Hosmer is still doing really well

Hosmer Lake - Bend, OR (Deschutes County)


by The Fly Fishers Place
9-27-2024
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Hosmer Lake is still doing really well overall. I had a guide day there on Wednesday which was the day the strong cold front passed. We arrived to pretty skies and a warming morning sun and pretty good fishing for a short while. But the weather changed quick, and the bite did as well. 
Last week, with Sean we were hammering fish using the new Fulling Mill Indicator and the Olive/Red Chironomid I wrote about before. This week, it started out the same, with about 6 fish coming quick on that same set up, but for us it turned off like a switch as soon as we heard the wind coming up through the trees. 
On the same day, our guide Tonn had a little better luck at continuing to find fish on a Chubby with a the Red Holographic Jig and a Red 2 Bit Hooker as a dropper 3 or 4 feet off the big dry. 
There was a guy there in a Jon Boat that absolutely had the fish’s number on speed dial. We watched him net a lot of fish and noticed he was stripping flies. Upon closer inspection he was not only stripping his flies, he was ripping them quickly through the water. He passed us in the channel and I asked what he was using and he said an Olive Streamer. Because he wasn’t really willing to spill the beans I am not sure which olive streamer specifically, nor do I know the size or weight of the fly he had, but I am intrigued by this. I hate getting beat, but getting beat gives us opportunity to learn and expand what we know and what we can take to the water on a future trip. Anyway, this guy was good and I am still a little jealous with how much better he did that we did that day. I salute you Olive Streamer Guy. 
We saw Zero Callibaetis on Hosmer Wednesday…..But read my Little Lava report and it makes me think it is not over quite yet. 
BTW, one of the fish Mike caught I did a throat pump on, and the trout was loaded with tiny scuds. Loaded! We caught fish on a Tan Ice Cream Cone #20, Olive/Red Chironomid, Red Holographic & Callibaetis Cate. 
Like I said, the weather was an issue and man did the front hit us with heavy and cold rain showers and a lot of wind and big drop in temps. The bite was not kind to us the longer this went on.







9-23-2024
Our man Gavin had an amazing day on the Lower Deschutes this weekend. Note the water dripping off the fish for...... Read More