Metolius River Report

Metolius River - Metolius Springs, OR (Jefferson County)


by The Fly Fishers Place
5-23-2024
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For fishing, The Metolius really picked up for me, and my friends and customers this week. More Green Drake action so far further down river around Bridge 99 and Candle Creek than up river, but I believe it is going to be Green Drake City all over from Canyon Creek to Candle Creek within a few days. (The Lupine blooms are about to burst 😉 )
Yesterday I had the pleasure of hitting the opening day on the Upper River with Camp Sherman Dad, aka Gavin. I started my day with the Euro Rod and got about 8 to the net on Purple Perdigons, Brown Perdigons and an Olive Mini-Gulp Euro Streamer before we headed to the mid-River and ran into 2+ hour PMD hatch that gave me my best dry fly session of the year so far. Besides PMD’s there was a smattering of Tan #16 caddis although I stuck to Purple Comparaduns, PMD Sparkle Flag’s and PMD Film Critics and got about 20 up to eat the dry fly. Good times!
A lot of good action on Green Drake Nymphs through the afternoon, so if you don’t have a good nymph to match it, stop in and we have a few we really like including a Rubber Leg 20 incher that is very Drakey. 
With warm evenings in the forecast I expect to see after dinner sessions with Caddis, PMD’s, BWO’s and Rusty Spinners from 6 to dark coming back up.