Father, Son Fishing Trip- River Lake Combo

Not far from Portland, Oregon are several angling treasures that have started many a new angler into fly fishing.  Oregon has some great outdoor opportunities and one of the best it has to offer is fly fishing.   Water Time Outfitters offers beginning fly fishing trips for those who want to get out and wet a line for the first time.  Building lasting memories and hooking new anglers on a lifetime passion is one of our favorite things. 

Our new friend Jay called and asked about getting him and his boys started in fly fishing.  We designed a custom package for him and his sons.  The first day would be at Rocky Ridge Ranch where we would fish one of the 3 private lakes with big rainbows and then stay at the lakeside cabin.  The following 3 days would be a float trip on the wild and scenic Deschutes River Canyon.  These options would give the group of father and 2 sons lasting memories, some great fishing, whitewater, epic scenery and new fly fishing skills.

Visit www.watertimeoutfitters.com or email us at: wto@ccgmail.com to ask about a custom trip for your family and friends. 

Here are some of the pictures from their trip.

Deschutes Salmon Fly Report

May 26, 2012

Fishing on the Deschutes River has been excellent for the past week.  Weather fronts have presented different fishing situations but the variety of available insects and current hatches have kept the wild Deschutes River Redband trout with full bellies. 

The river rose a bit this week rising from around 4600 cfs to approximately 5200 cfs. 

Currently salmon flies and golden stones are available from Maupin to Warm Springs, a range of over 40 miles.  However, the farther downstream you go the fewer the number of adult salmon flies.  Golden stones are more predominant near Maupin and the numbers of those are starting to wane. 

Top patterns for this hatch have been:  Chubby Chernobyl, Norm Woods Special, Moorish fluttering stone, sofa pillow and stimulator patterns. 

This dandy rainbow what caught on a golden stone dry fly pattern cast under a tree with a bow and arrow cast by first time fly angler- Jay. 

Other hatches to be aware of now are the PMD (pale morning dun- mayfly) hatch which has been getting going around 10:30 and sputtering out around 3-4pm.  Some days this hatch can be very intense.  We recently had some rain during mid-day that really had the right combination of temperatures to bring off the hatch.  Fish were rising everywhere and especially liked an emerging PMD pattern. 

Caddis are showing as well and not to be ignored as the adult salmon fly wanes in the next few weeks this morsel will soon become the staple. 

See more info at: www.watertimeoutfitters.com  Water Time Outfitter guides have been fishing the Deschutes for over 20 years.

Deschutes Salmon Fly Report

May 19th- our annual Salmon Fly Workshop was yesterday and the big bugs were there in full force.  Our workshop was held in the Maupin area and our class had a great time.  The water flow was great and the weather a comfortable 72 degrees.  Salmon flies and golden stones were both present below and above Maupin on the Deschutes River.  Located just 2 hours from Oregon's biggest city, Portland, this is an amazing fishery.

Golden stones are now the more dominant insect below Maupin.  This indicates the hatch is almost half done in this section.

Look close, there are a lot of bugs(trout food) in the grass in this photo above.
On thursday Golden Stones and Salmon flies were getting much more abundant in the Trout Creek area farther up the Deschutes River Canyon.  The Giant Salmon Flies or Black Stones are most abundant now in this section.  Golden stones are present as well but in smaller numbers.

See more hatch info at: http://watertimeoutfitter.blogspot.com/2012/05/deschutes-salmon-fly-report_27.html

For more information on fishing the Deschutes river connect with a Water Time Outfitter guide at: www.watertimeoutfitters.com

Deschutes River Report

May 13th

Salmon flies are hatching on the Deschutes River right now!  Last week we saw the first few flying around the Maupin area and below.  Now there are golden stones and black stones flying and trout have started taking them around and below Maupin. 

We have seen hatched out salmon flies as far upstream as Warm Springs but that is still a ways out at this point. 

River levels have been dropping nicely.  We'll see what happens with this warm weather we are having and if it gives us another shot of snow melt. 

Good luck on the water!

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Oregon Lake Fishing with Water Time Outfitters

Fly fishing lakes is a great way to experience some of the best fishing for Rainbow Trout that Oregon has to offer.  Water Time Outfitters has teamed up with some excellent properties to bring you the best in lake fly fishing.  We offer guided fly fishing trips on private catch and release waters at Rocky Ridge Ranch and on our unique Tygh Valley Lakes.  Both lakes are with-in a two hour drive from the Portland area and offer fly fishing for quality Rainbow trout.  www.watertimeoutfitters.com

Rocky Ridge Ranch: There couldn’t be a much better place to get started in fly fishing  than on the three private lakes at Rocky Ridge Ranch only  1 hour 45 minute drive from the Portland.  Excellent populations of Rainbow trout thrive in these waters with three seperate lakes to choose from.  Rainbows 16-20 inches are common and some have been caught up to 30 inches!  Get started fly fishing the right way or just advance your skills on some trophy trout waters.   Lake side cabin is available for rental as well. 

Tygh Valley Lakes:  Nestled in valley with plentiful deer, wild turkey and other wildlife are two bodies of water that abound in big fish growing habitat.  Weed growth along the edges here harbor all the insects you'd expect in a lake and rainbows over 20" are not uncommon.  A quiet setting that rarely sees anglers nestled on a working cattle ranch makes this fishing trip a unique experience.  Great for beginners or advanced anglers alike. 

Rocky Ridge Ranch

Rocky Ridge Ranch

Tygh Valley Lakes

Tygh Valley Lakes

Ask for more details at www.watertimeoutfitters.com custom trips available with lodging.  Combine your fishing trip on the lakes with our section of private river float trip or a float trip on the world famous Deschutes River.  Come join the fun with Water Time Outfitters.