The lower Deschutes is known to be one of Oregon's most popular fly fishing spots for steelhead and Wild Trout. This section of the river runs 100 miles and ends at the Columbia.

boom and/or bust on the Deschutes almost always these days. Skip to Article. ... Deschutes River teases fly fishers with the spring hatch of salmonflies. Updated: May. 16, 2014, 11:00 p.m.

Fishing guide Amy Hazel rows a drift boat on the lower Deschutes River near Maupin, Ore., June 17, 2022. She's been guiding on the river since 1999.

A couple of weeks ago I attended the International Federation of Fly Fisher's Fly Fishing Fair in Bend, Ore. It was a long two-day drive to get there that car Wyoming outdoors: Oregon's Deschutes ...

Dietz, who only fly fishes, used an egg fly on the Deschutes River near Warm Springs Dec. 19 to land a five-pound, 12 ounce whitefish, nearly a pound heavier than the old state-record of four ...

The lower Deschutes River, below the Pelton Dam, draws fishermen from across the country. (Joshua Rainey Photography) The Old Mill District of Bend, Oregon sits on the banks of the Deschutes River.

CENTRAL OREGON — I had never touched a fly rod, let alone gone on a fishing trip. Yet, here I was, wading in the assertive waters of the Crooked River, tipping my line and watching it unfurl ...

December 18, 2024 at 12:05 am PST. MAUPIN, Ore. — Alysia Littleleaf and her husband, Elke, make their living as fishing guides on the lower Deschutes River, near the Warm Springs Reservation.