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5/25 -- VERY GOOD
"Now is the time to get over to the Deschutes as both the Golden Stones and Salmonflies are out all the way up to Warm Springs."
5/18 -- FAIR
5/12-5/13 trip: "Had some decent luck fishing the islands, with most of our action on steelhead and salmon smolts. They were taking stonefly nymphs (Pat's & Jimmy Rubber Legs) in black and brown, and Copper John's as our terminal flies."
5/11 -- GOOD
"Although these flows are a little on the high side, clarity has been excellent and the trout are gorging on stonefly nymphs. We even saw one adult salmonfly last night at the Trout Creek boat ramp. It won't be long! There's still some BWOs and March Brown mayflies hatching midday."
5/4 -- FAIR
"The river conditions have dramatically improved over the last week. The flow out of the dam is currently a bit above 6000 c.f.s. which is a great flow for trout fishing. We are beginning to see the occasional big bug flying around particularly in the middle of the day which bodes well for the coming weeks."
4/27 -- POOR
"Well it was bound to happen at some point, the river is gigantic. If you do venture out to the river be sure to target the back eddies and heavily structured banks."
Latest:
http://www.deschutesangler.com/retail/common/community/article_stripped.asp?store_id=999&id=373
http://www.flyfishingdeschutes.com/fishing-reports
http://wwwcreeksideflyfishing-rich.blogspot.com/2012/04/opening-weekend-outlook.html
4/20 -- GOOD
"March Brown hatch has been very consistent with at least one hour of great dry fly fishing in the middle of the day. Harley guided a couple days last week and said he had consistent fishing despite the high water. Nymph fishing has been great both before and after the hatch."
Latest:
http://www.deschutesangler.com/retail/common/community/article_stripped.asp?store_id=999&id=373
4/13 -- GOOD
"The bug activity has been pretty good from noon through about 3 PM with Blue Winged Olives and March Browns (both mayflies) making up the bulk of the dry fly action." Flows down.
Latest:
http://www.deschutesangler.com/retail/common/community/article_stripped.asp?store_id=999&id=373
4/6 -- POOR
As of 4/2: "river conditions are improving as far as color, however, river levels are still at 7,500 CFS from Pelton near Madras. Water temperature is 45 degrees (F), So things are going to be tough, and its going to take a few more days, at least, to settle down to fishable conditions as far as the level of the Deschutes."
Latest:
http://www.flyfishingdeschutes.com/fishing-reports
3/30 -- FAIR
"Fished around Maupin yesterday and ran into a number of March Browns but Olives were still the prevalent bug."
Latest:
http://www.flyandfield.com/lower-deschutes.php
3/16 -- FAIR
No new reports. Flows look OK near Culver.
3/9 -- FAIR
"Now some of the bigger players will begin to appear on the Deschutes - namely, the skwala stones and the March Browns." Has been windy; supposed to calm down.
Latest 3/6:
http://www.deschutesangler.com/retail/common/community/article_stripped.asp?store_id=999&id=373
3/2 -- GOOD
"The fishing has been pretty darn good on the Deschutes recently. The BWO hatches have been incredibly strong..." Upcoming sunny weather may dampen this, but "The nymph fishing will still be good even if no hatch materializes.." 1650 CFS (vs 1200 avg).
Latest 2/29:
http://www.deschutesangler.com/retail/common/community/article_stripped.asp?store_id=999&id=373
2/24 -- FAIR
"The fishing over the last few days has been downright tough due some of the heaviest winds I have seen in this area. Fortunately the weather has calmed down... We are also starting to see a few more Skwalla stones taking flight which is a good sign for the up coming weeks." 1700 CFS (vs1200 CFS avg).
Latest 2/23:
http://www.deschutesangler.com/retail/common/community/article_stripped.asp?store_id=999&id=373
2/17 -- GOOD
"The Deschutes is in prime shape as I write this report with strong BWO hatches coming off on those overcast days. On Saturday it felt like spring with a plethora of different insects hatching from caddis to BWO's to a smattering of Skwalla stones." 1700 CFS (vs 1200 avg).
Latest 2/14:
http://www.deschutesangler.com/retail/common/community/article_stripped.asp?store_id=999&id=373
2/9 -- FAIR
No new reports, thus downgrade. Flows down to 1400 CFS (vs 1250 avg).
2/3 -- GOOD
"looks good the next couple days. Time to get out there, winter steelhead is on." 1700 CFS (vs 1250 avg).
Latest 1/31:
http://www.deschutesoutfitters.com/fishing-reports
1/27 -- FAIR
No new reports. 1800 CFS (vs 1200 avg).
1/20 -- FAIR
"I think it’s time to leave the Deschutes steelhead alone for another season. They are getting very dark colored...The trout fishing is still fair game and can be plenty good this time of year." 1600 CFS and rising (vs 1250 avg).
Latest 1/17:
http://www.deschutesriveranglers.com/reports.php
1/13 -- GOOD
With dropping water, "the [steelhead] fishing is getting good again...The trout fishing has improved dramatically with the dropping water." 1350 CFS (vs 1200 avg).
Latest 1/12:
http://www.deschutesangler.com/retail/common/community/article_stripped.asp?store_id=999&id=373
http://www.flyandfield.com/lower-deschutes.php (1/9)
1/6 -- GOOD
"As long as the water continues to drop or even levels off things should be good." 1200 CFS (which is avg).
Latest 1/4:
http://www.deschutesriveranglers.com/reports.php
| Deschutes River Fly Shops and Guides | Fly Shop | Guide Service | Lodging | |
Carbones Guide Service| Phone: 541-416-9191 |
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Deep Canyon OutfittersBend, OR | Phone: 541-323-3007 |
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Deschutes AnglerMaupin, OR | Phone: 541-395-0995 |
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Deschutes Canyon Fly ShopMaupin, OR | Phone: 866-647-4721 |
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Deschutes River AnglersBend, OR | Phone: 541-617-1571 |
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Deschutes River Fly FishingMaupin, OR | Phone: 541-395-2731 |
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Deschutes River Outfitters| Phone: 541-760-0956 |
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Fly and FieldBend, OR | Phone: 541-318-1616 |
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Oasis ResortMaupin, OR | Phone: 541-395-2611 |
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