August equals the dogs days of summer on the Deschutes. The dry fly fishing has gotten pretty tough of late, but the nymph bite is still pretty darn good. This is the month hystorically we see some of the largest catches of the season as well. Not entirely sure why, but part of it for sure has to do with the fact the fish have been done spawning for a while now and have been packing on the calories ever since. Fish grow when they feed.. we are on the back side of some of the biggest hatches of the season  and the the fish have most definitely benefitted. It shows in their fat bellies!

All nymphing techniques, including deep water (or long line) nymphing, and Euro Nymphing work. Also this is the time of year swinging flies starts to be more productive as well. This is also when we see the immature stoneflies get back on the menu for the trout. Try small jimmy legs in sz. 10-12 or larger pheasant tail nymphs or the like. They make good point flies if your tying in line and fishing under an indicator. 

Steelhead Report: The Deschutes opens to Steelheading for the 2022 season August 15th. The is great news considering the run and fishing was shut down do to low returns last season. While the numbers are still on the low side, and fishing expectations or more exactly catching expectations need to be gauged. We will get to, for the very least visit our favorite runs and get to swing flies once again!