Summer officially starts June 21st. I’ll still be trout fishing on the lower lower, mostly with a trout spey, hoping to accidentally hook a June Steelhead. The real action happens in July. On a magical day the summer steelhead show…
The crown jewel of Oregon is arguably the Deschutes River. Earning Federal Wild and Scenic designation in 1988 the Deschutes is managed for recreation and continues to gain in popularity. The tailwater fishery is 100 miles long and runs north…
Quick Fishing Report! Fly fishing for steelhead on the Sandy and Clackamas rivers has been a little slow this winter. That said I moved over to the Clackamas last week and found some success. With the arrival of Spring…
2018 Steelhead Outfitters Menu Happy belated New Year! Best wishes to you and your families in 2018. Below is my annual menu/timeline for what’s going on at Steelhead Outfitters in 2018. I’ll have this attached to the very few emails…
Thank You! The holidays have come and gone which signals a new year is about to start. Before that happens I want to thank everyone who took their time and hard earned money to come and fish with me in…
I’ll keep this short and sweet. There’s a big fire west of Hood River and the visibility is greatly affected by the smoke. I’ve been on the river every day for the last ten days and now I’m off for…
Our first ten days is in the books. In total we stuck fish every day but two, not too bad given the forecast. We also finished our first camp trip which was five days four night at the Hot Rocks…
Deschutes Steelhead Fishing Report! The first powerboat opening just closed up. As you may know there is a jet boat closure every other week Thursday through Sunday June 15 until October. Three days were unbooked so I fished seven of…
DESCHUTES JET BOAT GUIDE TRIPS FOR STEELHEAD This is a really cool fishery and honestly one of my favorite times to fish the Deschutes River for summer steelhead. This is a lower river game. By lower river I mean…
It’s been a weird kind of year. High flows and cold fronts have definitely affected the Salmonfly/Stonefly hatch. The giant bugs are present in all stretches of the river. Although the bug presence is heavy and they’ve been there…
