Fishing Report

McKenzie River: Fishing has been fair to good. Mother's Day Caddis, a few March Browns, small stones have been hatching.  Nymphing is good with stoneflies and Pheasant Tail droppers.

Lower Deschutes River: (Maupin) Some Salmonflies are on the bushes.  Within another week or two it should be hopping in that area.

Lower Deschutes River: (Warm Springs) Fishing has been good. Mahogany Dun's, BWO's are what's on the menu for current hatches  Nymphing with Stonefly nymphs and pheasant tail nymph as a dropper would be the best option early in the day.

Crooked River: BWO's and small Caddis are out and about.

Metolius River: Caddis have been the main hatch. Golden or Dark stonefly nymphs and caddis pupa's as the dropper fly is the ticket.

Fall River:  Midges are the ticket.
  

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McKenzie River:  March Browns are hatching so now would be a good time to head on over and throw some dries.  The hatch has been active from around 1:30pm - 3:00pm.  March Brown emergers in size 14 have been the ticket when you see the fish splashing in the surface film.  Looks like we are in for a few nice dry days.

Winter Fishing Update

Metolius River:  Not to bad the last three weeks.  BWO hatches have been pretty decent.

Fall River:   Fair to good.  Been a bit crowded on the weekends.  BWO's are the ticket.

McKenzie River (Below Leaburg Dam).  We have had summertime river flows which normally don't happen this time of year and fishing has been fair to good.  We are in the throws of a good storm so those levels will come up.

Coastal Steelhead:  Next week should be go time as we are finally getting much needed rain to move fresh winter's upstream.  If the river forecast holds, fly fishing for Steelhead should be good.

 

Beautiful Rainbow caught this last fall during the peak of the October Caddis hatch on the McKenzie River.  Reaility is now we are in the middle of winter and the rivers are blown out.  Oh well, guess it is a good time to sit at the tying bench and get some flies tied for next year........Happy Holidays!

Floating the North Santiam this summer with two good fly fishers. (photo by Dave Carpenter).  Great pic Dave!!  We had a good summer this year on the river.  Now it's closed for trout until May 2013.

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Fly fishing for Sea-Run Cutthroat has been fair to good in the estuaries with some big fish landed up to 2lbs. on recent trips.

In the Willamette Valley, fishing for Rainbows and Cutthroat on the North Santiam has been fair on October Caddis dries. 

On the McKenzie River fishing has been fair to good for rainbows and cutthroat.