Trout Fishing on the Lower Deschutes

Tue, 06/12/2012 - 00:44 -- Tom Larimer
lower deschutes wild rainbow trout
Lower Deschutes wild rainbow trout

The river levels on the Deschutes finally dropped low enough to take my jet boat up from Heritage Landing. I spent the afternoon with my friend Ed Hepp chasing Deschutes redsides in the lower canyon. The fish in the lower river haven't seen a fly since last summer and were eager to eat our bugs. -Mostly caddis pupas though Ed fished a stonefly dry and found a good number of players on top. Looking forward to guiding out of the jet boat again!

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Deschutes Trout
stoneflies

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