Positive signs of a healthy fishery!

Deschutes River- Upper - OR


by The Fly Fishers Place
6-13-2026
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The Upper Deschutes from Little Lava to Crane Prairie is showing a lot of really positive signs of a healthy fishery this early season. Most of the trips have been more successful with euro nymphs and small jig streamers, although a purple or royal chubby with a dropper nymph is a good way to approach this water and a well drifted ant or beetle is always a nice way to fish a small mountain stream. Add some adams, renegades, clarks stones, corn fed caddis to your upper deschutes kit this week. 
I have heard some good reports on the Upper D below Wickiup and down below Sunriver where access is by drift boat of some good fishing on streamers.




More Reports

The Fly Fishers Place Reports
for Saturday, June 13th
Metolius River: Good news about Green Drakes!
Deschutes River: The Middle Deschutes is fishing well!
Fall River: Things are good!
Crooked River: Very good place to be right now!
McKenzie River: Some good days at McKenzie!
Hosmer Lake: Some slower days on Hosmer
East Lake: One of our best places to fish!
Paulina Lake: Paulina is also fishing well!
Little Lava Lake: Great day on little lava!
Lava Lake: Good bet!
Elk Lake: Super good report!
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Not very positive reports
Three Creek Lake: Three Creek is a good one!

The Fly Fishers Place Reports
for Saturday, June 6th
Metolius River: Great place to be this week!
Deschutes River- Lower: Very good fishing!
Deschutes River: Middle Deschutes is a good place to go!
Deschutes River- Upper: Really nice fish with a variety of tactics!
Crooked River: Continues to be a heavy hitter!
Fall River: Always a good place to find fish!
McKenzie River: Fun on the McKenzie!
East Lake: Best of the bunch!
Paulina Lake: Paulina is fishing really well!
Lava Lake: Fishing quite well!
Little Lava Lake: Fishing Quite Well!
Hosmer Lake: Hosmer is good right now
Three Creek Lake: Signs of Greatness at Three Creek!