Deschutes Trout
Stonefly fever has been in full force the last couple weeks. Unfortunately, there were a lot of disappointed anglers this past weekend. The unseasonably warm weather produced several different thunderstorms that impacted the flow and clarity of the Deschutes with last Friday's severe storm really making a mess. It was a true flash flood event on certain parts of the river and spiked the flows dramatically making it high and very muddy. The good news is that the river has been dropping and clearing daily and is very fishable now. If chasing the stoneflies isn't your thing, the nymph and streamer fishing will be very good. Barring any other major weather events, the Deschutes will be fishing well for the foreseeable future.
Shop Trout FliesMount Hood Lakes
The May heat wave brought some rapid changes to the lakes on Mount Hood. Many of the lakes at lower elevation thawed quickly. After a long winter under the ice, these trout are pretty darn hungry! I wouldn't say that they've been eating everything in sight, but they have been rather opportunistic. Leeches on an intermediate line or under an indicator have been working very well. As for hatches, it's been a little smattering of a bunch of different things. Chironomids, a few Callibaetis, a caddis here and there, a few ants.....it's been a mixed bag. The water in the lakes has been on the cold side with all the snowmelt from the mountain, but that will get better. If there isn't a noticeable bug that fish are keyed on, try a generalist dry, like a Parachute Adams, Griffith's Gnat, Elk Hair Caddis or small Chubby Chernobyl. Get your fly to the rising fish as quickly as possible. If it doesn't eat it in a few seconds, give the fly a little twitch. Sometimes this will call them right in.
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