Hosmer Lake is fabulous

Hosmer Lake - Bend, OR (Deschutes County)


by The Fly Fishers Place
5-31-2025
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Hosmer Lake is fabulous. Fish in both ends of the lake and in the channels too. Callibaetis are just getting off to the 2025 start and the best is coming over the next 4 or 5 weeks, with a 2nd brood returning in August. 
Damsel Nymphs, Soft Hackles, Scud, Alderflies (use a Black Elk Hair Caddis in #14) and Chironomids (especially Red Ice Cream Cones #16 and Red Holo Jig). Balanced Leeches are often really effective in the lower lake and add Blobs there too. You can strip or indicator fish with either and perhaps run them as a combination rig. 
I think it is entirely possible to see flying ant there this week with the warm days coming.





The Fly Fishers Place Reports
for Tuesday, May 27th
Hosmer Lake: Fishing is very good
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Crane Prairie is getting a bloom
Three Creek Lake: Three Creeks is still snowed in!