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Grande Ronde River - August 21st, 2008
supplied by: Joseph Fly Shoppe, LLC RECORDED:70 °FISHING: Fair
8-21-08. Steelhead season will open September 1 in Oregon. To date we have not heard of any steelhead being spotted in the Troy area. Despite fairly good water flows in the Wallowa Valley, a very hot summer has led to larger than normal irrigation needs in the Grande Ronde and Wallowa Valleys. Water flows at Troy dropped below 600 cfs last week but surged to near 900 on rains of the past few days. We will try to keep an eye on flows over the next sixty days. There are very good numbers of steelhead coming up the Snake River, so fall steelhead fishing will depend on river levels over the next thirty to sixty days. Check our links to river levels and steelhead counts.
8-21-08 - Steelhead season will open September 1 in Oregon. Still, we have not heard of any steelhead being incidentally
8/2/08 - The first steelhead of the summer have been caught at the mouth of the Ronde where it hits the Snake in Washington. Good water flows mean that some of these fish could arrive at Troy in the next thirty days. Steelhead season opens on Sept. 1 in Oregon -- and a good early season it will be. We do not have many reports of trout/bass fishing near Troy or upstream to Rondowa, but it appears to be a bit slow.
7/11/08 - River still high, but we are getting a few reports of bass and trout being caught near the bank in the river below Troy.
7/4/08 - Raft trips from Minam to Troy this past week report the river still blown out.
11/29/07 – Steelhead on the Grande Ronde. When there is no “slush ice” in the water fishing has been very good. The ODFW creel checker counts for 11/25-11/27 were around 5 to 6 hrs per fish in Oregon and Wash. (Troy/ Bogans area). Steelheading doesn’t get much better than that kids. That means some of the better fishers can’t keep fish off their hooks. At 850 cfs water levels are ideal. Snow and snow/rain is forcast for the next ten days, so keep an eye on water levels and nighttime temperatures. See the report for 11/21, below, for additional info.
11/21/07 – Grande Ronde Steelhead. This time of year the trick is picking the right day for good water conditions. For example, the river levels shot up this past week (generally a good thing to bring more fish out of the Snake – but the best fishing is often during stabilized or dropping flows) and it was 5 degrees Fahrenheit in Joseph last night so slush ice in the river could be a problem if it remains cold. For this reason many of the fly fishing guide services, like ours, in the Troy area and in the lower river in Washington, call it quits for the year (some don’t). It is too difficult to predict fishing conditions for clients coming in from Boise, Seattle, et cetera. Having said that, I have caught hundreds of steelhead flyfishing the Grande Ronde and Imnaha in November and December – when conditions were right. Our problem is getting good reports on river/fishing conditions this time of year. Check our home page for links to the water flow web site.
At current water levels (1,160 cfs and dropping on 11/21) fishing on the Grande Ronde should be good. More fish than normal came over the Snake dams this year. With cold water conditions try to get your fly down to the bottom – whether swinging or nymphing. If swinging flies we like 10 or 12 foot class 6 or 8 sink tip lines combined with a weighted fly like a black or purple egg sucking “starlight” bunny fur leech. Cast quartering downstream, then immediately mend hard as necessary for depth and water speed to get to the bottom. Perhaps even more effective is nymphing. You will probably want to use a large strike indicator, but some “soft” runs don’t require one. Nymph like you would for trout, remembering to limit your casting distance for good line control and hook-set. Our favorite fly is a size 6 gold bead prince nymph, but we also like some close imitations including the same fly with a bright orange beadhead or the “tungsten BH Princess” – a flashback prince nymph with red wings and tail. Feel free to use a second nymph such as a black stonefly pattern, but expect most hits on the prince nymph or its variations. Typically the top fly is three to five feet below the strick indicator. Contact the Joseph Fly Shoppe if you need to order lines, flies, et cetera. Good luck and good fishing. We close our shop from January 1 to May 15.
11/7 -Grande Ronde Steelhead- Quick update (see 11/3 report) - fishing near Troy has been fair to good with the last ODFW report showing 6.8 hrs/fish in Oregon, 16.3 hrs/fish in Wash. Our guide trips continue to find fish each outing. Unlike our last report, however, the river has not been too crowded this past week.
11/3 – Grande Ronde Steelhead: Water levels continue to drop – with no rain forcast in the near future. Current levels are 634 cfs (vs normal flow of 885) – which makes the Minam to Troy float pretty skinny. Fishing near Troy has been fair to good this past week. The last ODFW creel cheek for Oct. 25/26 was 8.7 hrs/fish in Oregon and 17 hrs/fish in Washington. Recent guide trips near Troy have produced some nice fish for our clients. Best catch rates came from nymphing, although swinging flies remains the most popular approach. The river has been fairly crowded so avoid weekends or bring your own rock.
10/24 – Steelhead on the Ronde: The recent spike in water levels did move fish upstream. Current water levels and conditions are near perfect (as is the nice shirt sleeve weather). Expect both more fish and fishers. The warm weather the past few days has brought on a nice hatch of October Caddis. One fisher reported steelhead rolling and playing on the surface, so think about waking/skating. Weather is expected to cool, but fishing should stay good.
10/20 - Wow! River flows have doubled in the past few days to over 1000 cfs. Just what the DR. ordered. Watch for flows to drop and stabilize (check our river flow link on our home page) -- perhaps give the fish a few days to move upstream -- then drop everything you are doing and call us for a guided trip -- or just head to Troy. Over 135,000 steelhead have crossed Lower Granite Dam this season!
10/10 – Steelhead!! A few are being caught on Grande Ronde, but the river remains fairly low – it’s still a bit early. We could use some rain or snow to move more fish upstream. Counts over Lower Granite Dam exceed 135,000, so the fish are in the Snake somewhere. Of course a few special flyfishers are picking up multiple steelhead daily, although the ODFW average was 27 hours per fish on the Ronde last week. On our last guided trip a few days ago, a client landed his first two steelhead on a fly using a nymph – at three in the afternoon, near Troy. We expect fishing on the Ronde to continue to improve as the month progresses. The fish are in the Snake so it is only a matter of time and/or water levels. The Ronde is currently running 600 cfs – 77% of normal for this date.
10/4 – Steelhead fishing on the Grande Ronde has picked-up this week. Water levels have increased from their lows of 450 cfs to over 600 cfs – approximately 80% of normal flow for this time of year. In the past few days we have received numerous reports of multiple steelhead taken on flies in both Washington, and in Oregon near Troy. Over 90,000 steelhead have passed Lower Granite Dam -- exceeding the 10 yr average for this date. We will be guiding steelhead fishers in the Troy area most of this week and will report activity.
Fish Lake - August 13th, 2008
supplied by: Roe Outfitters & Fly Way Shop RECORDED:80 °FISHING: Good
Fish Lake will be stocked with legal-sized rainbow trout again this week. Fishing has been good.
Cascade Lakes - August 4th, 2008
supplied by: Central Oregon Fishing RECORDED:87 °FISHING: Great
Summer is more than half gone so be sure to enjoy the next month of summer fishing before its gone.
The callibaetis hatch at East has not been like years past but the fish are still eating the nymph. To target the bigger Browns, get down to where they are in the 20-40ft range. Dry fly fishing has not been as consistent this year with the limited hatch.
Crane is about BIG rainbows...period. Don't let anyone ever tell you Crane is an easy fishery. It is certainly anything but easy. But don't ever let anyone tell you that Crane is a bad fishery. It may be easy to confuse a tough fishery with a poor fishery but they are not the same. Crane is simply one of the BEST stillwater fisheries in the nation at consistently producing rainbows in the 4-10lb class on a day to day basis. We experience it everyday in the Summer. If you don't care about what size fish you catch, Crane is the wrong place to fish...
Wickiup, Hosmer and Lava are all producing good fishing opportunities. Davis continues to give the fly angling bass enthusiast a chance at quality bass fishing on the fly.
Enjoy the next month or so because, believe it or not, Fall is rapidly approaching!!!
Lostine River - August 2nd, 2008
supplied by: Joseph Fly Shoppe, LLC RECORDED:70 °FISHING: Fair
8/2/08 - The Lostine normally fisher fair to good for small native rainbows -- if you really work at getting into areas away from the campgrounds.
7/11/08 - Public access to the Lostine starts at the Forest Service boundary south of the town of Lostine. The river is clear, but still high.
Wallowa Lake - August 2nd, 2008
supplied by: Joseph Fly Shoppe, LLC RECORDED:75 °FISHING: Good
8/2/08 -Wallowa Lake has been fishing good for stocked trout. Try fishing in the lake near the river mouth -- wade out to where the lake bottom slopes down quickly and fish over the edge with bead-head woolly buggers or nymphs. If you have a boat or float tube you can tru fishing the shore lines will small dries like 16 griffith's knats, humpies, or ant patterns. Kokanne have started spawning early this year in the river that enters the lake -- you will spot the bright orange color -- so best to leave these fish alone.
Sprague River - July 31st, 2008
supplied by: Roe Outfitters & Fly Way Shop FISHING: Fair
Fishing is slowing down with the warmer weather. Still look at hopper pattern action in the upper stretches.
Little Lava Lake - July 29th, 2008
supplied by: Fly and Field Outfitters FISHING: Good
Little Lava is fishing similar to Lava. Do not forget terrestrial patterns here. Trout get pretty selective when there is an ant fall on the lake. The wise fly fisher would carry a few different ant patterns in their boxes.
Sycan River - July 18th, 2008
supplied by: Roe Outfitters & Fly Way Shop RECORDED:0 °FISHING: Good
Not a bad choice for zero crowds and rainbows to tempt you. Watch your shadow! Parachute madam x's, yellow stimulators, and hoppers.
John Day River - July 14th, 2008
supplied by: The Patient Angler RECORDED:87 °FISHING: Great
Had the day off on Sunday so Thu and I decided to run to the John Day River in search of Smallmouth Bass. We put a couple gold bricks in the gas tank (a phrase I stole from a friend we met that owns property on the river.) and drove to the Service Creek Area of the John Day. It didn’t take much searching to find plenty of Smallmouth eager to take Poppers off the top. I haven’t fished for Smallmouth in a while and I had forgotten how much fun it was. The water was warm and running about 600cfs, which is a great flow for this time of year and a very productive flow to fish for Smallies. Most of the fish and the best Popper fishing happens close to the banks of the river, so floating the river gives you the best opportunity to catch fish by being able to fish both banks from the center of the river. When I say close to the banks, I mean CLOSE TO THE BANKS! If casting from a boat, try to land your Popper right on the edge of the river and you will be surprised how many takes you get as soon as the Popper hits the water. If your fishing from the banks, like we were on Sunday, change your tactics and cast up and down the shoreline to cover the water close to the banks. Most of the time you’re fishing in water that’s not moving very fast, so up or down stream doesn’t really matter. But you do get better popping action from your Popper when it’s retrieved against the current which sometimes produces more takes. Thu and I fished for about 7 hours and landed 40 to 50 Smallmouth Bass on Poppers. Granted, a lot of those were just little guys that you wouldn’t think were big enough to get a Popper in their mouths. But even the little guys all think they are a Big Fish by the way they attack you fly. There are big Carp and Catfish in the John Day, and you will see them while you’re wading around the edges of the slow water. Every once in a while, I would hook a little Smallmouth and as it was running around a Catfish would appear and chase the little guy around nipping at his tail. The Catfish were just not fast enough to catch them and for some reason, the little guys being chased were quite willing to swim right to me and be landed.
We had a lot of fun fishing the John Day and might try to get a float in before the river gets too low.
The John Day is a great place to take kids to fish and the water is very warm this time of year and there are plenty of swimming holes to cool off in during our warm summer days. I’ve got a great BLM River Map & Guide for the John Day River at the shop that shows the river, rapids, campgrounds, boat launches, GPS coordinates and lots of other great information.
Be on the lookout for Rattlesnakes this time of year, you run into one every once and a while along the river banks.
Four Mile Lake - July 9th, 2008
supplied by: Roe Outfitters & Fly Way Shop FISHING: Good
Fourmile Lake is accessible. Launching might take some maneuvering though. Kokanee, rainbows and brook trout are good on trolling and spinning gear.
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