We had another great Central Oregon Fish A Long hosted by Chris B. Thanks again Chris for the wonderful time!
On Thursday most of us arrived. Those that got there early enough fished Lava Lake. There were Callibaetis hatching and fish were rising…but they were a little tough to catch! It was a perfect summer day and the views were breathtaking. Our day ended with a delicious steak barbaque meal.
On Friday we hit upper Hosmer Lake. Early the fish were mostly keyed in on Damsel nymphs. Rich was doing well on an olive brown micro leech that mimiced damsels and other tasty morsels. Both Chris and Stevie started doing well on beetles when the wind came up a little. I tried my trusty blue damsel and was rewarded with a couple good sized rainbows. We had an otter crusing around the lake for the better part of an hour that was fun to watch. We ended the day with a big spagetti dinner, the perfect meal for a bunch of hungry fly fishers.
Saturday morning we made the drive to Diamond Lake. It was the first time several of us had fished this lake and it didn’t disappoint. Rich got his first Tiger Trout in the morning. This fish stopped biting from 10 to 2, then in the afternoon Stevie started doing well on Callibaetis nymphs, and we caught several sizeable brown trout. Rich rounded out the day by catching a good brown on one of his big streamers. Tonights dinner was Mexican food in LaPine, a fine ending to a great day on the water.
On Sunday we had our traditional pancake breakfast before heading to East Lake. It was a little windy and the best fish of the day was Laura’s beetle eating brown trout, pictured at the beginning of this report.
The best flies this trip were; Olive Brown Damsel Nymph, Olive Brown Micro Leech, Callibaetis Nymph or flashback Pheasant Tail Nymphs, Beetles and Blue Dry Damsels.
Thanks to everyone who came and make this another fish a long to remember!
