Hit the lower deschuts hiked up the railroad tracks in macks cayon. I was fly Casting for steelhead with a dredger green sparkabugger. I cast it in some slow water and started to catch nice size smallies 1-3 lb range all through the day. I only managed to hook one steelhead and lost it at the bank but the bass fishing was very entertaining. I havent heard much about bass in the deschuts but they are in there thick in the lower river we were fishing above rattlesnake rapids.
wow really!!! how far of a hike is that? love smallie fishing and love the deschutes!! were they hitting threw the middle of the day? that is really great, thanks for the report.