Fall is here!

After an unusually cool August and watching the White River blow in and out it seems September is coming in with a show of force!  It's now Labor Day weekend which usually marks the peak of the Deschutes season and high winds and rain are in the forecast, the weather patterns continue to play a huge role in the Deschutes experience.

For good or for bad the limited entry system seems to have reduced the number of anglers on the lower, lower Deschutes or, segment four.  Most of us that are there daily are very suspect of the 193 people supposedly on the lower river, it appears to be about 50% of that number.  Then again, the lack of people could be the result of the river clarity due to the glacial melt from Mount Hood.

Fishing has been miserable this season if your sole desire is to fish a dry line fly, I think I went close to a month starting the morning with sink tips.  Yesterday we started with dry lines and even managed a fish or two.  I find myself here after a cancellation due to a hurricane wind forecast but I'll be back at it again tomorrow!

Current river conditions are 58 degrees, 4300 cfs and about 20" of visibility.

As always, some fish porn...