it's been a little unsettling this week with the Green Ridge Fire that started above the Metolius with a bolt of lightning on Sunday evening. The Metolius is our favorite river (my favorite in all the world) and is our home waters. When a fire is so close it makes us all a little uneasy. … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing report 8/22/20
Lower Deschutes River
Jeff’s fishing update 8/15/20
Hello to all. What an amazing week it was around here, with perfect summer weather and good fishing. I was able to fish for myself a few days on the Lower Deschutes, Crane Prairie and the Metolius as well as go hiking in the Sisters and Mountain Biking in the Lake Creek Preserve. My head … Continue reading Jeff’s fishing update 8/15/20
Weekly fishing update 8/8/20
Happy Saturday! I just got back to the shop from teaching our weekly fly casting lesson at Black Butte. It was a great turnout today, and one of the things that made my heart happy was how many young women and kids attended with the intentions of becoming fly anglers. We have been teaching the … Continue reading Weekly fishing update 8/8/20
Fishing Report 8/1/2020
It's just been 4 days since the last report, but I wanted to get some information out today before I am out on the water again everyday next week. My Saturday's usually start with a casting lesson I have taught at Black butte Ranch for 34 years, then I come to the shop and catch … Continue reading Fishing Report 8/1/2020
Fishing Report 7/28/2020
I'll start this weeks fishing report with a plea to help protect trout as we are in a bit of a prolonged heat wave. Today is a good day to discuss water temperatures and what is safe for our trout. Overall, we are so lucky to have so much cold water in our rivers and … Continue reading Fishing Report 7/28/2020
Fishing Report 7/18/2020
It was a good week around Sisters and Central Oregon. I practiced what I preached in previous reports and tried 2 new places this week, which has inspired me to plan to try 3 more new things in the coming weeks. I hadn't fished Paulina Lake since I was a little kid. In fact, I … Continue reading Fishing Report 7/18/2020
July 11th Fishing Report
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
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