McKenzie River Fish Report

The McKenzie River is fishing excellent

McKenzie River - Coburg, OR

Photo Credit: Courtesy of The Fly Fishers Place

by The Fly Fishers Place
8-14-2021
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The McKenzie River is fishing excellent. Euro Nymphs are awesome, and there is great action on dries like a Red Tarantula, Iris Caddis, Clarks Stone, Tandem Caddis Dries and Parachutes.
swinging nymphs and leeches out in front of the boat has been bringing many fish to the net.
Slightly concerned that the Butte Fire on the Upper McKenzie is burning still. Not a big fire, but it has now closed the upper river to fishing and river access from Trail Bridge Reservoir to Frissel Boat Ramp. We are all hoping this is resolved soon.

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The Fly Fishers Place Reports

for Saturday, August 14th, 2021

Metolius River: Fishing is quite good and should stay that way until at least November
Fall River: Don’t forget what a good terrestrial river Fall River can be
Crooked River: The Crooked River has a lot of PMD hatches, usually after lunch
Deschutes River- Lower: In the evening you’ll get the hatches of Caddis the Lower Deschutes is famous for

The Fly Fishers Place Reports

for Monday, August 9th, 2021

Metolius River: There are a lot of Bull Trout in the system
Fall River: Fall River hatches have been slower this week, and they were focused on small leeches and tiny midge nymphs
Crooked River: All the guides were talking about good fishing on the Crooked River
Deschutes River- Lower: Nice afternoon fishing in the eddies
McKenzie River: McKenzie river is fishing excellent
Deschutes River- Upper: A lot of good whitefish holes
East Lake: East Lake is fishing much better
Paulina Lake: Paulina Lake is continuing to fish well
Hosmer Lake: Hosmer Lake in the channel is a good/safe bet
Three Creek Lake: Callibaetis hatches are good,