Emerald Water Anglers

Fly Fishing Seattle and Worldwide

Seattle Fly Shop, Guide Service

& Global Travel Outfitter

•A Carbon Neutral Company•

fly fishing climate alliance

Visit our Seattle store

Shop our online store

Sign up for our Newsletter

one percent for the planet
  • Seattle Fly Fishing
    • Puget Sound
    • Yakima River
      • Cle Elum River
    • Mountain Creeks
    • Snoqualmie River
      • Middle and South Forks of Snoqualmie River
    • Cedar River
    • Warm Water Fly Fishing
    • Olympic Peninsula Steelhead Rivers
      • Bogachiel River
      • Hoh River Steelhead Fly Fishing Guides
      • Queets River
      • Sol Duc River Steelhead Fly Fishing Guides
    • Puget Sound Steelhead Rivers
      • Sauk River
      • Skagit River
      • Skykomish River
      • Snoqualmie River
      • Stillaguamish River
    • Columbia Basin Steelhead Rivers
      • Cowlitz River
      • Grande Ronde River
      • Kalama River, WA
      • Klickitat River
      • Methow River, WA
      • Wenatchee River, WA
    • Albacore Tuna
    • Our Seattle Fly Fishing Guide Staff
  • Women’s Fly Fishing
  • Classes & Schools
    • Private Fly Fishing Instruction
  • Travel
    • Fly Fishing Destinations
      • Alaska
        • Intricate Bay Lodge
        • Wild River Guides
      • Colorado
        • Black Canyon of the Gunnison
        • Roaring Fork River
      • Hawaii
      • Oregon
        • Deschutes River
        • John Day River
        • Oregon Coast Steelhead
        • North Umpqua River
      • Africa – Tiger Fish
      • Argentina
        • Salta – Golden Dorado
        • Tierra del Fuego – Sea Run Browns
      • Bahamas – Bonefish
        • Abaco Lodge
        • Bair’s Lodge – South Andros
        • H20 Bonefishing – Grand Bahama
      • Belize
      • Bolivia – Golden Dorado
      • Brazil – Peacock Bass
      • Canada
        • Skeena River Meadows, B.C.
      • Christmas Island
      • Cuba
      • Greenland – Arctic Char
      • Honduras – Fly Fish Guanaja
      • Iceland – Atlantic Salmon
      • India – Golden Mahseer
      • Mexico
        • Tarpon Caye Lodge
        • Zihuatanejo
      • Mongolia – Taimen
      • New Zealand
      • Russia
        • Kamchatka – Rainbow Trout
        • Kola – Atlantic Salmon
      • Scotland
      • Seychelles – Giant Trevally
      • South Pacific
      • Spain – Pyrenees Mountains
      • Venezuela – Los Roques
    • Hosted Fly Fishing Travel
  • Reports
    • Blog
    • Puget Sound Tides, Wind and Food Forms
    • Yakima River Hatch Chart
    • CFS – Washington River Flows
    • CFS – Oregon River Flows
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • Our Seattle Store
    • EWA – Environment and Sustainability
    • Upcoming Events
    • Contact Us
    • In the Media
You are here: Home / Fly Fishing Destinations / United States / Oregon Steelhead Fly Fishing / Deschutes River – Steelhead

Deschutes River – Steelhead

deschutes_qd_tedinsideloop deschutes_tedsteelheadhor deschutes_ktthrugrasswallnicecast1 deschutes_mm_bobprayingmantis fly_natesflyonbeertop GR 223 deschutes_ramsaboutohit


Deschutes River Steelhead

Pricing:  $550 per day
Season:  December – April
Species:  Wild Steelhead
EWA Cancellation Policy

A world renowned steelhead and rainbow trout fishery, the Deschutes River provides opportunity for the fly fisher unlike anywhere else in the lower forty-eight.

A river setting incongruous with its surroundings, the Deschutes is framed for much of its length by stark rimrock dropping off precipitously onto a greenbelt of foliage that cradles its fish laden waters. Early Spring on the upper river surrounding Maupin, Oregon finds the stone fly hatch creating a surface chaos inviting resident redside rainbows. This native fish grows thick shouldered in the bug filled waters of the Deschutes. Equally famous is the summer steelhead run that courses up the river starting in July.

Multiple day drifts on the lower fifty miles of the Deschutes provide access to some of the most gorgeous riffles and runs a fly fisher might imagine for the “laying of line.” Steelhead here are anxious risers for skated drys and can initiate takes that will create ample material for work hour daydreaming in months to come.

The Deschutes is a big rambling river which combined with frequent windy conditions dictates rods with backbone. A seven or eight weight with dry line is the standard recipe and the two-handed spey is gaining popularity.

Brian Silvey provides access and supplies for these trips under permit #056-8-576.

 

Contact Us

  • Reservations/Contact
  • Newsletter Sign Up
  • Speaking Engagements
  • In the Media

Emerald Water Anglers

4502 42nd Ave. SW
Seattle, WA 98116
10-7 Mon-Fri, 10-6 Sat, 11-5 Sun
206-708-7250

Contact Us!

Reports and Blog

  • Scales : Our Blog
  • Events
  • Fishing Reports
  • Dave McCoy Photography

2021 Copyright © Emerald Water Anglers. Global Fly Fishing Specialists

4502 42nd Ave, SW Seattle, Washington 98116

Copyright © 2021 · EWA Genesis on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in