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Deschutes River - Lower - October 5th, 2008
supplied by: Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop, Inc.
RECORDED: 
59 °
FISHING: Good
Steelhead:
The fish seem to have finally settled down and are becoming quite grabby. Seems like everyone I’ve talked to lately has at least one good story of raising a fish.
It is still steelhead fishing, so please keep that in mind, but it definitely is at the point where we are at the peak of our season.
Water temps have been in the mid to upper 50’s, keeps the fish and us happy.
The fishing is consistent through the lower 100 miles of the Deschutes due the Steelhead are now spred out evenly above and below Maupin.
Stick to your favorite patterns and swing them with confidence. Take some wakers and skaters to try at first light in the tailouts. Use a short sink tip line with sun on the water in choppy broken runs and riffles. Keep your hooks very sharp to avoid missing fish on a short strike or a soft grab.
To keep updated on steelhead movement up the Columbia River, and over Sherars Falls, click on “FISH COUNTS” on this site. Also, be sure to check out our great deals in the Specials section of fisheyesoup.
A note about the effect of the White River: The Deschutes fishes just fine when it is a greenish ~ white color. It seems like so many people are calling the Deschutes blown out when it is in a good slightly tinted color. I assure you the fish can see quite well. And lets not forget that this same color so many people seem to hate on the Deschutes is the color we are all hoping for in the winter. So if you show up and the Lower Deschutes is a little off colored, don’t worry about and just keep fishing. The fish don’t care, and neither should we. Now when the Deschutes is a nice milky white color....well that’s a different story.
Red Side Trout:
Water levels are a hair above average at 4180. The trout fishing has been good, some slow periods between hatch activity etc... water temperatures are below average, so this should hold up through this month. October can be a fickle month, and much of the fishing is dependent on the day to day weather. Midday you can find trout in the oxygen-rich riffles, fast water pockets, and in the deep, steep bank runs.
Check the foam lines for sipping fish feeding on the spent may flies and caddis.
Current Hatches on the Deschutes River are:
MAY FLIES: BWO’s, Size 18 or 20
CADDIS: Igloo Case Building, Size 16 or 18, Net Building, Size 16 or 18.
STONE FLIES: Fall Stone, size 8.
CRANE FLIES: Crane Fly’s, Size 16
MIDGE: Midge pupa Size 18 or 20
Check out our “HATCH CHART” for more.
Fly Patterns you should have:
Cased Caddis, size 10 or 8, Net Spinning Caddis, size 16 or 18, Igloo Case Building Caddis, size 18 or 20, Crane Flies, size 16n or 18, and Midge, size 18 to 22.
Make sure that you have some Rusty Spinners, size 16 or 18, emerger patterns like Soft Hackles, Caddis Pupas, and don’t forget those Cripple Patterns.
Other useful fly patterns are, Bead Head CDC Prince Nymph 10 ~ 12, light bright dubbed Soft Hackle (green), bright green sparkle Green Rock Worms, and Silvey’s Prime Pupa’s, Lighting Bugs size 14, Zug Bugs size 14, King Prince Nymph, size 12~16 and a red, green and gold Copper John’s 16 ~ 18s, and a wire bodied Prince Nymph size 10, in black, red, or green.
Deschutes Water Conditions:
Water temperatures are between 53 and 59 degrees, color is clear.
White River Water Conditions:
Color is glacier grey / light green, not effecting the Deschutes.
We will open our private lakes again on September 10th, Fall is beautiful at the ranch and the fishing can be quite good! Click on "Private Lakes" for more info.
For information regarding Deschutes River hatches, click on “HATCH CHART”.
Have more questions? Allow our helpful staff to assist you.
Please call ~ John, Karen, Nate, Leif, or Joe at:
Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop Toll free (866) 647-4721
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Deschutes River - Lower - October 4th, 2008
supplied by: Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop, Inc.
RECORDED:
59 °
FISHING: Good
Steelhead:
The fish seem to have finally settled down and are becoming quite grabby. Seems like everyone I’ve talked to lately has at least one good story of raising a fish.
It is still steelhead fishing, so please keep that in mind, but it definitely is at the point where we are at the peak of our season.
Water temps have been in the mid to upper 50’s, keeps the fish and us happy.
The fishing is consistent through the lower 100 miles of the Deschutes due the Steelhead are now spred out evenly above and below Maupin.
Stick to your favorite patterns and swing them with confidence. Take some wakers and skaters to try at first light in the tailouts. Use a short sink tip line with sun on the water in choppy broken runs and riffles. Keep your hooks very sharp to avoid missing fish on a short strike or a soft grab.
To keep updated on steelhead movement up the Columbia River, and over Sherars Falls, click on “FISH COUNTS” on this site. Also, be sure to check out our great deals in the Specials section of fisheyesoup.
A note about the effect of the White River: The Deschutes fishes just fine when it is a greenish ~ white color. It seems like so many people are calling the Deschutes blown out when it is in a good slightly tinted color. I assure you the fish can see quite well. And lets not forget that this same color so many people seem to hate on the Deschutes is the color we are all hoping for in the winter. So if you show up and the Lower Deschutes is a little off colored, don’t worry about and just keep fishing. The fish don’t care, and neither should we. Now when the Deschutes is a nice milky white color....well that’s a different story.
Red Side Trout:
Water levels are a hair above average at 4180. The trout fishing has been good, some slow periods between hatch activity etc... water temperatures are below average, so this should hold up through this month. October can be a fickle month, and much of the fishing is dependent on the day to day weather. Midday you can find trout in the oxygen-rich riffles, fast water pockets, and in the deep, steep bank runs.
Check the foam lines for sipping fish feeding on the spent may flies and caddis.
Current Hatches on the Deschutes River are:
MAY FLIES: BWO’s, Size 18 or 20
CADDIS: Igloo Case Building, Size 16 or 18, Net Building, Size 16 or 18.
STONE FLIES: Fall Stone, size 8.
CRANE FLIES: Crane Fly’s, Size 16
MIDGE: Midge pupa Size 18 or 20
Check out our “HATCH CHART” for more.
Fly Patterns you should have:
Cased Caddis, size 10 or 8, Net Spinning Caddis, size 16 or 18, Igloo Case Building Caddis, size 18 or 20, Crane Flies, size 16n or 18, and Midge, size 18 to 22.
Make sure that you have some Rusty Spinners, size 16 or 18, emerger patterns like Soft Hackles, Caddis Pupas, and don’t forget those Cripple Patterns.
Other useful fly patterns are, Bead Head CDC Prince Nymph 10 ~ 12, light bright dubbed Soft Hackle (green), bright green sparkle Green Rock Worms, and Silvey’s Prime Pupa’s, Lighting Bugs size 14, Zug Bugs size 14, King Prince Nymph, size 12~16 and a red, green and gold Copper John’s 16 ~ 18s, and a wire bodied Prince Nymph size 10, in black, red, or green.
Deschutes Water Conditions:
Water temperatures are between 53 and 59 degrees, color is clear.
White River Water Conditions:
Color is glacier grey / light green, not effecting the Deschutes.
We will open our private lakes again on September 10th, Fall is beautiful at the ranch and the fishing can be quite good! Click on "Private Lakes" for more info.
For information regarding Deschutes River hatches, click on “HATCH CHART”.
Have more questions? Allow our helpful staff to assist you.
Please call ~ John, Karen, Nate, Leif, or Joe at:
Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop Toll free (866) 647-4721
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 29th, 2008
supplied by: Deschutes River Anglers
RECORDED: 
78 °
FISHING: Good
MADRAS 4150 cfs
The steelhead are here
Yesterday we were trout fishing and it was definetly worth being there. Its just like it has been for the past few weeks great weather, fish willing to eat and hardly anyone else fishing and it was a Saturday.
The trout have been eating a variety of different kinds of bugs, mainly nymphs from small to big but at times there has been some good dry fly fishing. If you look in the right areas and with a little luck the fish have been looking up pretty consistantly.
The bulk of the people we saw yesterday (which was only a few boats) where steelheading. A buddy of my who was down there hooked two steelhead and as we were floating down the river I spotted several more. If I'm seeing quite a few fish just floating down the river that tells me that there are more fish up there than most people realize.
It looks like the weather is going to remain nice for the next couple of days but towards the end of the week the clouds are suppost to show up with a chance of rain, and if you are a steelheader you know what that means things could get real interesting.
Its time to get down there and swing some flies before everyone does.
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 26th, 2008
supplied by: The Patient Angler
RECORDED: 
79 °
FISHING: Good
Hey all you steelhead junkies, Jay here with a report on the Lower D. I was able to get away for a day and go steelheadin. I was out of the house at dark and on the water by 6:30am. I wanted to be the first one in the run and I was. South J is one of those places that if you aren’t willing to get up early and hit the water at 0-dark, you won’t be the first fly those fish see. It was about the 6th cast and YANK…….I missed it. I didn’t get another opportunity in that run. So around 11am I hiked back up to my truck for lunch expecting to see guys fishing all over the place. No one. Now this never happens in South J, and since I am the black sheep in the shop, I set up a nyphing rig and proceeded to hike up to the island. Third cast and fish on. It was a nice 6-7lb hatchery….BONK! After that, I fished for anther few hours with no other fish, but no people either. I was lovin it. Around 3pm the droves started to show up and set up camp, so I headed back down to more civilized fishing and swung the rest of the day. I caught a few very healthy trout, but none that had come from the salt. All in all it was a great day.
The Patient Angler patientangler.com
Jay
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 22nd, 2008
supplied by: Fly and Field Outfitters
FISHING: Good
Trout fishing on the Lower Deschutes has slowed up a little bit in the last couple of weeks. That said, there have still been some very good days of fishing. October caddis are starting to show up in force. A double nymph rig with an October caddis pupa as a lead fly has accounted for some very nice trout. The October caddis pupa will also do double duty as a steelhead fly, so tie it on to slightly heavier tippet just in case. In addition to caddis activity, BWOs are starting to show and can create some great dry fly opportunities, especially on days with a good overcast.
Steelhead fishing continues to be a little on the tough side. Fish are in the river all the way up to Warm Springs. However, the most consistent fishing has been from Sherars to the mouth. The counts at Sherars have been pretty good and the fishing in the Maupin area is definitely picking up. These fish are seeing a lot of pressure right now. Consider getting a little creative with your flies and/or how you present your flies to the fish. Floating lines and hairwing patterns are great, but sometimes the fish want something different, very different.
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 22nd, 2008
supplied by: Deschutes River Anglers
RECORDED:
65 °
FISHING: Great
MADRAS 4050 cfs
NOBODY IS AROUND AND THE FISHING IS GOOD
Right now the trout are eating all sorts of different bugs and eating them good. The fishing was really good yesterday we caught fish on little tiny nymphs and some on big big nymphs. Yesterday they were also eating some dry flies in certain areas, and the dries that we were using were GIANTS, for the time of year.
We only saw two other boats the whole day and thats part of the reason that the fishing was good. When you get all the spots you want and nobody has been through them its generally going to be a pretty good day of fishing.
Yesterday we spotted a few steelhead and tried for one, but no luck he was bullet proof. I have been spotting more and more steelhead the last few times that I have been down which is a real good sign for what is about to go down.
Its time to get down there before it gets to crazy busy.
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 18th, 2008
supplied by: Deschutes River Anglers
RECORDED:
88 °
FISHING: Good
MADRAS 4080 cfs
Yesterday the fishing was a fair bit better than it had been of late. There was more bugs flying around and not many people fishing at all. The few days of hot hot weather seemed to make the bugs happier them they had been which also made the fish happier.
We still mainly were nymphing but it was good good in spots. The fish were eating some big numphs and some little nymphs, the type of fly didn't seem to matter to much just finding areas where the fish seemed especially active.
The weather will be changing a fair bit coming up so who knows how the trout fishing will be coming up. With the temps dropping and some clouds coming in it could make for some very good mayfly hatches. I would bet that with this cooler weather coming it will make the STEELHEAD fishing get better and better. Its time to head down river at least to Maupin, I know I'm going to with a my few days off coming up.
Good luck out there.
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 12th, 2008
supplied by: Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop, Inc.
RECORDED:
75 °
FISHING: Good
To keep updated on steelhead movement up the Columbia River, click on “FISH COUNTS” on this site. Also, be sure to check out our great deals in the Specials section of fisheyesoup.
Steelhead:
Numbers over Sherars Falls have started to pick up as of late. We’ve also been getting reports of more fish hooked in the last couple of days, as well as hooking more ourselves. I think we are on the cusp of what is going to be a good steelhead season.
Water temps have been in the upper 50’s to low 60’s, which keeps the fish and us happy.
Fish seem to be more active as of late, and if you’ve been keeping an eye on the dam counts than you already know that there is going to be a big push of fish any day now.
Macks to the Mouth: good steelheading.
Sherars to Macks: fair to good chance of fish.
Above Sherars: fair chance of a tug.
This could all change with the snap of finger!
Stick to your favorite patterns and swing them with confidence. Take some wakers and skaters to try at first light in the tailouts. Use a short sink tip line with sun on the water in choppy broken runs and riffles. Keep your hooks very sharp to avoid missing fish on a short strike.
A note about the effect of the White River: The Deschutes fishes just fine when it is a green color. It seems like so many people are calling the Deschutes blown out when it is in a good steelhead green color. I assure you the fish can see just fine. And lets not forget that this same color so many people seem to hate on the Deschutes is the color we are all hoping for on the Coast. So if you show up and the Lower Deschutes is a little green, don’t worry about it and just keep fishing. The fish don’t care, and neither should we. Now when the Deschutes is a nice milky white color....well that’s a different story.
Red Side Trout:
Water levels are a hair above average at 3880, which is a good thing. The trout fishing has been good, some slow periods between hatch activity etc... water temperatures are below average, so this should hold up through this month. August is a bug-rich month, especially with caddis and aquatic moth. Focus your angling attention to the mornings and evenings. Midday you can find trout in the oxygen-rich riffles, fast water pockets, and in the deep, steep bank runs.
Check the foam lines for sipping fish feeding on the spent may flies and caddis.
Its important to have each stage of these caddis flies in your fly box, to switch patterns quickly, helping you find out what the trout are keyed in on. Larva, Pupa, Adults, and spent patterns in Olive, tan, and ginger, sizes 14 through 18. A size 16 or 18 tan elk hair caddis, spent partridge caddis, or X caddis is almost never a bad choice if you like to catch ‘em on top.
Current Hatches on the Deschutes River are:
MAY FLIES: BWO’s, Size 18 or 20
CADDIS: Igloo Case Building, Size 16 or 18, Net Building, Size 16 or 18.
STONE FLIES: Fall Stone, size 8.
CRANE FLIES: Crane Fly’s, Size 16
MIDGE: Midge pupa Size 18 or 20
Check out our “HATCH CHART” for more.
Fly Patterns you should have:
Cased Caddis, size 10 or 8, Net Spinning Caddis, size 16 or 18, Igloo Case Building Caddis, size 18 or 20, Crane Flies, size 16n or 18, and Midge, size 18 to 22.
Make sure that you have some Rusty Spinners, size 16 or 18, emerger patterns like Soft Hackles, Caddis Pupas, and don’t forget those Cripple Patterns.
Other useful fly patterns are, Bead Head CDC Prince Nymph 10 ~ 12, light bright dubbed Soft Hackle (green), bright green sparkle Green Rock Worms, and Silvey’s Prime Pupa’s, Lighting Bugs size 14, Zug Bugs size 14, King Prince Nymph, size 12~16 and a red, green and gold Copper John’s 16 ~ 18s, and a wire bodied Prince Nymph size 10, in black, red, or green.
Deschutes Water Conditions:
Water temperatures are between 59 and 62 degrees, color is clear.
White River Water Conditions:
Color is glacier grey / light green, not effecting the Deschutes.
We will open our private lakes again on September 10th, Fall is beautiful at the ranch and the fishing can be quite good! Click on "Private Lakes" for more info.
For information regarding Deschutes River hatches, click on “HATCH CHART”.
Have more questions? Allow our helpful staff to assist you.
Please call ~ John, Karen, Nate, Leif, or Joe at:
Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop Toll free (866) 647-4721
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 11th, 2008
supplied by: The Patient Angler
RECORDED:
86 °
FISHING: Great
With over 21,000 steelhead going over the Dalles Dam in three days and the fact that I hadn’t touched a steelhead in almost two weeks, I had to jump in my truck and run to the mouth of the Deschutes River. I got to the park around 2:00 pm and found a place to camp for the night. I put on my wet wading gear and filled a backpack with some water and munchies and set out up river on the east side road. I hadn’t walked up from the mouth in a while, so I decided to get a little exercise and walked up to Colorado to reacquaint myself with the lower river and find a good spot for the evening fish. I saw a few anglers on the river close to the mouth, but nobody up river. The run below Colorado Camp was open and by then it was close to 4:00, so I headed down the hill with my trusty 7136 Z-Axis to see if I could find a fish. The water looked good and was 64 degrees, which is pretty good for this time of year. With the sun still on the water, I put on a sink-tip and my Marabou Stinger fly and started working the run. It didn’t take long to get into my first fish. A nice hatchery fish that was bright and put up a great fight. I did have orders to bring home a fish, but thought for sure I would catch another keeper, so I let him go. I was also better than a four mile walk to camp, and we all know that when you carry a fish it gains 5 lbs per mile. An angler with a spinning rod showed up and stepped in below me and in a few minuets caught a nice fish and then disappeared down river. I continued to work down the run and after the sun went off the water I caught a very nice wild fish that ripped line off my reel a couple of times. She went 8 or 9 lbs and was chrome bright and went away strong. The next morning I drove over to the west side of the river to hike up and found 15 cars already parked at the trailhead. I grabbed my pack and my rod and headed up river to find an angler in the water every 500yds for the first mile or so. The funny thing was that when the sun hit the water, most of the anglers went back to camp, home or to work. So I went back to the water I had intended on fishing and put my sink-tip back on and had a great morning fishing behind the a.m. rush. I landed 3 steelhead, all chrome bright wild fish running 25 to 27 inches. Around mid-day the hunger pains started and I had a good morning so I decided to head back to the truck and head home. It was a quick trip, but it was good to get that fishing groove on again and catch a few fish.
By the way, I haven’t heard the end from a certain person about the keeper I let go.
The Patient Angler patientangler.com
Peter Bowers
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 10th, 2008
supplied by: Deschutes River Outfitters
FISHING: Good
Fall is in the air, the summer time trout "rythms" are begining to slow. Still plenty of caddis but it is a far cry from the peak of July. Even the evening hatches are thining out. This time of year can still produce good fishing, it will have its daily peaks and valleys though. The number, intensity and size of the caddis is ever decreasing. There are big October caddis present, pupae patterns and adult patterns can be effective during this time.
As we move later into the fall BWO and other mayflies will start to be players. This is a great time to get out on the river and see very little pressure focusing on trout, especially as more and more people focus on steelhead.
The numbers of steelhead on the Columbia and over Sherars Falls have picked up. Fish are being caught from Maupin all the way to the mouth. A few reported incidental fish even further up. The more consistent fishing seems to be below Sherars. That will change quickly. Most reports are typical steelhead numbers, some people are finding a few some are having to work a little harder to get a grab. The fish are around, you just gotta work hard, have confidence and keep swinging.
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