Ryan and Jeremy's trek to the Deschutes |
Fishing Report
While trout fishing has been fabulous and
will continue to be for the next month or two, the focus is primarily on summer
steelhead in our area. Fishing
for these sea-run beauties is about as good as it gets right now. There are epic days and tough days, but in
general, fishing is on and it’s hot!
Chinook Salmon have really moved into the local rivers and definitely are pushing steelhead around. Some runs will be loaded with salmon and vacant of steelhead, while others that tend to not hold salmon will load up with steelies. There are other pieces of water that will hold both salmon and steelhead, but generally in different areas of the run. You just have to put in some time to figure out what is holding in the water you’re in. Either way, there are a lot of fish in all of our rivers. The Klickitat and the Deschutes are the two best options for steelhead, while
"the bearded guy" |
Clarity on the Deschutes is great.
Dry line fishing is going as well as can be expected. The cloudy, cool weather should provide some
consistency and really get the fish active.
Lost Lake has
still been fishing really well. Reports
of large fish being taken lately have signaled the start of fall. Trillium Lake traditionally is planted with large
trout in September as well, and with the hordes of people descending on the
rivers, it is a great place to hang out for a weekend.
Smallmouth Bass fishing
is really starting to turn on again.
Give it a couple of weeks and the top-water bite should be killer on the
Columbia .
Fish are starting to feel the water cooling and the sense of urgency to fatten
up before winter is making them particularly dumb right now.
As always, we are happy to talk fishing any time. Give us a call if you have any specific
questions on local rivers, gear, and tactics, or if you just want some
encouragement to get out of the office.
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