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Deschutes River - Lower - July 12th, 2008
supplied by: Deschutes River Anglers
RECORDED: 
87 °
FISHING: Great
MADRAS 4130 cfs
Hey they come
The caddis are all but in full swing right now. They has been good hatches almost all day long and the fishing have been plenty willing to come up and eat on the surface. If the weather stays like this there should be good consistant hatches for quite some time.
The river has been slowly dropping in the last few days and now it's just about a perfect level. If your going down below trout creek watch out there are more and more rocks showing up in White Horse Rapids. I just passed the boat salvager on my way home tonight and it looked like he was heading that way.
Good luck out there and be safe.
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Deschutes River - Lower - July 12th, 2008
supplied by: Deschutes River Anglers
RECORDED:
87 °
FISHING: Great
MADRAS 4130 cfs
Hey they come
The caddis are all but in full swing right now. They has been good hatches almost all day long and the fishing have been plenty willing to come up and eat on the surface. If the weather stays like this there should be good consistant hatches for quite some time.
The river has been slowly dropping in the last few days and now it's just about a perfect level. If your going down below trout creek watch out there are more and more rocks showing up in White Horse Rapids. I just passed the boat salvager on my way home tonight and it looked like he was heading that way.
Good luck out there and be safe.
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Deschutes River - Lower - July 10th, 2008
supplied by: Deschutes River Outfitters
RECORDED:
86 °
FISHING: Good
Well we've entered the July/summer patterns. Well, at least everything below Trout Creek. The Warm Springs to Trout Creek section has been a little stingy the last 4 days or so. A lot of adult caddis along the banks and behind the trees and decent numbers of PMDs popping here-and-there without a lot of noses poking around eating. The few fish that we raised during the day have been a little on the smaller side but have been sitting in the "Big Fish Lanes". That leads me to believe the big players weren't home and looking to feed or they would have pushed those subordinate fish out of the prime feeding stations. The nymphing has only been fair as well.
Evening shade has salvaged the day and has been worth sticking around for. Even then it hasn't seemed like as many fish are up as there should be. The good news is that should be changing any day. It might even be over now—every day is a different day.
Below Trout Creek has been fishing well and it has been night and day between the two areas. That consistency should hold up for awhile.
For the foreseeable future, Caddis will be king. Your boxes should be full of a variety in all stages (adult dries, larvae, and pupae). Elk Hair Caddis, X-Caddis, and Sparkle Pupae are the meat-and-potato patterns (but there are a ton of other productive patterns to try as well). Everybody and every shop has their "local" favorites.
PMDs will be the unsung heroes this month. Look for these to come off around 2:00ish. If we get any thunderstorms or freak cooler rainy days they can come of earlier and in greater numbers. The fish can respond accordingly and you can thank your lucky four-leaf clover if you stumble into one of those days. Finding a pocket of fish sipping these delicate little Mays, on a nice summer afternoon, is a treat not soon to be forgotten. Some of the best and most consistent trout fishing of the year is still ahead of us.
As far as the fishing goes, if you look around on the banks and behind the trees in the shade you can find subtle risers. The rise forms are not Salmon Fly "flushes" and you need to be attentive. Pay attention—it’s hunting! Stalking bank sippers is a rewarding blast. And if you happen to spot these fish you can fish dry flies most days.
July is a fantastic month--the Deschutes has much more to offer than just Salmon Flies.
Tight Lines,
Mike Boyd
Deschutes River Outfitters
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Deschutes River - Lower - July 8th, 2008
supplied by: Fly and Field Outfitters
FISHING: Great
Salmonfly and golden stone adults are all gone and the Deschutes is in full on summer mode, which means caddis are going to dominate. Mornings and evenings are the most productive times to fish dry flies. However, anglers willing to do a little hunting under the alders are finding rising fish even during the heat of the day. Caddis flies are not the only game in town. PMDs and PEDs will account for most mayfly hatches. The little olive and yellow stoneflies as well as craneflies are also on the menu. Flows have been dropping this week and are currently around 4300 cfs at the Madras gauge.
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Deschutes River - Lower - July 7th, 2008
supplied by: Deschutes River Anglers
RECORDED:
86 °
FISHING: Great
MADRAS 4460 cfs
HERE THEY COME
The caddis are starting to show up in force and the fish are about as uneducated as you will see them. Since the salmon flies are finally gone, caddis is the food of choice for the trout now and hardly any one has been fishing them yet so the fish are fairly easy to catch right now.
The weather has been very nice with temps in the 80's whcih is about perfect. The forcast says that the weather is suppost to get well into the 90's here real soon which should make more and more caddis hatch and make the fish even happier. Just remember the more bugs that are hatching the more fish that will be actively feeding on dries and nymphs.
Even with the holiday weekend that just passed the crowds have been super mellow, which also makes things better and a sometimes a bit easier to catch fish.
Good luck out there
Cory
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Deschutes River - Lower - July 3rd, 2008
supplied by: Deschutes River Outfitters
RECORDED: 
88 °
FISHING: Great
For those of you that stuck it out on the Salmon Fly/Golden Stone hatch and fished from mid-June on, way to go!
The fishing the last half of the month has been really good. With the mediocre start at the end of May, and all that weird weather, it was just a matter of time until things got ramped up. When it did the crowds had thinned out and the fishing was wonderful.
The big bugs and the fish that are looking for them are all but gone. A day or so ago we were on the Warm Springs to Trout Creek (day section) and found a fair number of fish that could still be tempted with the big dries, but that will probably be over by the time you read this. At best you can prospect with a big dry and a drop, but that big dry will turn more and more into just a strike-indicator than a selection on the trout menu. It is now time to break out the caddis and PMD patterns.
Fishing has been good below Trout Creek, with fish over the "Salmon Fly transition" and into full summertime Caddis mode. Expect some possible slow fishing Warm Springs to Trout Creek as fish shift from the Big Bugs to Caddis/PMDs the next couple of days. With the heavy number of Caddis and PMDs already around and how late the Salmon Flies stuck around, it shouldn't take long for the fishing to pick right back up.
July is a great time to be on the Deschutes. There is a little something for everyone. The weather is amazing; if you want to nymph, that can be very productive; if you normally throw dries, you can also do that if you look around. Even on the tougher days, once that sun slides below the Canyon Wall in the evenings, and we start to get some shade, you can normally find a few fish that are looking up.
For the foreseeable future Caddis will be king and normally will come off around 2:00-ish. Your boxes should be full of a variety in all stages. Elk Hair Caddis, X-Caddis, and Sparkle Pupae are the meat-and-potato patterns, but there are a ton of other productive patterns to try as well. Finding a pocket of fish sipping these delicate little May’s on a nice summer afternoon is a treat not soon to be forgotten. If you missed the big bugs, don't worry some of the best and most consistent trout fishing of the year is still ahead of us.
Tight Lines,
Mike Boyd
Deschutes River Outfitters
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Deschutes River - Lower - July 2nd, 2008
supplied by: Deschutes River Anglers
RECORDED:
96 °
FISHING: Great
MADRAS 4640 cfs
Going Going Gone
The fishing is good to great right now and the crowds have pretty much left since the salmon flies are gone.
The salmon flies are all gone other than one here and there. Even though the real thing is all but gone some of the fish are still eating them pretty good. Some of the fish will still reconize the salmon fly for another week or so.
Caddis are already starting to come off in pretty good force. There was a good evening hatch yesterday between warmspring and trout creek.
Watch out for the river level, it has come up a little bit in the last couple of days, with all this hot weather melt the snow up in the mountain quicker.
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Deschutes River - Lower - July 1st, 2008
supplied by: Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop, Inc.
RECORDED:
95 °
FISHING: Good
Red Side Trout:
Weather:HOT!
With the warm weather has come a slight spike in the water levels. It is now running at 4,690 cfs, so it is not a major change. This may throw the trout off a little bit, but I would expect the trout to adjust to this water level in a day or so. The fishing has been fair to great, some slow periods between hatch activity etc... but for the most part, good. July is a bug-rich month, but if we continue to have this hot weather you will need to focus your angling attention to the mornings and evenings. Midday you can certainly still find trout in the oxygen-rich riffles and steep banks. Time has run out on the Stoneflies in the Maupin section and downstream. PMD’s morning and midday and PED’s in the evenings have been quite consistent so be prepared with PMD nymphs, and emerger and adult patterns of both. Also, caddis action can be fairly consistent so be prepared with all stages of free living caddis, especially Pupa patterns in Olive sizes 14 and 16. A size 16 tan elk hair caddis is almost never a bad choice if you like to catch ‘em on top.
Current Hatches on the Deschutes River are: PMD’s, Pale Evening Duns, BWO’s, a few Green Drakes, Free living Caddis, Igloo Case Building Caddis, American Grannum Caddis, and midge. Check out our “HATCH CHART” for more. Fly Patterns you should have: Stone Fly Nymph’s, (Black, Brown and Gold), Matt’s Fur Nymphs, PMD Nymphs, PMD Emergers, PMD Adults, PED Emergers, PED Adults, Cased Caddis, Free Living Caddis, Igloo Case Building Caddis, and Midge. Make sure that you have some emerger patterns with you like Soft Hackles, Caddis Pupas, and don’t forget those Cripple Patterns.
Other useful fly patterns are, Possy Buggers, light bright dubbed Soft Hackle (green), bright green sparkle Green Rock Worms, and Silvey’s Prime Pupa’s. Cast a Leech or Bugger Pattern in a size range of 10~14’s. In addition, Lighting Bugs size 14, Zug Bugs size 14, and Cased Caddis size 10~12, Prince Nymphs, size 8~14, King Prince Nymph, size 12~16 and a red copper wire bodied prince nymph size 10. Water temperatures are between 51 and 54 degrees. The color is what it should be now, nice and green. Trout have moved into some of the quicker paced seams along the edges of riffles, and in the tails of riffles, where the water deepens and the current slightly slows. Make sure you cover the back eddies and the foam lines in the slow deep runs against those steep banks. Midday, look to riffles and shaded runs. This time of year is when our private lakes fish well. Click on “PRIVATE TROPHY LAKES” for day use, and overnight rates.
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, or Joe at:
Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop Toll free (866) 647-4721
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Deschutes River - Lower - June 29th, 2008
supplied by: Deschutes River Anglers
RECORDED: 
95 °
FISHING: Great
MADRAS 4350 cfs
The salmon flies are all but gone.
There are still a few salmon flies from warmsprings to trout creek but very few. with the big bugs being gone so are the bulk of the crowds. Its great to go up there and get the bulk of the spots you want now without fighting with a ton of other boats.
Its still worth throwing a salmon fly out there if nothing else is working, believe me they still know what they are. With these thunder clouds watch out there can be some crazy good mayfly hatches coming off any second.
WATCH OUT DOWN THERE FOR FISH SPAWNING, ANYWHERE THERE IS SMALL SHINY ROCK WITH A BIT OF CURRENT AROUND IT THAT IS WHERE FISH HAVE OR ARE SPAWNING. Its best to not fish to much around those areas that is the future of our river.
Thankis and good luck
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Deschutes River - Lower - June 26th, 2008
supplied by: Fly and Field Outfitters
FISHING: Great
Salmonflies and golden stones are fading fast. The big bugs are all but gone in the Maupin area. However, the upper reaches of river near Warm Springs are still offering up some very good dry fly fishing using salmonfly and golden stone dries. This opportunity will not last much longer, so get out there now! As the stonefly hatch diminishes, so does the number of anglers on the river. Caddis activity will be cranking into high gear very soon and will offer up some excellent early and late day dry fly fishing. Right about now is the time to be stalking those backeddies. Anglers fishing nymphs should start shifting their focus to the riffles.
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