The Lower Deschutes is still closed up at Warm Springs, Mecca, Trout Creek and South Junction. All that opens on 4/22/23 so it is coming up soon.
The Maupin area and especially up in the Locked Gate runs is a great spot for now!
I have not heard that March Browns are hatching, but if they haven’t started yet, it is imminent!
There are some BWO’s, a few caddis and a lot of good nymphing. It is hard to comprehend the Stonefly hatch is about a month away. But it is, and that means a lot of the nymphs are already migrating towards the shorelines where, when ready they crawl out of the water and on to the banks to hatch. Fish are not fools and they are already actively feeding on nymphs that lose their footing and end up in the drift. What I’m saying is, now is a darn good time to be using big stone nymphs (both black and golden).