Recent flyfishing reports for Oregon

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Trask River - October 1st, 2004
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FISHING: Good
River Level Information [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/current/?type=dailystagedischarge&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=Trask"]click here[/url]]

Good morning, everyone..We should have some good fishing over the weekend especially in the lower system from tidewater down. Expecting mild temperatures sunshine with clouds. Arriving late last night, fresh skeined and single eggs if your supply is depleted. Also, fresh, whole coho and salmon as well if your cooler has been empty lately.

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Rogue River - Upper - October 5th, 2004
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FISHING: Excellent
October 5th: The fishing is still A+ for steelhead of all sizes. Same counts and flows. Swinging is getting tuff. Set the hook..............



September 29th: The River is down to 999 cubic feet per second. River temp is at 45 degrees (ouch that’s cold for swinging, but still worth a shot) and the fish count as of September 20 is 6,733. From last Wednesday to this Wednesday the fishing for the Trophy Waters Guide Staff has been very solid. Reports from fisherman on foot have been good too.

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Hosmer Lake - October 6th, 2004
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RECORDED: 58 ° FISHING: Fair
White is right for Hosmer in the fall! Trolled or stripped white steamer, leeches. buggers, etc. are you best bet. Drifted nymphs will also produce fish, but try the "White". Strip it fast for the Atlantics!!!

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Big Lava Lake - October 6th, 2004
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RECORDED: 60 ° FISHING: Fair
The fall is a good time to target Lava with streamers, buggers, semi seal leeches and drifted nymphs. Fish the shoreline late afternoon and into the evening. As the water cools the fish will begin to move in closer to shore.

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John Day River - October 6th, 2004
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RECORDED: 70 ° FISHING: Good
The water level is now around 311cfs at Service Creek!

The smallmouth fishing has slowed down some, but the steelhead fishing is beginning to pick up especially in the lower river.

Smallies should still be eating buggers, streamers and even some topwater during the heat of the day. Steelhead anglers are having the best success nymphing as the water level is still fairly low with limited swinging runs available.

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Crane Prairie Reservoir - October 6th, 2004
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RECORDED: 60 ° FISHING: Fair

The fishing has been fair to good lately with some nice Crainbows showing up. The lake is in good shape!

The fish are mainly in the areas around the channels, but as the water cools they will begin to spread out a little more. Fish the Cultus, Quinn, Deschutes and Rock Creek Channels. Brookies will stack up in the Upper part of the Deschutes channel.

The best method is to locate the channel and anchor just off the bends or in the middle of it and work around in a clock like pattern. Don't be afraid to move around and later come back to a spot that looked good earlier.

Chironomid fishing has been fair around the channels and in some of the deeper holes scattered throughout the lake. Wind drifting a stickleback pattern around the timber has also been effective.

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Wickiup Reservoir - October 6th, 2004
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RECORDED: 60 ° FISHING: Good

Reminder: The Deschutes river channel between Wickiup and Crane closed at the end of August so be sure to check the regulations.

The main lake itself has been good for browns and some larger rainbows on streamers mainly in the early morning and late day and into the evening in the Deschutes Channel along with the Davis channels. It's is getting low and harder to launch a larger boat. Water levels will slowly rise about mid month!

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Imnaha River - October 7th, 2004
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FISHING: Fair
Oct 7, See "Fishing Summary" on Home Page. The Imnaha River has cooled and is finally producing fair to good numbers of trout and bass in the lower section below Horse Creek -- the section with the best public access. Good fishing can also be found upsteam from town, but get permission to fish private property. Fishing on the USFS section near HWY 39, on the upper Imnaha, is generally poor due to heavy camping/fishing pressure, and no fish stocking programs on this section of the river.

We have had a few reports of steelhead caught below Cow Creek near the Snake. However, it will probably take some more rain, or simply more time, for numbers of steelhead to move upstream. Expect this to happen over the next thirty days. Think about booking a guide trip with us through the spectacular, roadless, "Box Canyon," in October or early November.

[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/uv/?site_no=13292000&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060"]Click here for current streamflow at Imnaha[/url]

[url "http://nimbo.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/Missoula/msoobs?site=JOSO3&type=8&src=rgl"]Click here for current weather conditions at Joseph[/url]

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Wallowa River - October 7th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
Oct 7 See "Fishing Summary" on Home Page. Cool water temperatures and good stream flows have produced excellent fishing on the Wallowa River the past several weeks. This time of year water flows in the upper Wallowa Valley irrigation ditches/creeks are decreased, resulting in a migration of trout to the lower Wallowa River. Best public access on the Wallowa River is along Hwy 82 between Minam and the town of Wallowa (or float this section with one of our guides). Native trout and “residual” steelhead smolt between 10” and 18” are being caught in good numbers.

The October Caddis hatch is in full swing and the trout are going nuts. Think big fish and big flies. On the surface use: (size 8 – 12) orange and tan stimulators, muddler minnows, grasshoppers, madam x, and dark caddis patterns. Subsurface use: (size 8 – 14) copper johns, prince nymphs, hairs ears, and black flash-a-buggers. Surface action is best on cloudy days or once the shadows hit the water – but fishing can shut down with the cool evening temperatures.

[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/uv/?site_no=13331500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060"]Click here for current streamflow near Minam[/url]

[url "http://nimbo.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/Missoula/msoobs?site=RMIN&type=2&src=rgl"]Click here for current weather conditions at Minam Lodge[/url]

[url "http://www.enterpriseweather.com/wallowa.htm.htm"]Click here for current weather at Enterprise[/url]

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North Santiam River - October 10th, 2004
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RECORDED: 70 ° FISHING: Good
Summer Steelhead have been a bit hard to come by in the last couple of weeks. I did a guide trip last week from fishermans bend to north santiam state park and we found one player(12 hatchery pounds). to fish this clear water effectively you must get a big cast. Try large leech's in purple, red ,pink, black and cherise. Fish will also fall for an upstream cast technique as well. Use Otis bugs sz 02-06 with a dropper behind that. Seems as though most of the fish are from fishermans bend upstream to the hatchery.

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Nestucca River - October 9th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
Daily Stage and Current Flow [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/current?type=dailystagedischarge&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=nestucca&format=pre"]click here[/url]]

Nestucca River: ([url "http://ahps.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ahps.cgi?pqr&beao3"]Current River Level & Forecast)[/url] [url "http://www.wunderground.com/US/OR/Hebo.html"](Weather Forecast) [/url]River level (4.61ft.) Sea-Run Cutthroat fishing is fair-good. Rain coming in the balance of this week will improve salmon fishing upriver.



If you need shuttle service call Marty at Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods in Hebo @ 503-392-4269.





Salmon patterns: Fuchsia Bunny, Manhattan Beach, King Caviar, Roe Bug, King Tooka.



Cutthroat patterns: #10 Black Diamond, #8 Doc Spratley, #10 Purple Joe, #8-10 Spruce, #10 Undertaker, #9 Borden Special.







Salmon River: Fishing has been fair. Lots of fresh Silvers and Chinook entered the tidewater on Tuesday ahead of the weather change. Not that this had any impact on our fishing that day. The outlook is good with the series of rain fronts coming in.



Cutthroat patterns: #8 Flash Flies, #10 Black Diamond, #8 Doc Spratley, #10 Purple Joe, #8-10 Spruce, #10 Undertaker, #9 Borden Special.



Salmon Patterns: (Tidewater) Chartruese/White Clouser Minnows, Flash Flies in Silver, Purple, Perch, Green/Silver. BH Comets in Orange/Yellow, Blue/Black and Clouser's. Freshwater: Salmon River MVP, Fuchsia Bunny, Manhattan Beach, King Caviar, Roe Bug, King Tooka.





Wilson River: [url "http://ahps.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ahps.cgi?pqr&tlmo3"](River level & forecast)[/url] Rains coming in this week will move a good amount of salmon upriver. Some steelhead are being caught in the upper river.

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North Umpqua River - October 10th, 2004
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RECORDED: 70 ° FISHING: Good
With the rain falling we could see the fishing pick back up. The No Ump cools quickly after a storm and that is exactly what these steelhead need. Fish are throughout the entire system and have been attacking the fly for those of you paying our dues. Have herd good reports the last couple of weeks. One of our guides picked up a very bright fish near the camp water this last weekend. Try Red tiger's, Green Butt's, Purple Tiger's, Beach Bum's, Strung Out Skaters and a variety of other patterns. And always swing a waking fly through the smooth tailouts. Cover lots of water and fish with confidence. See you on the water. Fish on. Another one of our guides landed one out of two fish this Thursday. He was fishing above Mott bridge with a purple and green Beach Bum tied on a dry line with a 10" leader.

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McKenzie River - October 10th, 2004
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RECORDED: 70 ° FISHING: Good
Dry Fly action has slowed during the past week or so. Look for good beatis hatch's with the turn of wet weather. We could also see the fall green drake as the weather cools down. Nymph fishing usually produces some nice fish in the deeper water. Try pheasants,caddis worms, and cased caddis. Fish on and have fun.

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Wilson River - October 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
River Level and Flow [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/current?type=dailystagedischarge&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=wilson"]click here[/url]]

Very good day of fishing and expect more good days to come. Sunshine and clouds predicted through the week. All areas will fish and we should see some real chromers. The Wilson River is at 4 ft this evening with good color.

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Deschutes River - Lower - October 11th, 2004
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RECORDED: 63 ° FISHING: Good
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Trout Trout fishing is good right now and you will have most of the water to yourself other than the steelheaders. Fish the deeper bank water and eddies with dry flies, and nymph the shallow riffles and runs. Caddis are still fairly thick, and we are seeing a lot of small Baetis mayflies. While steelhead fishing yesterday, we watched as virtually every trout in the river fed on the surface, it was a sight to see. If you are going to nymph, atleast give yourself a shot at a steelhead with a larger nymph on 2x tippet with a 5x trout dropper. Steelhead Fish are being taken daily up to Warm Springs. Our clients have been doing anywhere from poor to excellent this last week. There are plenty of fish to have a chance. Swinging flies is the best way to cover the water. It can be smart to fish a floating line in the morning with unweighted or slightly weighted flies, while switching to heavier flies or even a sink tip and a leech during midday if it is sunny. We have landed fish on both floaters and tips, so be prepared with both. The most important thing is water selection and confidence!
Beaded Nymphs to have: angel case pmd and bwo, bird of prey (october caddis pupa), super flash pheasant, springcreek pmd, yellow sally, rubber-leg green copper john, green rock worm, red serendipity. Must-have Emergers: sparkle pupa (tan and green), soft-hackle (yellow, green, red), iris caddis, cdc pmd. A few Dries: cdc parachute pmd and bwo, elk hair (brown, orange, olive), g-gnat, rusty spinner. Make sure to come in and say hi, we are only 1 mile South of the Warm Springs boat ramp.

Hot Tip October caddis pupa are starting to get more active...trout and steelhead love these guys.

The Riffle Fly Shop is open every morning at 7:00 AM for you early birds, so come in and make sure we aren't napping. Check out the [url "http://www.theriffleflyshop.com/custom.php?page=156"]Trouthunter Cabin[/url] for overnight stay in the canyon near Warm Springs.

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Metolius River - October 11th, 2004
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RECORDED: 75 ° FISHING: Good
There is lots of activity on the river right now. All kinds of things are hatching and the Kokanee are spawning too. Mid day the best hatches are smaller gray and pale yellow mayflies. Also look for a very small size #16 brownish olive stonefly. This stonefly is as small as a caddis and can best be distinguished at a distance by its fluttering movement as it drifts helplessly on the current. When they are present they are often a preferred food item.

In the evening look for October caddis hatches. The dry can stimulate some nice surface activity while the pupa is a very effective pattern for both trout and Bull Trout

Flies to use:

Dries: #16 Gray or Gray/Green Mayfly, #16 Straw or pale yellow mayfly, #16 Little brown/olive stone (this pattern can be hard to find small caddis patterns make a good substitute) #8 October Caddis Dry

Nymphs:

#82XL October Caddis Pupa, #16 Flashback Phesant Tail, Small pink egg patterns (or Kokanee spawn)

Bull Trout: These fish respond to two distinctly different fishing methods. Either try large streamer flies (white ones are easiest to see) or use conventional trout nymph fished on a larger rod with a heavier leader. With this nymphing technique even some very small size #16 and #18 flies will work to catch some very big fish.

This time of year, with the Aug and Sept spawn period behind us the Bulls are feeding hard to regain there strength for the winter. They often zero in on the spawning Kokanee. Alaska style “flesh flies” will be effective.

For information on other fishing opportunities in our area check out our web site [url "http://www.johnjudyflyfishing.com/"]JohnJudyFlyfising.com[/url] or call John at (541) 595-2073.

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Fall River - October 11th, 2004
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RECORDED: 70 ° FISHING: Good
The dry fly fishing has been very productive between the hatchery and the Falls. Adams sz 20 -18, PED's sz 20-18, Stillborn Midge sz 22-18 and a great caddis hatch will last for a couple more weeks. The best way to increase your number of hook ups is to target the fish by sight before casting. We have been doing very well with streamer patterns and soft hackle flies. Cast at a group of fish and let the fly sink to the bottom, then retrieve with short fast strips. Use black, brown, green, and white for streamer colors. An excellent dry for this time of year is a small Adams (sz20-16). Fishing below the falls has been very productive during the last few hours of light. Try fishing the down trees with a dry fly and hang on. Stop by our full service guide and retail store for up to date patterns and conditions.

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Crooked River - October 11th, 2004
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RECORDED: 70 ° FISHING: Good
We have been experiencing some good dry fly action in the morning and evening. Small caddis sz 20-16 have been active. There has been a good PED hatch during the last hour of light. Midges still seem to be the biggest part of the trouts diet and there is plenty of them to fill the trouts stomach. Try fishinf a dry and a small dropper during a hatch, and switch to a nymph rig when no rising is visable. Fish on and have fun.

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Grand Ronde River - October 13th, 2004
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RECORDED: 70 ° FISHING: Good
Grand Ronde River
Good

This is an awesome river. I vistited it for the first time on Saturday 10/9 and it was great!! I caught one fish on a Green Butt Spey and had two other pulls and I only fished about six hours. I was fishing just upstream of Bogan's Oasis. I also called up to Bogan's on Tuesday and they told me that the fishing was still good but there were a lot of people. Swinging flies on a down and across cast worked the best and flies like Green Butt Skunks and Purple Perils are very effective choices. Stop in and have a talk with Bill at Bogan's and he can give you all the info you need and some last minute flies to try.

Flies: Skunk, 2-6, Green Butt Skunk, 2-6, Red Butt Skunk, 2-6, Freight Train, 2-6, Signal Light, 2-6, Max Canyon, 2-6, Purple Peril, 2-6, Patricia, 2-6, Spey flies in black, purple, chartreuse, and orange, 2-6, Muddler Minnow, 4-8, Silver Hilton, 2-6