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Deschutes River - Lower - July 12th, 2004
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RECORDED: 85 ° FISHING: Good
The Caddis hatch is in full swing -- we have been enjoying great fishing with both nymphs and dry flies. Lots of fish are up and actively feeding in the eddies and slower areas along the edge of the river. We’ve been stalking rising fish with a dry fly all day.

Some other good bets besides the Caddis – at times in the AM we are running onto very good Pale Mayfly spinner falls. We’re using no special flies – just a standard PMD parachute, but it’s very effective. Also classic soft hackles fished on the swing like a steelhead fly has been very good in the evening.

Conservation alert: The months of May, June and July are prime spawning periods for our native fish, the Deschutes “redside”. Even though this activity creates a very tempting fishing opportunity and you may see some good anglers even some guides targeting these fish we encourage you to avoid spawning fish whenever possible. To learn more about identifying spawning fish read about our [url "http://www.johnjudyflyfishing.com/article.php?recKey=99"][#0000ff]IPASS pledge[/#0000ff][/url].

Flies to use:
Dries: Olive or Tan Elk Hair Caddis #16, Hi Vis Caddis #16, Plus many many other Caddis patterns tan or green #16. Straw or Yellow colored parachute mayfly patterns, most PMD patterns size #14 or #16

Nymphs: Z wing Caddis Pupa – Green #16, Other pupa patterns tan or green bead head or non bead head all size #16, also Flashback Pheasant Tails #16 or #18, Green Rock Worm #16 or #18, Black Midge Pupa #20, Traditional soft hackles, yellow, green or hairs ear colored #14.

Metolius River - July 12th, 2004
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RECORDED: 80 ° FISHING: Good
July has always been one of my favorite times on the Metolius. The wild flowers are in full bloom and the fishing is excellent. To view a few wildflower pictures click here [url "http://www.johnjudyflyfishing.com/gallery.php?fmSearch=1&fmCategory=216"][#0000ff]http://www.johnjudyflyfishing.com/gallery.php?fmSearch=1&fmCategory=216[/#0000ff][/url]

Golden Stones are hatching very well in the upper river (above Canyon Creek). I like to cast these patterns close against the bank. Fish every inch of the bank because the cut banks are often deceptive – they go back deeper then they look as a result they hold some very nice fish in very shallow water. The fish are in these lies because the bugs often fall off grass and flowers. Some very nice trout will dart out from some very startling places to take your flies.

In the lower river (below Canyon Creek) the Green Drake hatch is pretty well over. It has been replaced by a series of non descript smaller dry fly hatches – mostly mayflies. These hatches change rapidly it’s difficult to say exactly which hatch you’re going to see on any given day, but by being observant and matching size and color of the prevailing hatch de jour you can still have some very good fishing.

Flies to use:
Dries: #8 2XL Clark’s Sonefly, #8 2XL Yellow or Orange Stimulator, other golden stone patterns, #14 thru #16 Gray or Gray/Green Mayfly, #16 Straw or pale yellow mayfly, #16 Little brown stone.

Nymphs: #8 2XL Brown Stone Flies, #14 thru #16 Flashback Pheasant Tail, #16 Brown Caddis Pupa

Bull Trout: The light is good and larger fish are moving up from the lake into the river to spawn later on in Aug. so this is the best time of year to sight fish for large trophy Bulls. These fish respond to two distinctly different fishing methods. Either try large streamer flies (white ones are easiest to see) or use conventional trout nymph fished on a larger rod with a heavier leader. With this nymphing technique even some very small size #16 and #18 flies will work to catch some very big fish.

Antone Ranch (Private) - July 11th, 2004
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RECORDED: 0 ° FISHING: Excellent
We have had an incredible Spring Season here. Fantastic scenery, excellent people to guide and work with, lots of fish and BIG fish. We averaged 20-30 fish per person per day in the 16-22 inch range and they were as fat as footballs. The possibility of catching a ten pounder exists with every cast.

The Antone Ranch is located in the Ochoco Mountain range, one hour east of the town of Prineville. Forty thousand acres of land containing six lakes with over 220 fishable acres of water, it is an outdoorsman's and fly fishing junky's dream.

Now is the time to start considering how you are going to fill your Autumn fishing schedule. We would like to suggest that you give the lakes at Antone some serious thought!

Big Lava Lake - July 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
The algae bloom has been on the lake; should be clearing soon.

Bigger fish will head toward the deeper holes as the water warms, but there is still some good fly fishing available along the shallower north shore, and to the west side of the resort.


Olive or rust buggers with a slow retrieve near the shore or drop-offs have been good. The midges are hatching midday and into the evening hours; an indicator with a midge pupa can be deadly. Callibaetis are emerging and the fish know it!

FLIES: Beadhead Olive or Rust Woolly Buggers, Roxy Rainbow, Callibaetis Nymph, Frostbite Midge, Black Serendipity & San Juan Worms.

East Lake - July 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Excellent

Callibaetis, Callibaetis, or Callibaetis!!!

Hatches are good and dependable here. Low light conditions are allowing for nice dry fly action and the nymphs are everywhere.

Streamers and caddis are great back-ups, though.

FLIES: Size 14/16 Parachute Hares Ears, Parachute Adams, Callibaetis Comparaduns, Sparkle Duns, Callibaetis Nymphs, Emergers and Cripples. Roxy Rainbows and Flashback Pheasant Tails are excellent choices, also. Do not forget to take some Emerging Midge patterns and Elk Hair Caddis (Black or Brown). There are some Travelling Sedges here, also, so Goddard Caddis should be available in your East Lake Fly Box!

Fall River - July 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
FALL RIVER.... ....Good- Look for fish upper part of river, and deeper cuts. Fish on the midges, mayflies, and caddis when the hatch appears. Hatchery & camp ground

Crooked River - July 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
CROOKED RIVER
Good ...River Flows running normal 260 CFM. Cadis-Cadis-Cadis - some of the best fishing now in the afternoon.

Davis Lake - July 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Poor
DAVIS LAKE.... Poor-. Good for Bass fishing. Water up from past years but still to low for fish survival, not being fished at this time.

Crane Prairie Reservoir - July 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Fair
CRANE PRAIRIE RESERVOIR.... Fair -Getting better fish around the channels

Hosmer Lake - July 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
HOSMER LAKE.... Good -- lots of fish, selective, on callebetis nymphs during hatch

Rogue River - Upper - July 10th, 2004
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RECORDED: 85 ° FISHING: Good
July 10th: The fish count has finally surpassed the river level. We now have 1,770 steelhead over the dam and the flow is 1,703 cubic feet per second. Jay Christensen, of Medford, has already hooked and landed some of these fish. Good luck tightening up on the early chromers!!! Don’t forget your steelhead first aid kit complete with [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=560"][#0000ff]Agent Orange[/#0000ff][/url], [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2030"][#0000ff]Copper Skull River Taxi[/#0000ff][/url], [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=565"][#0000ff]Copper Nymphs[/#0000ff][/url], and Key Lime Fly. If you’re going for the grab take a couple of [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=636"][#0000ff]Tou Velle Ties[/#0000ff][/url] along.

July 7th: Another day, and another drop in the river level! Oh yes, the river is below 2,000. The river is below 1,900.................1,891 cubic feet per second!! That is a primo flow for swinging flies. Good luck tightening up on the early chromers!!! Don’t forget your steelhead first aid kit complete with [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=560"][#0000ff]Agent Orange[/#0000ff][/url], [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2030"][#0000ff]Copper Skull River Taxi[/#0000ff][/url], [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=565"][#0000ff]Copper Nymphs[/#0000ff][/url], and Key Lime Fly. If you’re going for the grab take a couple of [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=636"][#0000ff]Tou Velle Ties[/#0000ff][/url] along.

July 6th: The fish are charging in and the water continues to drop. The fish count today is 1,459 over Gold Ray!! The water temp is 51 degrees out of the dam and the flows have dropped again, to 2,035 cubic feet per second.

That is a pile of steelhead for this time of the year.

Update July 2nd: The river continues to drop, weighing in today at 2,479 cfs. That flow, in conjunction with 881+ steelhead over Gold Ray and the water temp in the mid 50’s, means SWING TIME.


The nymphing will also be a great method to get tight to a fresh steelhead, but with more water to cover the swing may be as productive in the river’s larger runs.

I fished Tou Velle Park this morning and had small trout non-stop on my [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2024"][#0000ff]purple skater[/#0000ff][/url]. And one large cutthroat pounced on the fly as well. So, no steelhead yet. But, what a great [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/galleryPopup.php?recKey=2022"][#0000ff]bonus fish those cutts are[/#0000ff][/url].

Update: As of this morning, June 30th, the steelhead count is up to 881 over the day at Gold Ray. The river dropped a few hundred cfs to 2,674. Also 181 steelhead have made it to the hatchery already. Swwwiinnngggg batter............

I went for a short walk-in fish on the Rogue last night(6/28). With 700 steelhead in the upper river, my steelhead season has begun. I landed one trout, and smoked two cigars. The largest cigar outweighed the trout, and it was a robusto.

However,…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The river is dead clear, 2800 cfs, and the temperature is in the low 50’s (warm for the upper river). This means that some steelhead will be closer to the bank, and a swinging fly will be more effective. Still, set up from last fall, I used a heavy stonefly, and a red copper nymph with a piece of yarn about 7 feet above them. One split shot help the drift slow to a crawl in the faster currents.


If you’re over anxious and feel like doing some prospecting, there is enough steelhead over [url "http://www.trophywaters.net/custom.php?page=99"][#0000ff]Gold Ray[/#0000ff][/url] to start hooking a few. Flies to try are Agent Orange, Key Lime Fly, Rogue River Red Ant, Green Butt Skunk, and copper nymphs in copper/black/red/or green. Tou Velle Park has some great high water holding areas to find these early chromers. Good Luck!!!!

McKenzie River - July 7th, 2004
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FISHING: Fair
Daily Stage and Stream Flow [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/current?type=dailystagedischarge&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=mckenzie&format=pre"][#0000ff]click here[/#0000ff][/url]]

Fair for trout. Level is 2,398cfs @ Vida water temp is 60degrees. Level at Walterville 2,192cfs. Try Brown and Olive Caddis, Little Yellow Stones, PMD's. A few Golden Stones flying around. Water temp at 56 degrees. Evening fishing with Elk Hair Caddis can be good.



Call Ed or Virginia of McKenzie River Shuttle Service at 541-896-0526 if you needed your vehicle shuttled.



Suggested Trout patterns for the month of July. Surface Hatches: Yellow Quill, Golden Stones, Caddis, PMD, Little Yellow Stone.

Best surface patterns: Foam bodied golden stone (sz. #8) , Elk Hair Caddis (Sz #10-18), Quill Body PMD (Sz #14-20), Large Yellow Comparadun (Sz #10-14)

Best nymph patterns: Rubber Legged Hare's Ear (#10-16), Soft-Hackle (Sz #12-16) in olive, orange, yellow, brown, hare's ear. All these colors work well.

North Santiam River - July 7th, 2004
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FISHING: Poor
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Slow. A water hazard has been reported just above the town of Jefferson. River @ 3.21ft at Mehema. Summer steelhead fishing has slowed down over the last few days. Trout fishing is good above Detroit. Tout fishing below Big Cliff dam has been slow. Trout fishing below Big Cliff down to the confluence of the Willamette is artificial flies and lures and is catch and release only. Water temp is @ 48 degrees. [url "http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ODFWhtml/InfoCntrFish/InterFish/Willam.html#graphs"][#0000ff]Willamette River Fish Counts[/#0000ff][/url]



Fly patterns: Steelhead- Trailer Trash Fly in the nightshade color, #4 Conehead Purple String Leech, #1.5-3 Maxwell's Purple Matuka, #4 Purple Articulated Leech, #4 Hot Pink Articulated Leech, #4 Freight Train, #4 Kaufmann's Hot Butt, #1.5-3 Shewey's Spawning Purple, #3 N.S. Cutthroat Spey.

Deschutes River - July 6th, 2004
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RECORDED: 84 ° FISHING: Great
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Trout It is full on summer fishing on the Lower Deschutes. Caddis are abundant and the dry fly fishing can be very good during almost all hours of the day if you will concentrate on rising fish or those areas where fish are looking to eat off the surface. Caddis pupa patterns are a must in every box and anglers should have several sizes and colors from tan to dark olive and from 14's to 18's. Pale Morning Duns will fish well during midday and the spinner will be a very important back eddy food source as well. Late evenings has seen awesome caddis fishing so make sure and stick it out. Make sure to come in and say hi, we are only 1 mile South of the Warm Springs boat ramp.

Hot Tip Caddis and Mayflies now presenting great dry fly and nymphing opportunities.

Steelhead Watch Numbers over the dams are looking very good for this early, and people are starting to hook fish near the mouth. Water is warm right now, so if you feel the urge to go swing, consider fishing a type 3 tip to get the fly down and slow the speed of the swing as fish will be a little less agressive in the warmer water. Morning will most always fish the best this time of year, with cooler water from the cool night time air.

Salmonfly Watch Look for the PMD's and caddis to pick up the slack in the dry fly activity.

The Riffle Fly Shop is open every morning at 7:00 AM for you early birds, so come in and make sure we aren't napping. Check out the [url "http://www.theriffleflyshop.com/custom.php?page=156"][#0000ff]Trouthunter Cabin[/#0000ff][/url] for overnight stay in the canyon near Warm Springs.

[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/uv/?site_no=14092500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060"][#0000ff]Current Waterflows[/#0000ff][/url]

Trout Flies:

Dries: Salmonflies, Golden Stones, PMD's, Caddis, Midges, Yellow Sally

Nymphs: Angel Case PMD, Rub a Dub Caddis Pupa, RL Copper John's, Stone Nymphs, Pheasant Tails 14-18, Flashback Pheasant Tails 18-20, Rockworms, Miracle Midge, Serendipities, Green Copper John's 16-18, CDC PMD emerger, Flash Cripple PMD, Yellow stone nymphs, Sparkle Pupa,

Owyhee River - July 6th, 2004
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RECORDED: 90 ° FISHING: Fair
Owyhee River

Fair

With the dog days of summer the fishing has really slowed and is becoming more technical. I fished it on Saturday and it was slow. There are a lot of midges, small gray Baetis, a few Calibaetis, and a few PMD's. Try fishing nymphs during the day and watch for the hatch around eight or nine o'clock. Be ready to fish small flies. Water conditions are good and the flows are steady at about 200 cfs. It may be crowded so rememeber stream etiquitte. Also watch for ticks.

Flies: Beadhead Pheasant Tail, 16-20, Prince Nymphs, 14-20, Copper Johns, 14-18, PMD Emergers, 16-18, Calibaetis Emergers, 14-18, Baetis Hatchmatcher, 20, PMD Comparadun, 16-18, Parachute Calibaetis, 14-18, Olive Midges, 18-20, Black Midges, 18-20, Baetis Emergers, 18-20, Olive Emergers, 18-20.

John Day River - July 3rd, 2004
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RECORDED: 90 ° FISHING: Fair
I did fish the Day' around Clarino on the the 27th. The fishing was only fair as the water is still up. Thin mints and zonkers, swinging a sink tip were effective and around the 1pm the topwater bite came on in the eddys on foam poppers. We had to work for a 20 fish day with no big ones!

It's that time of the year to fish the Day'. The water is dropping (currently 1058 cfs at Service Ck.) The river is still floatable and now it is wet wadable to!
The fish are starting to concentrate in the deeper pools, drifts and eddys. With recent warm temps the water is great!

Streamers, buggers and drifted nymphs are good until late morning fished with a sink tip and short 3x leader. Watch for the topwater activity to switch over late morning and into the evening, then change over to hair poppers, frogs, dragons flies and even big dries (like salmon flies) for some explosive topwater action.

As the water level continues the drop the river will become unfloatable, so check the flows before you go!

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