelhead counted over Bonneville Dam. Fishing should be great … Continue reading
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Oregon Rivers Fishing Report
McKenzie: Fishing for rainbows remains good on the upper river with best catches occurring early and late in the day. Hopper dropper rigs have been taking their fair share of fish using golden stone dries and green drake nymphs/possie bugger … Continue reading
Oregon’s Cascade Lakes Report
Diamond Lake Fishing on Diamond has finally picked up, lots of bugs coming off from Damsels to callibaetis. The biggest mistake an angler could make is trying to match the hatch. The fish only seem to be interested in black … Continue reading
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Escape to East Lake
Ken Crangle and Lou Verdugo launched at East Lake Saturday (8/16/08) and started to fish about 75 yards out from the dock. During the day they enjoyed a couple interesting “events”: sulfur fumes from vents coming from the bottom of the lake, one large … Continue reading
Lahontan trout restoration efforts begin on Upper, North McDermitt creeks
ODFW plans to begin restoring Lahontan cutthroat trout to the McDermitt creek basin, according to a recent press release. On Aug. 27 and 28, Upper McDermitt, North Fork McDermitt and tributaries will be treated with rotenone, a naturally occurring fish … Continue reading


