Deschutes Steelhead
Call it about a wrap on a great season. You can certainly still find a fish or two out there, but the majority will have been around for a while....or a long while! Can't say that the water temp has taken a huge nose dive yet, but that could happen any time soon. If you try it again, focus on getting the fly down a bit and slowing your swing speed. Unless we see an unlikely rise in water temp, call it a sink tip game.
Deschutes Trout
Ideal conditions for trout fishing with a great extended forecast. Lots of cloudy days = good BWO hatches and awesome streamer fishing! Conditions couldn't be much better. The water just hasn't gotten that cold yet. Not nearly as cold as it could be, anyway. You could catch fish on just about any preferred technique at some point during the day. It would be wise to take advantage of the awesome fishing weather while it's still here. It can be great in the wind and snow, too, but the travel is easy for the time being.
Winter Steelhead
How quickly the steelheader's mind shifts gears! We've already heard whispers of a couple winter fish on the coast. That tends to be a fun factoid about a lot of the winter rivers with decent wild returns. Their arrival times are highly varied. This allows different batches of fish to successfully make a go of it throughout the extreme variation of water levels we see in the nest few months. The begining of the season is a great time to get one on the swing. The number of fish present isn't typically very high, but the water is on the warmer side for winter. That always increases the odds.
This is an annual statement on our blog, but it's definitely "make your own report" season with regards to winters. At this point, it's safe to say that every flow spike on the coast (and some other places) from now on will draw some fish. Just like summer season, the first fish to hand is always one of the best! If nothing else, it gets your head in the game.
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