Deschutes Steelhead
Some anglers are still finding a late summer fish here and there, but it’s officially time to start looking for winters! This is such an exciting time of year to hunt for the first one of the season. The best part of it is the masses won’t start showing up for a month, or more. Most people don’t start chasing winter steelhead until sometime in January or February. It seems like everybody waits for the first few hot reports before they give it a shot themselves.
The best advice I can offer is to go early and go often. You will not regret making your own report. We’ve already heard of early winters being caught in a variety of places in Northwestern Oregon. There is a huge series of storms predicted to come in off the ocean early next week, so it’s going to be game on very soon. Look for the drop following the monsoon and there should be a good wad of fish around.
Deschutes Trout
It’s awfully quiet out in the desert at this time of year. To be perfectly honest, it’s been darn cold on the Deschutes lately. Fortunately, the weather looks like it’s going to trend to the warmer side by the end of next week. Hopefully this comes to fruition, but there are lots of days predicted in the high 40’s to 50 in the later half of the month. It’s going to be warm, dark and rainy…..ideal winter trout conditions. The fishing can be shockingly good in the cold, but a little winter warming trend will really kick things into high gear. Olives and midges will be on the menu. Nymphing and streamer fishing will be great. If good trout fishing in relative solitude is your thing, get out to the Deschutes in the next few weeks.
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