The lower 100 miles of the Deschutes River is the most famous blue ribbon wild trout and steelhead stream in the Pacific Northwest. Starting from snow and glacier melt high in the Cascades, the Deschutes reaches a high desert plateau that features good year round flows and sunny days. Here, dozens of miles above the mouth of the Columbia the river is loaded with steelhead and the famous Deschutes redside trout. We fish these waters travelling by drift boat through a roadless river canyon.
Starting in late April you can float the river canyon
fly fishing for native redside rainbow trout
that average 13" to 18" with fish to 21" not uncommon. In late May through June
you can enjoy the annual salmon fly hatch
when the redsides explode on the big salmon flies falling on the surface of the
river from the over hanging trees. Through out the summer and fall excellent
nymph and dry fly fishing is provided by the many hatches of caddis, mayflies
and midges.
The Deschutes River has special regulations in effect, All
fishing is done while wading. Fishing from a boat is not allowed. We use drift
boats for transportation down the river. They hold a lot of gear and give great
access to all parts of the river. We offer 1 to 3 day trips on the Deschutes
River fishing for these fine wild redsides and steelhead as well.
Prices
on the Deschutes are as follows:
Deschutes 1-Day: $395 per boat
Deschutes 3-Day: $2250 per
boat (camping included)
Deschutes 4-Day: $3000 per boat (camping
included)
All prices are based on two people per drift boat. Please
contact us for prices for one or three people per boat. All trips include
top-quality gear; professional guide; all meals. Please be sure to bring foul
weather clothing and the appropriate fishing license. Please add a 6%
govt./land use fee to the above prices.
