Steelhead fishing the lower Deschutes.

[hobster]

Now, if you'll note our last couple months of weather/river conditions, you can probably figure out why I appear to have dropped OFF the map here

You aren't the only one Water temp thread Snopro?

 

[Snopro]

Nope, not me. I don't think anything positive could come from it without the willingness to discuss choices we make.

Steering this back to the Deschutes, I read they lifted the afternoon restrictions. I hope it starts running under 66°.

 

[Troutslayerjenn]

Stumpy thanks for apologizing to the group. It's just too bad the the person who started the name calling couldn't do the same, oh well. And thanks to everyone else, I learned a lot about water temp and will take it into consideration the next time I go out fishing. Maybe I will try carp or bass next since the water is so warm [emoji3]

 

[halibuthitman]

If a person wishes to fish summer steelhead right now they should consider fishing the cowlitz, a non resident license for a year (april-april) is around $90. This will also allow you to fish the Klickitat next month when it will probably go to a 5 salmon limit again. The cowlitz offers a great deal of bank fishing locations and is a piece of came to row. Blue creek offers tons of fly water for swinging and two handers do auite well. In the last mon-friday of last week my boat had 77 hook-ups from Blue creeks to Masseys Bar... Fish are chrome and many are in the low teens in weight. Cowlitz steelhead also response insanely well to hardware. The cow is a tailwater fishery and the water is very cold.. I wet waded it and regreted it. The first hour of light has been the magic hour-

 

[halibuthitman]

Piece of "cake".... Not came.. Effing iphones

 

[Harry]

Some interesting information regarding the Cowlitz. I am new to this part of the world and steelhead fishing. Could you please provide more information on where to fish from the bank. Thank you

 

[amnis]

Wow! All in all sounded like a great day fishing. I also am itching to get out. A friend of mine is slaying all day on bobber and jigs... Drifting spinners (Blue Fox's) are killer especially blue, deep holes and slightly oxygenated water has always been a producer! Good luck next time you get out..