Lower River Report

The Lower Deschutes has cooled down a bit since my last report.  The fish just haven't been feeding like they were a week ago.  We have been working hard, but finding some nice fish.  The flows have been fluctuating all week, which probably played a big role in the mediocre fishing we saw.  Even the evenings, which usually offer dynamite dry fly fishing, have been pretty lackluster the past few days.  That said, the bugs are still hatching and as soon as we get some consistent flows, the fishing should get back to normal.

I've been watching the fish counts at Bonneville and the Dalles dams--it's time to break out the Scandi head and the 6126 and go swing flies on the lower 10 miles!