Happy November 1st. In today's report we will talk about fishing conditions, winter shop hours, and recent seasonal closures. I'm sure tid-bits of other things will come to me as I punch on these keys. I can't believe it is November 1st! With the arrival of our eleventh month, it is worth noting first off … Continue reading Fall Back Fishing Report 11/1/2026
Justesen Ranch Private Lakes
Jeff’s fishing report October 25th, 2026
Things are coming to a quick ending on the lakes, and we have just this week left to enjoy the upper Metolius, and of course the tribal side of the Lower Deschutes is also closing on 11/1, but the BLM side remains open for trout angling until 12/31. I will say watch the weather this … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report October 25th, 2026
Jeff’s fishing report 10/11/2026
It was on this weekend in 1990 I started working for Harry and Dee Teel at the Fly Fisher's Place. A big change for me, from salesperson at the Fly Box after classes and UPS truck loader starting in the wee hours of the morning, classes at COCC in between, and I left all of … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report 10/11/2026
Jeff’s Opening Week Fishing Report 4/19/26
Opening Day is knocking on our door, and we are so excited to start back on Lower Deschutes from Warm Springs to Trout Creek. I think it is going to be a great opener with some really solid fishing. The other one that we always anticipate with excitement is Crane Prairie which also opens on … Continue reading Jeff’s Opening Week Fishing Report 4/19/26
Jeff’s fishing report 4/11/26
the adventure continues as I write this report from the Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport in Belize City. My friend Joe drove me up from Placencia (about 4 hours door to door) starting in his boat to get to the rental car, then on a road through Belize I had never seen before. It was … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report 4/11/26
Jeff’s fishing report 3/29/26
Hello and happy Sunday from Central Oregon. If you enjoyed the warm spring weather over spring break last week, you were not alone. Holy cow there were a lot of folks at the Crooked and Fall River last week, but I would think with the vacation time over for students that this week will be … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report 3/29/26
Jeff’s fishing report 3/21/26
greetings from OREGON! It's been a while but I am happy to report I was back at the FFP World Headquarters yesterday enjoying some shop time and seeing friends who dropped in. The shop had a great buzz, likely spring break people but with this great weather I could tell there was just a lot … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report 3/21/26
Jeff’s fishing report 3/15/26
I am just waking up in Buenos Aires and it is 74 degrees, and I see it is 25 back home in Sisters. I have 3 more days here, but seeing that 25 is making me rethink the departure until June. I see there is some absolutely glorious weather coming up in Central Oregon this … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report 3/15/26
Jeff’s Spring Ahead Fishing Report 3/7/26
Hello from the Santiago, Chile airport. I arrived here from Chilean Patagonia where I had a great time with the Magic Waters crew ar Patagonia Baker Lodge, then to the Cinco Rios Lodge and finally to the Estancia Del Zorro where I left just after sunrise to catch a flight from the regional airport in … Continue reading Jeff’s Spring Ahead Fishing Report 3/7/26
Jeff’s fishing report 2/28/2026
I am winding down in South America in a sense, although I just dropped off 8 people at the Balmaceda Chile airport from the Patagonia Baker Lodge as they make their ways back home to Oregon, Alaska, California and Massachusetts I will miss them, and the great stories we shared at the end of fishing … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report 2/28/2026