Paulina Lake Fish Report for 8-15-2025
Paulina Lake Updates
Paulina Lake - La Pine, OR (Deschutes County)

by The Fly Fishers Place
8-15-2025
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Paulina Lake over all is about like East with the same flies, but in my experience this season Paulina has a lot of small rainbows to weed through to find the better fish. I think ODFW stocked some real pukers in Paulina this season.
I look forward to Fall when the bigger browns form the “wolf packs” and are found in great numbers.
Don’t take this as I am down on Paulina, not at all. Just expect more small rainbows at the moment this season.
Brown/Orange and Watermelon/Gunmetal Balanced Leeches, Chironomids, PT’s, Double Down Black, Callibaetis Nymphs and Scuds are good choices now.
Beetles, Ants and Hoppers and Chubby’s are great dry flies to search the banks with. My man Milt had some large fish eat a Chubby this week. Ask him if he hooked them. Hey, he needs shoulder surgery (HAHA).
Callibaetis are on now at Paulina. This is a peak time for this mayfly hatch here, so get there early to enjoy the small dries before the breeze turns it off.
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Metolius River: The Metolius is really doing well
McKenzie River: The McKenzie has been good!
Crooked River: The Crooked is a gem!
Fall River: Producing a number of good fish!
Deschutes River- Lower: Good steelhead run coming up!
Deschutes River: The Middle Deschutes is fishing great!
East Lake: East Lake is a favorite!
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