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Deschutes River - Lower - October 8th, 2007
supplied by: Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop, Inc.
RECORDED: 
48 °
FISHING: Fair
Summer Steelhead:
Water conditions are very good at this time and the Steelhead are in the lower 100 miles of the Deschutes River in above average numbers. The river level is 4,350 CFS from the Madras gage and holding.
Water temperature is in the mid 50’s morning noon and night. As many fish as there are, it has been sort of a odd year as far as fish hooked per day. It’s like you catch waves of fish as they move through. One day you’ll hit 3 to 6 and the next day you won’t touch a thing. They don’t seem to be as settled as they should. I think it’s due to the good water temperatures in which case they don’t require as much time to rest in the run and they get on the move more quickly.
This year we’ve actually have more fish to the clients hand then last year, but still have higher number of no fish days. Oh well!
Are there any patterns out fishing another? no, you should use flies that give you the most confidence and stick to the methods that work the best for you. More importantly, if you have to fish, just go, it’s not going to get any better than now through the end of the month.
Please don’t hesitate to call if you have any questions.
Our helpful staff will be very pleased to help you.
Thanks, and good fishing to all!
John Smeraglio
Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop, Inc.
(866)647-4721 Toll Free
Red Side Trout:
Caddis hatches are still strong. Most of the emergent stages will happen in the evenings after 5 PM. The morning is the best time to work spent caddis patterns in the slack water and back eddies from 7 AM to noon. Fish along the tree lines and steep bank runs with dries and wets.
Aquatic Moths are still a factor, and should fish well dry in the mornings and evenings.
A great fly to use to imitate a resting Aquatic Moth, Spent Moth, or spent Caddis, is a Partridge Caddis pattern. Fish these flies in back eddies and slack water against the banks where the water is 3 feet or more in depth. Another really good water type is the choppy seam on the edge of some fast water.
For Caddis, you should carry some Elk Hair Caddis, olive and tan, size 16 & 18, X-Caddis, olive body, size 16, American Grannums, green body, size 16, and Micro Caddis, black, size 18s & 20s.
Have an assortment of Pupas and Emergers, and don’t forget those all important Diving Caddis, Spent Caddis, and Spent Partridge caddis patterns.
The PEDs (Pale Evening Dun) Hatch late in the afternoon, after 4 PM. Use size 10 or 12. The Little Yellow May Fly haatches around 12 to 2 PM, try size 16 fished in the slow runs about 2 to 4 feet deep for best results.
Trout are fussy, so extend your tippets, and switch fly patterns often.
The mornings are starting to show signs of improvement, around 7 AM
the activity starts in with some trout looking up to spent mays and caddis. Check the foam lines for sipping rise forms and fish spars patterns to them. The results will amaze you.
The Little Yellow Stone ( Little Yellow Sallys ) are a size 16, and get over looked by anglers.
They start hatching in may and usually continue to hatch until August. They are a very important food order for the trout. Try these flies off and on throughout the day, along the bank and tree lines, but I think the better time is afternoon till dark.
Midges this time of year will hatch off and on in the morning and late afternoon. Fish some midges in sizes 18, 20, and 22.
Fishing the film would benefit you the most, in the back eddies, beep runs along the steep banks, and slow water below riffles.
If Q’s, Call! We will be happy to answer anything for you.
Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop Toll Free (866)647-4721
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Deschutes River - Lower - October 8th, 2007
supplied by: Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop, Inc.
RECORDED:
48 °
FISHING: Fair
Summer Steelhead:
Water conditions are very good at this time and the Steelhead are in the lower 100 miles of the Deschutes River in above average numbers. The river level is 4,350 CFS from the Madras gage and holding.
Water temperature is in the mid 50’s morning noon and night. As many fish as there are, it has been sort of a odd year as far as fish hooked per day. It’s like you catch waves of fish as they move through. One day you’ll hit 3 to 6 and the next day you won’t touch a thing. They don’t seem to be as settled as they should. I think it’s due to the good water temperatures in which case they don’t require as much time to rest in the run and they get on the move more quickly.
This year we’ve actually have more fish to the clients hand then last year, but still have higher number of no fish days. Oh well!
Are there any patterns out fishing another? no, you should use flies that give you the most confidence and stick to the methods that work the best for you. More importantly, if you have to fish, just go, it’s not going to get any better than now through the end of the month.
Please don’t hesitate to call if you have any questions.
Our helpful staff will be very pleased to help you.
Thanks, and good fishing to all!
John Smeraglio
Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop, Inc.
(866)647-4721 Toll Free
Red Side Trout:
The Trout fishing has picked up with the arrival of the October Caddis. Hatches of them have been strong the middle of September and the Redside Trout are paying attention to them in the emergent stages. Most of the emergent stages will happen in the evenings after 4 PM. The morning is the best time to work spent caddis patterns in the slack water and back eddies from 9 AM to noon. Fish along the tree lines and steep bank runs with dries and wets.
Aquatic Moths are still a factor, and should fish well dry in the mornings and evenings.
For Caddis, you should carry some Elk Hair Caddis, olive and tan, size 16 & 18, X-Caddis, olive body, size 16, and Micro Caddis, black, size 18s & 20s.
Have an assortment of Pupas and Emergers, and don’t forget those all important Diving Caddis, Spent Caddis, and Spent Partridge caddis patterns.
Midges this time of year will hatch off and on in the morning and late afternoon. Fish some midges in sizes 18, 20, and 22.
Fishing the film would benefit you the most, in the back eddies, beep runs along the steep banks, and slow water below riffles.
If Q’s, Call! We will be happy to answer anything for you.
Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop Toll Free (866)647-4721
If Q’s, Call! We will be happy to answer anything for you.
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Deschutes River - Lower - October 1st, 2007
supplied by: Fly and Field Outfitters
FISHING: Good
Look for numbers of Steelhead moving into the Warmsprings-Troutcreek section throughout the next week or two. Steelhead are being caught in the section already though. Will post another report in the near future with more info!
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 24th, 2007
supplied by: Deschutes River Anglers
RECORDED: 
64 °
FISHING: Great
MADRAS 4200cfs MOODY 4800cfs
Trout fishing has really improved over the last week with this cold weather we have been having! Mahogany duns, pmd's, october caddis, midges, blue wing olives and a number of caddis species are keeping the trout looking up! Alot of people are targeting Steelhead so the trout are going unmolested for the most part and fishing for them right now is great. Steelhead fishing has been pretty good the last couple days with stinky fishing before that. Although counts are high through the dams fishing remains spotty (It's steelhead fishing, What are you not going to go cause it's spotty? We should feel lucky there's any steelhead around at all! Alright tangent over..) Some days have been great and than you get aced the next. The good thing is that fish are being caught throughout the whole system and that has been spreading some pressure out a little. It is a great of year to throw a skating fly or a traditional on a swung dry line. There's plenty of time for sink-tips when the light is on the water of when it gets to cold. If your nymphing for steelhead you might consider, swinging a fly in the morning and evenings. If you get one on the swing you wont go back!
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 22nd, 2007
supplied by: The Flyfishers Place
FISHING: Great
Well, this is a great time of year on the Deschutes. Trout fishing is picking up now that the weather is cooler. Steelhead are viable from the Mouth all the way up to Trout Creek with a few being hooked above Trout Creek too. Nymphing for trout with a 6 wt is a good idea because you may hook a Steelie and having a little extra "wood" to lay on 'em helps. Keep an eye out for Fall hatches.
DRIES: X-Caddis, Henryville, CDC Caddis, Yellow comparadun, Light Cahill, Rusty Spinner, Paraschute Adams, Mahogony Duns.
NYMPHS: Copper John, soft hackles, peasant tail, Angle Case emerger, sparkle pupa, serendipity, prince, green rock worm,October caddis nymphs, wooly buggers (on sinking line!!).STEELIES: Green butt skunk, macks canyon, a-leach, wally walker, red-winged blackbird, Freight Train
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Deschutes River - Lower - September 10th, 2007
supplied by: The Flyfishers Place
FISHING: Great
Well, this is a great time of year on the Deschutes. Trout fishing is picking up now that the weather is cooler. Steelhead are viable from the Mouth all the way up to Trout Creek with a few being hooked above Trout Creek too. Nymphing for trout with a 6 wt is a good idea because you may hook a Steelie and having a little extra "wood" to lay on 'em helps. Keep an eye out for Fall hatches.
DRIES: X-Caddis, Henryville, CDC Caddis, Yellow comparadun, Light Cahill, Rusty Spinner, Paraschute Adams, Mahogony Duns.
NYMPHS: Copper John, soft hackles, peasant tail, Angle Case emerger, sparkle pupa, serendipity, prince, green rock worm,October caddis nymphs, wooly buggers (on sinking line!!).STEELIES: Green butt skunk, macks canyon, a-leach, wally walker, red-winged blackbird, Freight Train
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Deschutes River - Lower - August 29th, 2007
supplied by: The Flyfishers Place
FISHING: Good
During warm weather, be prepared to deep nymph during the day, however, we have been doing well on dries during the day on seams, back eddies, and foam lines using caddis, PMD, attractor dries and emergers. You may have to hunt hard for risers during afternoons when it's over 90 degrees. Look for dryfly action to pick up considerably once the sun is off the water which is around 6, depending on where you are in the canyon. If you don't see risers, move to nymphs as this can be deadly. In addition, keep an eye out for PMDs and PEDs. Mayfly spinners at dusk are a good bet. Tan/Brown/Green caddis are hatching as well. At those times when multiple mayflies and/or caddis are hatching, try an attractor pattern like a purple haze, purple comparadun, or good ol' parachute adams. Nymph with mid-sized stonefly and october caddis point flies and use droppers in the #10-20 range.
STEELHEAD mostly in the Macks to Mouth stretch and these fish are chrome and hot!! Fishable numbers of steelies are as high up as Jones Canyon. The area around Maupin has way more steelhead anglers than steelhead. Wait a few more weeks for consistantly productive steelhead fishing around Maupin. Despite alot of rain lately, the White River is holding up well and water conditions below this glacier-fed tributary are clear (as of today).
DRIES: X-Caddis, Henryville, CDC Caddis, Yellow comparadun, Light Cahill, Rusty Spinner, Paraschute Adams.
NYMPHS: Copper John, soft hackles, peasant tail, Angle Case emerger, sparkle pupa, serendipity, prince, green rock worm,October caddis nymphs, wooly buggers (on sinking line!!).STEELIES: Green butt skunk, macks canyon, a-leach, wally walker, red-winged blackbird, Freight Train
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Deschutes River - Lower - August 26th, 2007
supplied by: The Patient Angler
RECORDED: 
80 °
FISHING: Good
Shot down to Macks Canyon for a quick fish on Thursday afternoon and Friday, to see if I could find a willing Steelhead or two. The water was in pretty good shape, but a little warmer than I would like (or what the Steelhead like!). I arrived around 3:00 on Thursday and the water was running about 67 degrees in the afternoon and 63 degrees in the morning on Friday. Even know the water was a little on the warm side I decided to fish a run before I went to pick out a campsite at Macks Canyon (I can’t help myself). It turned out to be a good choice, because I hooked and landed a small native fish on about my 20th cast. Of course when you hook and land a Steelhead in the first half hour of fishing in the middle of the day with the sun on the water, your brain is overwhelmed with the anticipation and thoughts of a multiple fish trip given that the first fish came so fast and easy. As we all know, it doesn’t always work that way. Turned out, that was the only fish I touched and I fished the rest of Thursday and all day Friday without a bump. I still as always, enjoyed my time on the water and worked on perfecting my Spey cast.
Hope to see you on the water soon.
The Patient Angler patientangler.com
Peter Bowers
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Deschutes River - Lower - August 24th, 2007
supplied by: Deschutes River Anglers
RECORDED:
86 °
FISHING: Good
Trout fishing is holding up with a little cooler weather and some rain last week. Caddis in the evening has been great! In the day if you are tired of nymphing the riffles you can walk the bank and find feeders or suspended fish under the Alder lined banks with shade being very important. Mornings can be great too! While your buddies are sleeping off hangovers be proud of yourself that you went to bed early and found fish eating spent caddis and midges in the eddies and slower sections of the river. Caddis patterns in size 16-22 in tan and green in all stages have been working well. Midge patterns in size 18-22 brown, black, green as well for those fussy eddie fish. When the sun is high take a nap!
Steelhead fishing has been spotty but consistant enough to bring the crowds! WOW! We just got off of five days and caught fish everyday but by no means was it red hot. During the rain last week it picked up a bit but shut down pretty good for us when the high pressure settled back in. Great time of year to get out those skating flys as temps are in the low 60's in the morning! My partner has already hooked them in the warm springs area but Most of the action has been below Maupin though where the white river is still in good shape. It has a lot of color but not that much volume. Counts continue to look good, could be a great September....
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Deschutes River - Lower - August 22nd, 2007
supplied by: The Flyfishers Place
FISHING: Great
During warm weather, be prepared to deep nymph during the day, however, we have been doing well on dries during the day on seams, back eddies, and foam lines using caddis, PMD, attractor dries and emergers. You may have to hunt hard for risers during afternoons when it's over 90 degrees. Look for dryfly action to pick up considerably once the sun is off the water which is around 6, depending on where you are in the canyon. If you don't see risers, move to nymphs as this can be deadly. In addition, keep an eye out for PMDs and PEDs. Mayfly spinners at dusk are a good bet. Tan/Brown/Green caddis are hatching as well. At those times when multiple mayflies and/or caddis are hatching, try an attractor pattern like a purple haze, purple comparadun, or good ol' parachute adams. Nymph with mid-sized stonefly and october caddis point flies and use droppers in the #10-20 range.
STEELHEAD mostly in the Macks to Mouth stretch and these fish are chrome and hot!! Fishable numbers of steelies are as high up as Jones Canyon. The area around Maupin has way more steelhead anglers than steelhead. Wait a few more weeks for consistantly productive steelhead fishing around Maupin. Despite alot of rain lately, the White River is holding up well and water conditions below this glacier-fed tributary are clear (as of today).
DRIES: X-Caddis, Henryville, CDC Caddis, Yellow comparadun, Light Cahill, Rusty Spinner, Paraschute Adams.
NYMPHS: Copper John, soft hackles, peasant tail, Angle Case emerger, sparkle pupa, serendipity, prince, green rock worm,October caddis nymphs, wooly buggers (on sinking line!!).STEELIES: Green butt skunk, macks canyon, a-leach, wally walker, red-winged blackbird, Freight Train
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