Hello from Sisters, Oregon! We had a few thunder showers push through last night and I love the left over cloud cover today. It feels "drakey" to me. With a cooling trend for the 1st part of the upcoming week, combined with some rain I think the Metolius hatches are going to soar. I think … Continue reading Jeff’s Fishing Report 9/6/2025 Go Fish!
East Lake
Jeff’s Labor Day Fishing Report 8/29/25
Good Friday afternoon from Sisters, Oregon on the start of this busy holiday weekend. I wanted to share what we know early for this report as so many of our friends and customers are headed over tonight or in the morning to get the most out of the 3 day weekend. I think it is … Continue reading Jeff’s Labor Day Fishing Report 8/29/25
Jeff’s fishing report 8/23/2025
Hello from a smokey Sisters, Oregon. Many of you know that a fire started about 3 days ago towards Lake Billy Chinook and yesterday things got a little hairy around here. The City of Sisters is not currently in the path of the fire, but the areas to the NE of the city just about … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report 8/23/2025
East Lake Callibaetis update 8/17/25
Today was the day I’ve been hoping for, and waiting to see again. A good and consistent Callibaetis hatch came off about 1 and lasted for about an hour and a half. We landed about 10 on a comparadun and one on a film critic when the hatch just got started. Then it was duns … Continue reading East Lake Callibaetis update 8/17/25
Jeff’s fishing report 8/15/25
Hello from Sisters. Saturday is going to be a busy day between casting lessons, shop work and finishing filling up my last spots for Argentina and Belize trips. I am currently being serenaded by some kind of a horn outside the office window. I know that left you hanging so I got up and looked … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report 8/15/25
East Lake Callibaetis 8/10/25
If you read yesterday’s fishing report you saw I was lamenting that I have not seen many good dry fly days on my favorite lakes, especially with Callibaetis hatches. Next week I’ll write about not winning the lottery because it may the rule of reverse psychology. This morning we had good Callibaetis spinner fall dry … Continue reading East Lake Callibaetis 8/10/25
Jeff’s fishing report 8/2/25
How in the world can it be August? Summer 2025 is flying by and all of the staff at FFP are all busy. There are days when we have too many guide trips and not enough people to cover the shop. It is a whirlwind, which is fun, and I am thankful for the good … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report 8/2/25
Jeff’s Fishing Reports and Random Stories 7/25/25
A few weeks ago I told you I’d tell stories about “hooks in different parts of the body” stories, and here is one today that involves my own very tender 7th grader middle finger. The other story involves a clients ear and a trip to the ER. I’ll tell the ear story next week. Here’s the … Continue reading Jeff’s Fishing Reports and Random Stories 7/25/25
Jeff’s fishing report July 19, 2025 + Lost Rod Alert
Last week I wrote about the summer work schedule, and it reminded me of a special conversation I had with our long time (legendary) guide Steve Erickson in the parking lot beside the shop, after we both got off the water for the day. He had just come off the water from a marathon of … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report July 19, 2025 + Lost Rod Alert
East Lake water temps along the shoreline
Hi trout lovers, I hope to share this with enough people that we can all agree to be kind to our fish and make good choices when the water temps rise on our favorite lake (lakes). East Lake is one of the best shoreline fishing lakes we have in Central Oregon, and it often provides … Continue reading East Lake water temps along the shoreline