Fish are harder to find

Hosmer Lake - Bend, OR (Deschutes County)


by The Fly Fishers Place
8-9-2025
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Hosmer Lake befuddled me a bit this week. Tuesday was the best with around 30 fish to the net, then Wednesday was around 20 to the net, and Thursday was only 8 to the net. And the fish became harder and harder to find as the week progressed. The fish are not much in the channel yet, and seemed really spread out in both the upper lake and lower lake. The lower lake water temps are safe, but after sunday and monday high temps please watch that. 
Red Chironomids, Damsel Nymphs, Red PT, Callibaetis Cate were all good this week. Good casters who can get a 50 to 60′ cast with a Hover or Intermediate can strip a soft hackle with good success. My freind Addison was up there Wednesday and was stripping Phil Rowley’s App Worm and doing well. Cool. 
Hardly any dries here….That I see.




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The Fly Fishers Place Reports
for Saturday, August 9th

Metolius River: The best is still coming!
Deschutes River- Lower: The Steelhead Run is off to the races!
Crooked River: The Crooked River was good!
Fall River: The Fall River is good fishing!
Deschutes River: Middle Deschutes is a great option!
Deschutes River- Upper: The Upper Deschutes is good!
McKenzie River: Good days on the McKenzie!
Paulina Lake: Paulina Lake has been very good!
East Lake: The Callibaetis hatch is very so so
Little Lava Lake: Little Lava continues to be good!

The Fly Fishers Place Reports
for Saturday, August 2nd

Metolius River: Metolius River Updates
Deschutes River- Lower: Morning and evening has good success
Deschutes River: Middle Deschutes River Updates
Fall River: The Fall River was pretty good
Crooked River: Crooked River Updates
Hosmer Lake: Hosmer Lake was good to us
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Fish are being caught
Little Lava Lake: Little Lava Lake Updates
East Lake: East Lake is fishing well
Paulina Lake: Paulina Lake is also fishing really well
Three Creek Lake: Three Creek Lake is good