Last Call

It's just about time to call it a season on the Deschutes and start thinking about steel in coastal streams.  The upper reaches of the Lower Deschutes closes to all fishing at the end of the year, so now is the time to get in your last kicks.  There are still steelhead on the move, including some very nice late arriving wild fish.  Flows and water clarity are ideal for swinging flies.  I got home last night from the Trout Creek to Harpham stretch and we found willing fish all three days.  Waterfowl hunting is excellent right now too, due to the recent cold weather.  Upland birds, on the other hand, have been hard to come by.  Enjoy!