East Lake is fishing well, with chironomid action under an indicator doing best, plus an increasing number of callibaetis hatching. We have also been doing well on ants, and some beetles too. Crane is good on chironomids and balanced leeches. Seems to me the Deschutes Channel has been best (at least on the days I've … Continue reading Cascade Lakes fishing report 6/15/19

I guided Crane again a few days ago. it was cool to have a couple of young guys who withstood the very bad weather and caught a bunch of fish on Chironomids and Black Hale Bopp Leeches and a fly they tied on a jig called a Little Bastard. Pretty sweet to see the line … Continue reading Cascade Lakes fishing report 6/10/19

Hosmer was good for us this week with Callibaetis hatches and fish looking up. Chironomids under an indicator with a Pheasant Tail dropper worked well for us too. There were a number of Water Boatman skimming the surface and taking flight yesterday, and some splashy rises that looked like the fish were chasing them down. … Continue reading Cascade Lakes report 5/31/19

Hosmer is accessible from the South today, and all the way around tomorrow. No report yet. Road to East Lake is opening tomorrow. I am 99% sure the boat ramp at the resort is going to be open. I doubt EL CG ramp is free of snow, and not sure about Hot Springs or Cinder … Continue reading Cascade Lakes update 5/16/19

I was on Crane a few days ago and besides millions of annoying midges in my face, fishing was good on Leeches on a Hover Line. Lots of rainbows in the 12 to 16" range. We also got some fish on Chironomids and that is a constant at CP all spring and summer. I hope … Continue reading Cascade Lakes report 5/7/19

Crane has been producing well but seems like a lot of small fish (12-14 inchers) with occasional big kids coming to play. Leeches and Chironomids so far are the best way to hit them. An all red #16 ice cream cone is #1, #2 is black and red #14 and balanced leeches have been great. … Continue reading Lakes 5/1/19

I heard some good reports from Crane Prairie and South Twin this week! Both places on Leeches (especially Balanced Leeches). At Crane, bring a bug net for your face (Simms makes a great bug hat with a mesh netting face mask) or at least a Buff and some long sleeves and gloves to keep the … Continue reading Cascade Lakes fishing report 4/24/19

I took the day to go drive around the lakes on 4/18/19 and I wanted to see how it looked up there with snow levels and water temperatures where I could get accurate readings from the shoreline. I think opening day on Monday is going to hold a lot of promise for some good fishing, … Continue reading Lake report 4/19 for Opening Day 4/22

for those of you interested, here is an aerial photo of Crane Prairie and Davis Lake from Sunday taken by my friend Jack. Still pretty wintery up on the lakes. I would imagine CP will make the April 22nd opener, but my guess will be the main boat ramp at the resort will be the … Continue reading Cascade Lakes Fishing Report 3/26/19