Crane Prairie has been good in the Deschutes Channel and at Rock Creek. It has been very good with Black Leeches and Callibaetis Nymphs, with game on Chironomids, Dragon Fly Nymphs, Damsel Nymphs and possible Flying Ants. East Lake so far has been experiencing a turn over and the lake is cold at the surface. … Continue reading Cascade Lakes fishing report 5/22/18

East Lake is open and I heard good reports yesterday from Day 1 with fish working the shorelines and shoals.  Leeches, PT's, Chironomids and look for those tricky little March Flies on the surface again now. You may recall last spring the fish were on them hot and heavy. Crane is getting better mostly in … Continue reading Cascade Lake report 5/11/18

I was at Crane yesterday and it was awful. No fish for us. A friend got 2 fish all day. That made me jealous (Ha!). Troy, one of our guides was up there Monday and it was awesome on leeches. So I think what happened in just a few days is the weather just got … Continue reading Cascade Lakes report 4/26/18

Crane Prairie is going to be a good bet for opener on Sunday 4/22/18. The lake has been ice free for several weeks and I was up there today and there is no snow. All boat ramps should be open with the resort and the Quinn River ramps favorites for us. Leeches and Black Chironomids … Continue reading Cascade Lakes fishing report 4/20/18

Not a lot of time left on some of the lakes. Many close on October 31st, so here is a rundown on how to hit the last of the lake opportunities and 2 lakes you can keep fishing until the weather really goes to crap. East is always my favorite. Part of that comes from … Continue reading Cascade Lake ideas for 10/24/17

So last wednesday was my last great day of fishing on the lakes. Thursday 9/7 we got a big thunderstorm and it rained hard. Friday AM greeted us with fresh skies, no smoke, and clear water on East lake. But the fishing was S-L-O-W. It did pick up a bit in the afternoon but not … Continue reading Cascade Lakes report 9/15/17

It's an intersting year, or at least an interesting last couple of weeks at East Lake. One note it the lake has recently turned over and there is a fair bit of debris/algae/detritus floating and that mixed with a S**T Load of Pine Pollen in some areas the surface of the lake is just yellow. … Continue reading East Lake fishing report 7/4/17

East lake has been good for me this week. Beetles were my hot fly a couple days ago, but we caught fish on Callibaetis nymphs and dries and on Black Chironomids under an indicator in about 6 to 8 feet of water. Hosmer has been really good. Today there were a number of Alder Flies … Continue reading Cascade Lakes report 6/22/17

I was on Hosmer today and also a few days ago and it is good fishing. I plan to go back again friday. Today the Callibaetis were hatching a little bit all day long, and for a while there were damsels on the water too. These damsels are tannish brown. I believe they are of … Continue reading Cascade Lakes Report 6/14/17