Paulina Lake is also good

Paulina Lake - La Pine, OR (Deschutes County)


by The Fly Fishers Place
5-30-2026
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Paulina Lake is also good and while the rainbows are usually a bit smaller than East Lake bow’s, they are fat and healthy and have been eating chironomids and black double down (very similar to a dark assassin but with a cdc hackle and 2 tungsten beads). A Vampire Balanced Leech and Brown w/ Orange Bead are great under the indicator and keep scuds in mind as dropper if you fish the leech along the rocky drop off’s. 
Beetles and Ants continue to be a good staple to fish dries with here, Red Hippie Stompers and Red Tarantula and Peacock Caddis are good ones to search with too. 
On the last trip up there we had good luck with both a Platinum Soccer Mom and an Olive Soccer Mom stripping them on sink tips and also under the bobber.




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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
Deschutes River- Upper: Good catches of rainbows, brookies, and whitefish!
East Lake: Great variety of fishing to enjoy!
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