Buckhorn lake continues to kick out the bass. I have to admit, I'm amazed that they keep eating poppers. Last night we hooked 41, landed 21... all on surface patterns, poppers, sliders, and divers.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Buckhorn continued...
Buckhorn lake continues to kick out the bass. I have to admit, I'm amazed that they keep eating poppers. Last night we hooked 41, landed 21... all on surface patterns, poppers, sliders, and divers.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Buckhorn Lake fly fishing for Bass
The firsts guests to fish Buckhorn Lake in 5 years did so last night. The fishing was as great as heralded. Total bass hooked was in the 50+ range, with over 30 brought to the boat. The best flies where poppers... the fishing was so hot, we caught bass trolling the poppers!! Check out the photos...
Buckhorn Lake is 15 acre lake located 35 minutes from downtown Bend Oregon. The lake is loaded with large mouth bass and a rainbow trout. Bass fishing is best during the warm summer months when the water temperature heat up. The trout fishing happens in the spring and fall.
Solitude and tons of action on the surface make this lake a super fun option for all fly fishers.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Fishing Report - Lower Deschutes
We fished the Lower Deschutes every day this past week... here is the skinny on the stone fly hatch:
The fishing from Trout Creek to Maupin was outstanding! The crowd yesterday from Warmsprings to Trout Creek was HUGE, and definitely affected the fish. We had many refusals and I even watched trout refusing naturals. The best patterns yesterday where small golden stones, size 10-12.
The hatch is winding down toward Maupin, though we did see a few Golden stones still flying around, and the the fish where receptive in few spots. Between Trout Creek and North Junction the fish are still eager to eat the big bugs. We had very heavy rain last week and the river was a bit off color, but the fish didn't seem to mind. We had some of our best fishing when the river was a little off color. We did well on bigger patterns that had better silhouettes. During the rain storm we stubbled into one of the best Green Drake hatches I've seen. From 3 pm until almost 5 pm the Drakes where popping. My favorite pattern is the Green Drake Flash Cripple in size 10.
Prediction for the coming week: The caddis hatch is ramping up near Maupin, expect fish to start looking to these smaller sources of food. There are still hoards of stone flies on the bushes from Warmsprings to White Horse. The resent rain will prolong the hatch in this area. Expect to catch fish on the big bushy dry flies for another 10 days or so, especially in the upper stretches.
The fishing from Trout Creek to Maupin was outstanding! The crowd yesterday from Warmsprings to Trout Creek was HUGE, and definitely affected the fish. We had many refusals and I even watched trout refusing naturals. The best patterns yesterday where small golden stones, size 10-12.
The hatch is winding down toward Maupin, though we did see a few Golden stones still flying around, and the the fish where receptive in few spots. Between Trout Creek and North Junction the fish are still eager to eat the big bugs. We had very heavy rain last week and the river was a bit off color, but the fish didn't seem to mind. We had some of our best fishing when the river was a little off color. We did well on bigger patterns that had better silhouettes. During the rain storm we stubbled into one of the best Green Drake hatches I've seen. From 3 pm until almost 5 pm the Drakes where popping. My favorite pattern is the Green Drake Flash Cripple in size 10.
Prediction for the coming week: The caddis hatch is ramping up near Maupin, expect fish to start looking to these smaller sources of food. There are still hoards of stone flies on the bushes from Warmsprings to White Horse. The resent rain will prolong the hatch in this area. Expect to catch fish on the big bushy dry flies for another 10 days or so, especially in the upper stretches.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Bass-o-tastic!
Bass fishing is a great alternative to other freshwater species. It has gained popularity in reason years among long rodders... so much so a few brands have designed rods just for bassin'. Resently, Matt and I visited a private lake near the future lodge, to "test" the water. The fishing was out of this world!!! nearly a bass every cast. I'll keep you posted as the fishing options develop.
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