good morning from Portland, Oregon. I am over for a quick family trip and home tonight to get back on the boat tomorrow morning. I look forward to the week ahead, finally getting to guide Pat B from the Deschutes River Alliance, and working in the shop Monday, Friday and Saturday and I have some … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report 8/15/2026
Fishing Reports
Jeff’s fishing report 8/7/26
Hello from Sisters, Oregon. I was guiding all week and have a lot to talk about and share ideas, some heat warnings, and working to send people to the best places for good water conditions and healthy trout. Right now, all over the western states it is hot and dry, and in some places like … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report 8/7/26
Back to the regular fishing report. 8/2/26
Hello and thank you for reading the FFP fishing reports. The last couple of weeks were a bit chaotic and that certainly changed the type of information being shared and when I shared it. Now that things are back to normal life around Sisters it is time to write a normal fishing report. The great … Continue reading Back to the regular fishing report. 8/2/26
Lower Deschutes reopening now 7/31/26
From the BLM office this morning All of Segment 1 is now reopened to launching except for Warm Springs boat launch. Fire crews are utilizing it to draw water for firefighting efforts on the Bench fire so it will remain closed at this time. Launching is permitted at Mecca and Trout Creek, and camping at … Continue reading Lower Deschutes reopening now 7/31/26
Clear blue skies and good fishing in Central Oregon 7/27/26
Good morning, many of the evacuation levels have been reduced or dropped around Sisters from the fire. The fire crews really are heroes here! Thank you and wow. Air Quality Index (AQI) is green all over Central Oregon from the Metolius down to the Fall River. The closest monitoring station to the Crooked River is … Continue reading Clear blue skies and good fishing in Central Oregon 7/27/26
Getting back to business and fishing (update for 7/25/26)
Good morning This morning the crew will begin bringing back all the flies, and rods & reels to the sales floor at FFP. This will be pretty smooth with all that are helping and in a couple of hours we hope that you will come enjoy the store again as we get back to work. … Continue reading Getting back to business and fishing (update for 7/25/26)
More fishing than fire update for 7/24/26
I realize for some of you that fishing is the furthest thing from your mind as you may be evacuated from your homes, or watching your property as evacuation notices could go either way. For those friends who are here visiting, or not affected by this situation you’ll be happy to know that the blue … Continue reading More fishing than fire update for 7/24/26
Fire updates 7/23/26
The news today is that the Lower Deschutes was closed this morning on the Warm Springs to Trout Creek section. So for the foreseeable days we won’t be able to guide there. Usually these are mostly grass fires but of course some trees get lost. The desert rivers go through these fire cycles every year … Continue reading Fire updates 7/23/26
Forest Fire in Sisters 7/22/26
It is with a lot of sadness that I have to say this fire in sisters is out of control and many of our friends and neighbors, some of the people who are the most close to me in my life are threatened by level 3 evacuation this afternoon. Some of them work in the … Continue reading Forest Fire in Sisters 7/22/26
Little Lava temperature update 7/21/26 and a Hosmer report
One of the FFP crew (Carolina Phil) went to Little Lava yesterday morning, launched the boat and turned on his fish finder and found water temps at 69. He went around the lake to several places and never found any spots of cooler water. Sadly, there were also dead fish on the bottom near the … Continue reading Little Lava temperature update 7/21/26 and a Hosmer report