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Fish Report for 4-30-2022
The Lower Deschutes is good in the Warm Springs to Trout Creek area
4-30-2022
The Fly Fishers Place
The Lower Deschutes is good in the Warm Springs to Trout Creek area. We had some great guide trips and clinics this week. There are some March Browns hatching, as well as BWO’s, increasing PMD’s, plenty of caddis and the 1st Pale Evening Duns of the spring/summer cycle. All of those might result in a dry fly period for you, but will certainly have a lot of game fishing matching nymphs, pupa’s and emergers.
I’d guess we are about 8-12 days away from meaningful Salmonfly hatches. It will start down by Macks Canyon, and work up river. How fast? That’ll depend on the weather, but my dog told me he thinks the hatch is going to hit Mecca on May 13th. How’s that for a scientific statement of fact? I’m kidding of course, but the dog is probably close.
So, fishing big Stonefly nymphs now is the right thing to do.
Lot’s of good reports of trout spey action on leeches and sculpins.
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for Saturday, April 30th, 2022Metolius River: Nymph fishing continues to be impressive most days
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Fall River: The Fall River is fishing well
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• South Twin is fishing pretty decent
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for Friday, April 22nd, 2022Crane Prairie Reservoir: Crane Prairie should be good tomorrow and over the weekend and for the long term
Wickiup Reservoir: The lake looked good up from the Gull Point Area
South Twin Lake: South Twin is fishing well on the edges with Damsel Nymphs and Leeches
Deschutes River- Lower: The Lower Deschutes opens in full 4/22/22
Deschutes River: The Middle Deschutes is good with March Browns mostly
Metolius River: The Metolius is good
Fall River: The Fall River got 1000 new fish on 4/11/22
McKenzie River: The McKenzie float trips for us are already going well
Crooked River: The Crooked River is at a nice level running in the mid 100’s
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