Happy saturday everyone. I hope you are all staying safe and finding some time on the water. I had 2 days on the lake guiding, and 2 days on the Metolius fishing by myself this week. Interesting, and full of discovery and a dose of hard reality mixed in for me and my clients. Fishing … Continue reading July 11th Fishing Report
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July 3rd, 2020 fishing report
if you've been in Central Oregon this week, you know how excited we are that as of yesterday the strong winds finally stopped blowing so damn hard. Oh my gosh, it was relentless from last saturday until wednesday night. And when we woke up yesterday morning, it was done. I wish I knew more about … Continue reading July 3rd, 2020 fishing report
4th of July week fishing report
It's hard to believe, but 4th of July is next saturday. This week will surely be busy on the waters as people are coming over to fish and camp on the rivers and lakes around Central Oregon. I've had quite a few people tell me they like the new format of the reports all being … Continue reading 4th of July week fishing report
First of Summer and Father’s Day Fishing Report 6/20/20
This week I was lucky to spend 2 days on my own fishing the Metolius with Tina one day with friends, and guiding on the lakes the last 4 days. Lot's of time on the water and some good reports to share from me and the FFP guide staff. Starting locally, the Metolius has been … Continue reading First of Summer and Father’s Day Fishing Report 6/20/20
Fishing report 6/13/2020
I had a very busy week guiding the lakes so I apologize for missing the friday afternoon updates. It'll be the same next week so I will shoot for saturday updates for a few weeks until my crazy June lake days are over. It's been fun, but I do miss the fly shop days and … Continue reading Fishing report 6/13/2020
Fishing Report June 5, 2020
I am sitting in the newly remodeled and expanded fly tying room in the fly shop, listening to the wind pick up and the skies darken as a front pushes in over the Cascades and into Central Oregon. Temperatures are going to drop 20 degrees from today to tomorrow. I know there will be some … Continue reading Fishing Report June 5, 2020
Fishing Reports 5/29/20
It's been a warm week around Sisters and lot's of good fishing to report on, some changes to the shop to discuss and a forecast of the weather and fishing for the coming week. I am trying to update these every friday, giving people a chance to prepare for the weekend or look forward to … Continue reading Fishing Reports 5/29/20
2020 Memorial Weekend Fishing Report
First off, be careful out there. Seems like people are getting the feeling we are out of the woods but this week Deschutes County had a spike in cases so we are diligent in mask wearing at the shop. Please wear one when you visit us. Fishing overall has been good. Here is the breakdown … Continue reading 2020 Memorial Weekend Fishing Report
Central Oregon fishing report 5/15/2020
Happy Friday everyone. Thanks again for reading our fishing report and thanks for all of you reaching out to say how much you enjoyed them, even when I'm a cranky old bastard. You guys are the best! Lower Deschutes- We got an email this afternoon that didn't make me too happy. We believed we were … Continue reading Central Oregon fishing report 5/15/2020
Central Oregon Fishing Report 5/8/2020
Plenty of exciting things to report and talk about this week in our report. As you know, we love East Lake so it is exciting to report the road to Paulina and East Lake opened today (5/8/20) and access is open. More on that below. Salmonflies are all over the Deschutes from Maupin to Bend. … Continue reading Central Oregon Fishing Report 5/8/2020