Game On!

The Deschutes river from Warmsprings to Maupin is entrenched in the stone fly hatch. Fishing in the upper stretches has still been spotty... mostly due to pressure. The full moon may have had an effect too. In the past week I saw the fishing just up stream of Maupin being the best. From Wednesday to Saturday, the fish where more keyed into the big bugs.

Warmsprings to White Horse has been very spotty. Some spots are better than others. Look for the fishing to imporve as the hatch grows longer.

Damien

Deschtues River Report

If you have been wondering about when and the where the salmon fly hatch is happening... listen up.

Trout from Warmsprings to Maupin are gobbling up those big protein packed meals. Yesterday I drifted from Warmsprings to Trout Creek. Trout were eager to slam a well placed imitation. Most of our fish came up on flies drifted down stream or under the bigger trees and brush.

For the next 3 weeks, expect to be able to fish with the stone fly imitations.

Little Lava

On Thursday May 17, I had a great trip with Jim O'Shaughnessy on Little Lava Lake. We started out by wind drifting against the weed beds, but noticed quite a few fish rising in the distance. We quickly moved and started to cast a wide variety of dries (mostly midge imitations 20,24). We soon lost count at the number of fish he was catching. This all happened in the last two hours before sunset. Jim did a wonderfull job putting the fly in the right spot. We caught fish from 15" to 21". As the light faded we used a large caddis (so we could see it) with a callibeatis dropper and caught a couple of fish that way. A great fishing trip. The other picture is from the next day with my son Calvin.

A Little Willow Please

It happened again. I ruined another group of anglers. Imagine catching 4-8 pound fish again and again. The lake is surrounded by vistas of painted hills, sage lined buttes, and the all mighty Mount Jefferson. When I think of perfect fishing experiences, there are few other locations that come to mind.

I could continue to babble, but let the photos speak for me.