Cory Godell Reports on 2.8.2018

All this amazing weather we’ve been having, hasn’t just got us excited, it has also got the fish super excited. These hot February days are warming up the water temps quickly which has made the bug hatches come off like crazy for the past week. All these bugs have made for some amazing midday dry fly action. As long as the warm weather continues to be awesome, so...

Cory Godell Reports on 1.3.2018

Happy New Year from Deschutes River Anglers. First things first, Thanks to all who fished with us last year. We look forward to fishing with you this coming year. 2017 was a year of ups and downs, but mainly ups. We usually start our season on the Owyhee fishing it’s skwala hatch. Normally when we show up the river is flowing around 50 cfs. This year it was flowing...

Cory Godell Reports on 12.14.17 

It’s late, but the season isn’t over yet. There are still plenty of steelhead around and ready to be caught. Water temps are cold, so if you prefer swinging flies for steelhead you will definitely want to use sink tips. Getting down is the name of the game, this time of year

If you prefer trout that’s a great option. The trout fishing is still amazingly good. Some...

Cory Godell Reports on 10.19.2017

Steelhead fishing on the Deschutes remains goods and should remain so right on through November. Don’t be fooled, just because we don’t have as many steelhead kicking around this season as prior years, doesn’t mean fishing is no good. Due to the lower numbers of fish, the amount of people fishing for them are next to none. Getting to fish the majority of all the...

Deschutes River Angler Reports on 10.11.2017

October Trout

Trout fishing remains good so far this month. Just because October is here doesn’t mean that trout fishing is done. A lot of times late September and October can be some of the best trout fishing of the season; and so far this year is holding true to that. Lately we’ve had better than average caddis hatches, still the occasional mayfly hatch...

Deschutes River Anglers Report on 9.22.2017

Deschutes

Trout : If you are still in need of a trout fix this is a great time to hit the Deschutes. Most of the people have switched gears and are now fishing for steelhead. So if you prefer trout you will have the bulk of the spots all to yourself. The trout have seen a ton of different fly patterns by this time of year, so this is a good time to be...

Deschutes River Anglers report on 8.28.2017

Owyhee

With each passing week the fishing seems to be getting better and better on the Owyhee. The closer we get to September the more the browns are hunting down the hoppers and beetles.

By no means are all of the fish locked in on the big bugs, but enough are to keep things exciting. The days they aren’t eating the big bugs, we are still getting good...

Cory Godell reports on 8.10.17

SteelheadIn the past week there has been a good slug of fresh shiny steelhead that has shot up on the Deschutes. Hopefully this is a good sign of whats to come. According to the weatherman, temperatures are going to cool down starting next week and there’s even a slight chance of rain. This should drop water temps on the Deschutes and drag more steelhead into the...

Cory Godell Reports on 8.4.2017

Deschutes River

Steelhead season is now here! If you’ve got the steelhead bug,...

Cory Godell Reports on 6.14.2017

It’s time to put away the Stimulators and Chubby Chernobyls and dig out your Elk Hair Caddis and Parachute Adams. The Salmon Fly hatch is now gone for another year. The good news, is that with the big bugs gone so are the masses of the people who fish the Deschutes.

A lot of the trout are already making the move from the faster moving water to the slower water so...