Summer finally arrived. I wore shorts for the 1st time while guiding this week, and didn't freeze my legs off when launching the boat. I love this time of year. And, best of all, the fishing is good in all the venues.The holiday weekend, and the upcoming Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show are busy times for … Continue reading 4th of July Week Fishing Report (7/1/23)
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Fishing Reports and Updates for the last week in June 2023
Rolling into the last week of June, with the 4th of the July on the near horizon makes me remember we are in the heart of the summer fishing season. Hopefully you are getting out there on the water and catching some fish. There are a lot of good things to report, but I do … Continue reading Fishing Reports and Updates for the last week in June 2023
Fishing Reports and Updates for Mid-June 2023
A whole bunch of good stuff to talk about this week, but I will start with the bad news. A strong cold front is sweeping through Central Oregon beginning tonight and the weather on the lakes (anything above 5000 feet) looks atrocious. Snow. Wind. More wind. This weather patterns is not unusual for mid-June, as … Continue reading Fishing Reports and Updates for Mid-June 2023
The goods for you! 6/10/23 Fishing Report
Plenty of good stuff to discuss this week, from the big rivers to the small streams and the lakes throughout the region. The Metolius is fishing good, but the drake hatch is still not what we'd expect to see for being through the 1st week of june and marching towards mid-june. Will it increase in … Continue reading The goods for you! 6/10/23 Fishing Report
Fishing Report for June 5th, 2023
Oh man did we get pounded by a hail storm up on the lakes today. My guiding partner & good friend Steve and I both ended up in the woods with our customers, all hunkering under some trees to not get pounded by what ended up being a half an hour of a hard hail … Continue reading Fishing Report for June 5th, 2023
Lakes update for the 1st of June
East Lake is ok, seems to be in a bit of a turnover with murkier water, plus a lot of rainbows on the bank lines going through spawning motions. Water temps high 40’s to lower 50’s. Today we got all of our fish (around 12) on black balanced leeches. I think it’s good to fish, … Continue reading Lakes update for the 1st of June
Good news, Rivers are DROPPING 5/24/23
Wow the rivers are dropping and clearing fast. Good to see for the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend. The Lower Deschutes now has about 3 feet of clarity and clearing, and has dropped to well below 5000 cfs. The Salmonfly and Goldenstone hatches are going to rip for the next 2 weeks! PMD's and Caddis are … Continue reading Good news, Rivers are DROPPING 5/24/23
Crane Prairie update and not opening Quinn and Rock today after all 5/19/23
After I confirmed with my USFS contact that the info they provided this morning was indeed correct, they came back to me this afternoon with the above text. The Quinn River and Rock Creek sites at Crane Prairie are not opening today. We will update this when we know they will be open. Sorry. Bad … Continue reading Crane Prairie update and not opening Quinn and Rock today after all 5/19/23
Fishing Reports and access updates 5/19/23
Just got word from the USFS that Quinn River access is opening today. Also Rock Creek but no docks will be installed yet. Docks are going in at Crane Prairie Boating site (by the resort) tomorrow it sounds like. USFS is clearing some hazard trees by the fish cleaning station today. Crane is fishing pretty … Continue reading Fishing Reports and access updates 5/19/23
A lake update 5/18/23
Hi gang, I’m excited to announce that Paulina Lake is open and I’ve free as of a couple of days ago. Launching only from the resort and there is a $10 fee to launch and park there this year. No reports yet but last year on 5/20 we crushed them on a type 3 full … Continue reading A lake update 5/18/23