Lower Deschutes Salmonfly hatch is starting. We are seeing more and more adults and a few anglers we know have caught fish on the BIG BUGS. The next 3 to 4 weeks are going to be good as long as the water stays manageable like it’s at now or lower.
Yep, the water is higher than normal for this time of year, but it has been coming down today to a better level and that is something we hope holds. What is normal? Usually this time of year we see flows from 4000 to 4500 cfs. Today is is 5700 cfs. Yesterday and the day before it crept up to nearly 7000.
Swinging Black Buggers, Sculpins, Soft Hackles has been good, and is especially fun on a trout spey, but can be done on your single hand rod of course.
Euro Nymphing is really good, but get some bigger beads and watch where you wade