Good catches of rainbows, brookies, and whitefish!

Deschutes River- Upper - OR


by The Fly Fishers Place
5-30-2026
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The Upper Deschutes, especially talking about the area between Little Lava Lake and Crane Prairie which we refer to as the headwaters stretch is fishing nicely with good catches of rainbows, brookies and whitefish. A lot of the action has come on a dry dropper or euro nymphing a walts worm, perdigon, rainbow warrior, mini gulp or slum lord. Get some conehead sculpins to swing undercuts and logs and you might end up with some really interesting catches. Green Drakes should make an appearance soon, but for now some caddis and PMD’s along with ants and beetles will be good to search the runs and bank lines with.




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The Fly Fishers Place Reports
for Saturday, May 30th
Metolius River: Great hatches and great fishing!
Crooked River: Fishing was absolutely on fire!
Fall River: Fall River is fishing quite well
McKenzie River: Lots of fun and good fish!
Deschutes River- Lower: Resurgence in Salmonfly and Goldenstones
Deschutes River: Gorgeous stretch of river
East Lake: Great variety of fishing to enjoy!
Paulina Lake: Paulina Lake is also good
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Crane Prairie is good!
Little Lava Lake: Good callibaetis hatches!
Lava Lake: Good callibaetis hatches!
Hosmer Lake: Hosmer Lake is good in all areas!
Three Creek Lake: Good with holdover rainbows and brook trout!
Twin Lakes - Umpqua: Solid choices this week