The Salmonfly hatch on the Deschutes this year has actually been among ups and downs. We have actually just had a handful of days when things have actually associated warm days, and good fishing conditions. I simply concluded a Memorial Field trip from Trout Creek to Maupin and the weather condition was a few of the worst I have actually ever experienced. Sideways rain, amazing wind gusts, whitecaps and spray from stated wind.
Nevertheless, on the rainy days, the PMDs have actually been popping at about 11am, together with a good green drake hatch around 3pm. Neither hatch lasts for long, however if you have your eyes peeled, you’ll have the ability to see fish drinking in the riffles and back eddies. So if you’re going out there and the weather condition looks less than perfect, do not be prevented, you will most likely simply have more luck on mayflies than stones.
I would envision that the fish will still be searching for for stones for a couple more weeks, today is the time to break out thepurple and royal chubbies The fish have actually seen a lots of Clark’s, Norm Woods, Chubby Standards and so on, so revealing them something a little various might show more efficient. As constantly, fishing a dry dropper or euro nymphing will produce the most fish and they have actually been consuming the Jig PMD, Hazel’s Blue Magic, Sens’ 20”er together with Pat’s Rubber Legs and Possie Buggers extremely well.
The weather condition still looks more favorable to mayflies the next couple weeks, so do not forget your Purple Haze #16 and #18s, Tilt Wing PMD, Harrop’s CDC Green Drake, Film critic Green Drake, and Missing Link in both PMD and Green Drake colors and sizes. There is still lots of actually great fishing to be had, so go out there and have some enjoyable!
JH
