We wait and wait all winter long anticipating the salmon fly and summer in the canyon and it seems like winter lasts forever, and "BAM" before you know it here we are, July is staring us right in the face. The big bugs are long gone and we are seeing caddis, and some PMDs. As much as we love throwing big dries, it is nice to see the crowds go as well and settle in to some of our favorite time of year for chasing trout and having the river basically to ourselves. Fishing and trips in general have been great. How do you not have a good time with friends and family camping in this amazing place? This canyon and sharing it with our guests never gets old.

It is always a roll of the dice these days, but steelhead numbers in general look promising. Yes it is early and it really counts the most that numbers are good or high when HISTORICALLY the bulk of the run shows up, and it is early. A promise of the possibility of good things to come is exciting. Cross your fingers and lets hope that we work our way back to not too long ago and some of the funnest summer steelheading around.

The Owyhee late summer/ early fall trips are not too far away as well. We have limited spots left and this is a fantastic way to wrap up the summer before we focus on steelhead back on the Deschutes. The variety of tactics to chase these browns and rainbows keeps the days interesting. We could be throwing big grass hoppers along the bank, ripping some streamers, of searching with a dry and a drop.

If you have any questions or we can help plan a trip, please reach out. We are busy and it might take a day or two till we get back in service, so bear with us, but we will get in touch with you. For other updates check us out on Instagram or our fishing report on the website. Thanks again and hope to see you on the water.

Tight Lines,