The Middle Deschutes has great pockets of Salmonflies and Goldens

Deschutes River - Maupin, OR


by The Fly Fishers Place
5-9-2026
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The Middle Deschutes has great pockets of Salmonflies and Golden’s, and all over look for PMD’s and Pale Evening Duns and Tan Caddis. Fishing has been consistently good from just above Bend all the way to Lake Billy Chinook, and that is a lot of river miles to cover, not all of it will have the same hatches but much of it is seeing salmonfly hatches and fish responding to large dry flies this week.
Other flies you should have include a Purple Haze #12-16, Yellow Sparkle Dun #14-16, Yellow Soft Hackle #14-16, Renegade #14-16, Olive or Purple Stimulator #12, Yellow Sally #14, Brown Perdigon #14-16, Olive Perdigon #16-18, Tan Caddis Pupa #16 and I would also enjoy some small streamers like a Brown or Olive Mini Gulp, Slum Lord and Micro Minnow.