Quick update from the Met, saw quite a few #10 Green Drakes yesterday afternoon from 2 to 3:30, mixed with very occasional sightings of #14 Flav’s (lesser green drake = drunella flavilena) The fish were just getting “on” the bigger drakes (likely drunella coloradensis or d. doddsi) but fish were way more focused on the … Continue reading “Jeef’s” Flav and Green Drake update for the Metolius 9/1/24
Fishing Reports
A quick report before I go camping for the holiday
I always like to keep the stoke level high, and love all of you that read the reports and tell us how much they mean to you and your fishing. Or dreams of fishing!I am headed to the Metolius until Monday and won't have the computer, internet or cell service so here is a quick … Continue reading A quick report before I go camping for the holiday
Jeff’s Fishing Report and halfway decent fishing advice for August 24th, 2024
Hello everyone, if you're reading this from Oregon you know the last several days have been amazing... Amazing if you like cool and wet weather that is. The type of weather that is game changing on the rivers and lakes. The type of weather that clears the air of smoke, dampens the fires around the … Continue reading Jeff’s Fishing Report and halfway decent fishing advice for August 24th, 2024
Lower Deschutes update 8/18/24 all good
Last night I got this text from our guide Steve Erickson As of about 5:44 this evening. The water in the ws/tc was great. Hard to know what happened afterwards as that’s when the storm really hit ( literally a face full of dirt and sand from s huge dust devil in the tc parking … Continue reading Lower Deschutes update 8/18/24 all good
Jeff’s Fishing Updates August 17th, 2024
Other than the predicted afternoon thunderstorm today, we are sitting pretty here in Central Oregon with the weather. We had a cold day on the lakes Thursday where we had to bundle up a bit, but the good news is the persistent heat wave has faded away and now we just have gorgeous fishing weather … Continue reading Jeff’s Fishing Updates August 17th, 2024
Jeff’s Fishing Report 8/10/2024
What a week we had at FFP. On Sunday we had 13 people here for Phil Rowley's Lake Fly Tying Seminar, then Phil and his friend Steve (now my friend too) and I went to Hosmer for a fishing day, then back to Sisters Tuesday to hear Phil present to 51 people highly interested in … Continue reading Jeff’s Fishing Report 8/10/2024
Jeff’s fishing report August 3, 2024
good morning friends and fellow lovers of all things fishy! I appreciate folks like you and love hearing your stories about where you've been and what you've been catching them on. Tomorrow starts our exciting week with Phil Rowley coming from Canada who will be in the shop and on the water with us for … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report August 3, 2024
Upper Deschutes sites now open 7/29/24
Good news from the USFS this afternoon that the Upper Deschutes boat ramps and access areas we use are back open from the Wickiup Fire. Tenino and Bull Bend and Wyeth are all open. I wish on this cloudy and cool day I was drifting there now.
Middle Deschutes high water update 7/28/24
This afternoon Central Oregon Irrigation District had to shut off a main canal for an emergency repair. The water levels on the Middle Deschutes came up quickly and the river turned brown . This will be temporary and will probably be back to normal in a few days or less. At this time I’d skip … Continue reading Middle Deschutes high water update 7/28/24
Jeff’s fishing report 7/27/24
Greetings from Sisters, Oregon on this warm summer day. We have a lot to share this week, including many positive reports coming in from my sources around the local waters. My own week included a day on the Metolius, a day on the Deschutes and 2 days guiding on East Lake so I have some … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report 7/27/24