What does this mean? It means the entire Deschutes will be closed to steelhead fishing in July 1 through August 15th, 2022. (please keep reading, this is not a death sentence) Going forward Deschutes Steelhead seasons will be open or closed in July based on prior year escapement over Sherars Falls.…
Please send this letter to these folks or draft one of your own liking. Gov. Browns Natural resource Policy advisor. jasonminer@oregon.gov Sen.billhansell@oregonlegislature.gov Sen.lynnfindley@oregonlegislature.gov We need your help. PGE in a relicensing agreement changed how they send water down the lower Deschutes in December 2009. Prior to that the Deschutes received 100%…
December 1, 2020 We just wrapped up our guided fishing trips on the John Day River. What a season! In a year when the river never came up we faired pretty well. Although we didn’t catch fish each day we did pretty well. We fished floating lines most of November…
November 14, 2020 Many apologies for the delay in updating this report. My last day of fishing the Deschutes was October 28th. We finished the season with a very nice hatchery Coho, probably a stray from the Umatilla River. The White River tried to close out my season but we…
Fly Fishing Report, May 30, 2020 -Trout Fishing has been incredible since we got back to work May 21st. The Salmon Flies and Golden Stones are pretty much done but it was fun while it lasted. In certain spots fish will still eat the big bugs but it’s pretty much…
