A summer trip down the Lower Deschutes would not be complete without a few Silvey's Prime Time Pupae and Edible Emerger's
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When they eat a natural six inches from your fly (five times in a row) its easy to lose your $h1+!
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My last few days on the Lower Deschutes were spent casting stonefly patterns under trees to trout that had full bellies and seen plenty of imitations.
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Where are the big bugs now? Most of the salmonflies and golden stoneflies are between Pelton Dam and Whitehorse...
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Currently the big bugs are spread out from the lower river down stream from Mack's Canyon all the way to Pelton Dam.
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I was getting pretty excited thinking about the upcoming trout fishing season on the Lower Deschutes, so I started browsing through some photos from last spring and summer...
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Sometimes when the trout want to eat stoneflies but are too stubborn, try something totally of the wall. Maybe one of those green drakes you've been holding on to for a rainy day.
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The rise was splashy and bubbly, but the nose and head never broke the surface... it got me thinking about the lost art of identifying riseforms.
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If you know me, awesome fishing doesn't necessarily equate to lots and lots of action but rather a key moment or experience that defines the day and sometimes the trip.
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A few tips to help you out during the salmonfly hatch on the Lower Deschutes River.
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I have to admit that I am very much a dry fly type of person, and all swing when it comes to steelhead... but I also can't deny the simple pleasure of indicator fishing for trout in a heavy riffle.
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Here are a few photos from the past few weeks of fishing the caddis hatch on the Lower Deschutes. Hot weather, lots of bugs, and rising trout. What more do you want?!
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