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Fish Report for 10-1-2023
The Metolius is getting some very strong hatches of Green Drakes!
10-1-2023
The Fly Fishers Place
The Metolius is getting some very strong hatches of Green Drakes! I’m going to guess they will be important for at least another 10 to 14 days.
PMD hatches are also strong and you will absolutely see Mahogany Duns now for the next 2 or 3 weeks during the afternoon hatch cycles on any section of the river.
BWO’s are strong hatchers now too and for the time, this rounds out the mayflies you’ll see this week and next.
October Caddis and a lot of smaller Tan (#14-16) Caddis are the 2 most important caddis hatches you’ll see now, but an Olive #16-18 and even a Black #18 caddis may be the menu of the moment and if you have a couple tucked in your box they could be the fly breaks the code.
With warm days coming up by mid-week I do think there will be more golden stone adults flying and egg laying in the upper river mostly, but could be important mid and lower river for brief times. Clark’s Stones are always a good choice, and if they don’t eat it as a stonefly, I believe they will take it as an October Caddis too.
Kokanee have returned to the river to spawn. This creates a multitude of feeding opportunities for the trout. Eggs for every fish, and Bull Trout often eat the whole enchilada! We have a cool Red Dolly Llama streamer that is good when the Koke’s are in spawning colors.
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for Sunday, October 1st, 2023McKenzie River: The McKenzie is darn good fishing and should remain so all month
Deschutes River- Lower: The Lower Deschutes is really good on the Warm Springs to Trout Creek day drift
Deschutes River: The Middle Deschutes is just starting to see some bumps in flows
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Lava Lake: Lava Lake has awoken in a great way
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Hosmer Lake: Hosmer is good and with lowering water temps the Lower Lake is waking up more now too
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The Fly Fishers Place Reports
for Saturday, September 23rd, 2023Metolius River: The Metolius is still seeing a great afternoon Green Drake hatch
Deschutes River- Lower: The Lower Deschutes is fishing quite well on nymphs, with some dry fly action
Deschutes River: Euro nymphing and streamers are very good now
Deschutes River- Upper: The Upper Deschutes is only open for another 8 days in the Headwaters stretch
Fall River: The Fall River is good and it’s crowded because of that
Crooked River: The Crooked River is in prime shape at 227 cfs
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Crane Prairie was good for us again yesterday
Hosmer Lake: Hosmer is good for Brook Trout and Big Rainbows
Paulina Lake: Paulina is great
East Lake: East Lake is good
Three Creek Lake: 3 Creeks Lake is fishing great
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