2016 Summer Fishing Report

Now that summer is in full swing, now is a great time to hit the water and catch some fish.   

Short on flies and supplies?  

Come on into the shop and we'll get you set up.

CRANE PRAIRIE:

• 79% full
• Is best fished on a slow sink line with a long leader.
• RB Squirrels
• Damsel buggers
• Jimmy Legs
• Roxy Rainbows
• Damsel nymphs
• RB stillwater
• Chironomid pupae

EAST LAKE OR PAULINA:

• Dries - Callibaetis (Larger Blackwater bows will eat them)
• On slow or fast sink line use:
• callibaetis nymphs
• RB squirrel natural
• UV Olive
• CJR Rufus
• Roxy Rainbows (beaded & unbeaded)
• Possie Buggers
• AP Nymphs
• Swimming Boobies
• Minnowbuggers
• Thin Mints

DESCHUTES (CRANE TO SUNRIVER):

• Dries:
• PMD's
• Caddis
• Lady Di's
• Ants
• Royal Wolff
• Renegades
• Nymphs:
• Mr. Peacocks
• Possie Buggers
• Psycho PMD's
• Copper John's
• Anato May
• Hare's Ear
• Steamers:
• Conehead Thin Mints
• Double Mints
• Conehead Minnowbugger
• Slump Busters
• Pine Squirrel Minnows
• Swimming Boobie

FALL RIVER:

• Dries:
• Caddis
• PMD
• BWO
• Lady Di's
• Nymphs:
• Mr. Peacocks
• Psycho PMD's
• Eggs
• Frenchies
• Copper John's
• Anato May
• Streamers:
• Cone head Minnowbugger
• Slump Busters
• White Rufus
• Pine Squirrel Minnows
• Thin Mint

2015 CENTRAL OREGON SUMMER FISHING REPORT!

Now that summer is in full swing, so is the fishing!

If you're heading to the central Oregon area for some fly fishing, here's what to look for from late June and into July.

Come down to the shop before you head out and pick up some flies and get the most current information on your choice of water.

LAKES

CRANE PRAIRIE 

The water is warming. From 70 degrees and up.  This makes it tough on fish if caught.

• Damsels, Callibaetis, and Dragons are all important at this time of the year.
• The two fly system with leech patterns and damsels or callibaetis are effective.

EAST AND PAULINA

  

Both have cooler water.

EAST:  

• Callibaetis, chironomids, and damsels are important.  
• Leech and streamer or bugger patterns are effective as well.  
• Rufus patterns are important also.

PAULINA:  

• Midge patterns - buggers - streamers - boobies - and rufus patterns are all good choices.

BIG LAVA  

Still fishing well.  

• Try damsels - callibaetis - buggers - rufus.

DAVIS

• Cooler water is coming in from the Odell channel.  Lava flow area and reed beds are good for bass.

WICKIUP

• Quickly losing water.  60% full and dropping.  Sheep Bridge area and Davis Arm area good for fly guys.

STREAMS

DESCHUTES:

• Between Little Lava and Crane Prairie: a good spot for brookies and rainbows. Beautiful stream.
• Below Wickiup to Sunriver: a pretty good fishery for nice browns and rainbows.
• Flies:  Caddis - PMDs - Streamers - Attractor dries like Lady Di's

FALL RIVER:

• Cool water in this spring creek.  It has trouble holding rainbows after they are stocked. Many fish are put in so you have a shot at some fish.

Flies:  Streamers - Nymphs - Lady Di's - PMDs - Caddis

SUMMER FISHING REPORT

The fishing has been great.  Get out and get a line wet.

CRANE PRAIRIE

After many years, the damsel's are making a comeback and the fish are loving it!

Bob with a very nice 32" "Crane-bow"!

Flies working at Crane...Damsels, Hale Bopps, Callibaetis Nymphs, South Twin Special, Minnowbuggers, Wiggle Nymphs, RB Squirrel leech, chironomids 

East Lake

Damsels

Callibaetis

Sierra Rose Rufus

Minnowbuggers

Olive Electric Leech

South Twin Specials

Roxy Rainbows

Fall River

Lady Di

PMD's

Yellow Sally's

X Caddis

Midges

Streamers:  Conehead, minnowbuggers

Nymph:  Mr. Peacock, Micro Mays, Roxy rainbow, Frenchie, eggs, white Rufus, slump buster

Fishing on the Crooked River has been productive as well as a couple of clients recently discovered...

IT'S HERE...TIME TO FLASH YOUR "BOOBIES" AND GO FISHING!

The weather is finally starting to behave and it's time to get the rods out and the lines wet.  

Sunriver Fly Shop is proud to announce a new series of flies with an English persuasion..."Boobies".  Using a sinking line with these foam based flies creates a jigging effect that drive the fish nuts.

YELLOW BLACK BOOBIE

BLACK BOOBIE

Dust off that gear and get out to the water!

Here is the latest fishing report from some of central Oregon's favorite lakes.

CRANE PRARIE:
-RUFUS:  

Use a slow sink intermediate line with Blood Rufus, UV Olive Rufus, Brown Leech Rufus,  Black Blood Rufus

-BOOBIES:  Use a full fast sink line, size 8 black, yellow black, and orange black

In the top six feet of water, size 10 Buggers, South Twin, Cascade, Electric Leech Olive, Black Hale Bopp, Scott's Damsel, Sierra Rose, Olive Rufus are working well

LAVA AND LITTLE LAVA LAKES, HOSMER, SOUTH TWIN, EAST LAKE:
Use slow sink and intermediate lines with:
South Twins
Minnowbuggers
Olive Rufus
White Rufus
Electric Leech Olive
Bill's Lake Fly
Loeberg
Roxy Rainbows
AP Emergers (olive or natural)
Damselbuggers
Scott's Damsel
Brassies
Chan's Caddis Emerger
Buttonater
Blood Rufus
Red Tag Soft Hackle Peacock