Deschutes

[Oncorhynchus]

Anybody fished the big river in the last week or so? Was curious as to how the water was looking. Planning a day trip for Sat or Sun, probably Sun. The water levels look to be coming down but first hand knowledge from ifishers is always better. :whazzup: Thanks and good fishing!!!!!!!

[Mad Mikey]

Don't let the high water scare ya'. If it gets up there a bit and stays about the same flow for 2-3 days the trout will still be eating. They just change their feeding lanes according to the flow.
I fished it in Feb. a few years ago at 8200cfs, water was brown and sticks floating by. Me and two other guys knocked the snot out of the fish on nymphs right next to shore and even got a decent BWO/MB hatch too.
A sudden drop or rise will throw it off for sure. I was on the river at Whiskey D1ck a few years ago. We had great fishing in the evening but a lightning hit that night at Pelton caused a malfunction in the gates and the water made a 1200cfs jump. We camped at the bottom of Whitehorse the next night, some of the best water there and fishing was horrible. Fortunately we DID have beer........

[etacada]

Fished the big D on tue near maupin. water was a perfect steelhead green! about 4'+ clarity. I've i do perfer a little clearer water for trout but who's complaining. worked san juan worms and small nymphs on indicator and cought a few fish and lost a few big boys to the heavy current saw one other angler. had a good time.

cb :tongue:

[Oncorhynchus]

thanks for the info, we are heading over there tomorrow for the day so will report back as to what happened.

[Blue Tip Spinner]

so how did you do?

[Oncorhynchus]

Sorry, I made a new post "HOT day" as in the weather not the fishing. Only caught two, but saw other people catching fish. Just wan't our day. Still had a blast.

[Blue Tip Spinner]

any day on the deschutes is a good day.