Catch And Release!

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

Well it has been a busy trout season and I have had no time to post much, but this is a great story from last week.
On Monday we were floating the Lower Deschutes and having a good day!
Late in the Day the fish were taking dries very well and we were having good luck.
Working up a riffle I fish everyday I see this nice fish come off the bank and eat a Caddis.
I tell my client where he is rising and he shows himself again, and we both see its a very nice fish.
We have a size #18 Tan Elk Hair on, so we thought we would try that first.
Finally we get a cast close to the grass and the fish comes full speed to eat our dry,the fight is on.
The fish heads for the middle of the river and heads about 25yds into the backing,we finally get it back to us and land this big Redside.
So it gets interesting when I am out on Wednesday, late afternoon get to the riffle were on Monday we landed the nice Redside.
I figure there is no way he is around since I was there on Tuesday and did not see any fish over 12 inches.
We are working our way up catching a few fish and about 5 ft up from us I see a big rise, I thought  no way thats the same big fish from Monday.
If it is he will be a bit wiser now since he has been hooked before, but we decide to throw at him.
We have a size #18 Tan Elk Hair on, my client gets a cast just above him ,it floats down the fish just crushes the fly.
Here we go again BAM! about 20-30yds into the backing, what a great fight.
We get it back and once I get close I tell my client that I have seen this fish before, that we caught him on Monday.
You got to love it when big fish eats your fly one day then a few days later you catch him again!
I tell my clients every year that you catch some of these fish 2 or 3 times in a season, they become your pet fish.
Great way to end my trout season and get ready for steelhead season.

NORTHWEST FLYFISHING OUTFITTERS

I will be tying my favorite Deschutes River trout patterns this Saturday at Northwest Flyfishing Outfitters from 10:00 am until Noon.
See you there!

DESCHUTES RIVER REPORT

Well here we are its June already and the Stonefly Hatch has come and gone in the Maupin area.
There has been some crazy windy and wet weather the last few weeks but fishing has been good.
There has been good hatches of PMD,PED,Green Drakes,Yellow Sallies and Caddis.
My best combo has been fishing a dry dropper in the riffles and pocket water.
The dry fly we been using is a Silvey's Chubby Sally #14 with a Silvey's Beadhead Caddis pupae in
Green or Tan.
Late June and July the Caddis hatches start becoming huge and the fish will key on them.
So make sure you carry some Elk Hair Caddis for dries and have plenty of Caddis pupas in green or tan.

CADDIS TIME

Well its been a little while since I posted anything been busy guiding the last few weeks.
The river is getting to more of its normal level and the fish are keying on the caddis hatches.
Are best flies were a Tan Elk Hair Dry and either a Silvey's Tan Caddis Pupae #16 or a Silvey's Diving Caddis # 16 for droppers.
Some areas the fish are also keying on Dead or Spent caddis so make sure you have a few of your best low riding caddis to fish to the rises.
There are still some Mayfly hatches mainly PMD's
There will also be alot of Aquatic Moths in the Lower River in the next few weeks, a Cream Colored Elk Hair works great or you can swing a Aquatic Moth pupae in the evening and get some great takes.

GOT CADDIS ?

The Stonefly hatch is finally done in the Maupin area the fish will still hit the big bugs but they will also refuse it more often.

The last few days the best dries have been Little Yellow Sally's, Parachute Caddis, Elk Hair Caddis and Parachute PMD's.

The best nymph's are Bead Head Caddis Pupae or Diving Caddis fished in the pocket water.

SILVEY'S DEAD CADDIS

Materials

Hook: TMC 900 BL #14

Thread: Brown 8/0

Antennae: 2 Brown Micro Fibets

Wing: Spirit River Tan Wing and Thing

Dubbing: Tan Super Dry fly Dubbing

Hackle: Brown