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Category Archives: Central Oregon Fishing Report
Cold Weather Bass’n
My alarm went off at 2:45, wow is that early, I just don’t move very fast at that hour. Barrett, Greg and I met at the shop, loaded our gear and headed for Davis lake by 3:30. Driving through Pleasant … Continue reading
Spey Rods, Bull Trout, and huge streamers
Each January I head over to the Central Oregon for my annual winter Trout trip. Last year we decided to target the river’s plentiful Bull Trout for the first time. While I have had the pleasure tussling with bullish fighters … Continue reading
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Kid’s First Salmon Captured on Video
It doesn’t seem long ago that she was my little tag-along on fishing trips and I worried more about keeping her back from the bank then catching fish when we would hit the river. We’ve taken lots of trout trips … Continue reading
Three days swinging flies for Deschutes River Steelhead
Trout Creek to Harpham Flat, Nov 5-7: Eight of us set out last week from Eugene to the high desert to chase steelhead on the Deschutes River. Ethan Nickel Outfitters ran the program to celebrate the end of the ‘09 … Continue reading
BIG B-Run steelhead enjoying the greasy late fall flows of the lower Deschutes River
Right now is my favorite time of the year to be on the Deschutes. You probably thought it was getting to be a bit late for Lower Deschutes steelhead didn’t you? Well so did everyone else, which leaves the lower … Continue reading
Intruders rock the Deschutes summer steelhead
One of my favorite old fishing clients called me a few weeks ago. “I just booked Hickman for a couple days and I want you to be my guest!” It wasn’t a suggestion. It was an order. “Sure thing, Les. … Continue reading
Jay’s Deschutes Steelhead Report September 27 – 30, 2009
So – I had been hearing these wild reports about twenty fish days. From credible people. Steelhead, not trout. Then there were the fly fishers who would only say that “they had a good trip and yes, they did catch … Continue reading
First time steelhead on the dry fly — Lower Deschutes
Steelhead are tough to catch on a swung fly. We who live for this soulful pursuit are fighting big odds. So why would we want to make it even harder on ourselves by skating dry flies? Because seeing a big, … Continue reading
Hickman, Idylwilde team hit the Lower Deschutes Summer Steelhead
Last week I had the pleasure of taking some of the awesome Idylwilde Fly team out for a day on the Lower Deschutes. It was going to be Matt, Patrick, Zach and me. All three of them are very experienced … Continue reading
Introducing: Lower Deschutes River swung fly steelhead maniac Jeff Hickman
We have a very unique river running through Central Oregon. You’ve heard of it. It begins high in the Cascades at Little Lava Lake, flows north through a series of reservoirs along the east side of the Cascades, carving through … Continue reading
Fly fishing photography from Jon Meyers: Deschutes River Salmonfly Hatch
Pro photographer Jon Meyers spent Memorial Day ’09 on the Deschutes River, chasing big rainbows and the salmonfly hatch. Meyers’ crew drifted from Warm Springs to Harpham Flat. You can check out more of Jon’s work at www.StudioMeyers.com or at … Continue reading
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Trout Unlimited Chapter 678 braves Deschutes Scorcher
Members of Trout Unlimited Chapter 678 (McKenzie-Upper Willamette) braved the Deschutes River — floating Warm Springs to Trout Creek last weekend. Word on the streets from Warren Moran was, the trip can be summed up as follows: 1. It was … Continue reading
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Metolius Report: Still the Metolius
This past weekend I was up in the Bend area for the Oregon Council of Trout Unlimited meeting but the evening before I managed to sneak in a couple hours of fishing on the Metolius: The river was as beautiful … Continue reading
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Deschutes River Fishing Report: Salmonfly Madness
We just finished a week on the Deschutes yesterday. The fishing over the week ranged from good to outstanding. I would give specifics, but most readers would probably think I was full of it. The dry fly fishing was so … Continue reading
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Crane Prairie fishing report: Hot, crowded, fishy
Busy day out on Crane Prairie yesterday, but worth fishing for sure. We stayed near the Quinn side of the reservoir, fishing the edges of the channels. The fishing was best early morning — and the crowds were thinner. We … Continue reading