The Deschutes is in the late innings of the salmon fly hatch, so there is a little time left. Maybe a couple weeks. It has really creeped along and hung in there, which has been great. Just how we like it. The solid dry fly fishing should continue as we are seeing the caddis really ramping up. Some PMDs are showing as well. So make some space in the fly box for those patterns instead of one only stuffed with salmon flies and stones. As the caddis and PMD hatches increase and over lap with the big stones, if you are working a picky late in the salmon fly hatch, “been there, done that” on a chubby Chernobyl fish that is up, working, and snubbing all your big flies, throw the curve ball with a caddis, PMD or often overlooked yellow sally. There have been a very few Green Drakes spotted as well. If you ever hit one of these isolated and often short lived hatches on the Deschutes, you will know and cross your fingers you hit one. Some years it happens or you are in the right place, right time. Other years it seems they just don’t come off very well. It makes a good Green Drake hatch even more special. Make sure to at least have a few Drakes just in case.

We are about ready to slide into the summer caddis routine and pattern, which is great time to be on the Deschutes and the crowds thin out. There are still some slots open for trips, both one day and multi-day camp trips. We are also looking forward to late summer and early fall on the Owyhee, especially after the spring season got so jockeyed around with the ever changing flow that the powers that be at the dam served up for us this spring. Space is limited already on those trips. If you are interested, give a call and we can go over details and open dates. The dry fly fishing, and potential hopper fishing along the banks for nice browns on this small, wade friendly desert river is really a summer time treat.