Fishing
Location |
Flow |
Targeted Species |
Notes |
Last update |
| Lower Deschutes (Pelton Dam to Columbia River) | 4,170 cfs | Steelhead, redband trout, whitefish | Reports of good dry fly action in the evenings lately on the lower Deschues between Maupin and Warm Springs; nymphing has been consistent as well
The Deschutes River from lower end of Moody Rapids downstream to the I-84 west bound bridge will be closed to all angling starting July 15 – Sept. 15; this closure is a part of the Deschutes River thermal sanctuary that extends out into the Columbia River |
7/16/2025 |
| Middle Deschutes (Benham Falls to Lake Billy Chinook) | 582 cfs | Brown trout, rainbow trout, whitefish | Anglers report fair fishing for brown trout upstream of the Old Mill area in Bend, around Tumalo State Park and around Steelhead Falls; the stonefly hatch is mostly over but nymphing continues to be the most effective method | 7/16/2025 |
| Upper Deschutes (at Benham Falls) | 1,631 cfs | Brown trout, rainbow trout | Anglers report excellent fishing for mountain whitefish, brook trout and redband trout from Crane Prairie to the headwaters; fishing between Wickiup Dam and Pringle Falls has been productive for large brown trout
Following the wet winter and spring, mosquitos are out in full force on the Upper Deschutes, especially near the headwaters, and anglers should come prepared |
7/15/2025 |
| Crane Prairie Reservoir | 88% full | Brook trout, kokanee, largemouth bass, rainbow | Anglers report fair and inconsistent trout fishing and improved bass fishing at Crane Prairie; the annual algae bloom is in full swing making water clarity poor in most areas but clearer and cooler water can be found in the Cultus and Quinn River channels and near the inlet tributaries; balanced leeches, damsels, chironomids and callibaetis fly patterns are always a good bet for Crane Prairie in July | 7/15/2025 |
| Crescent Lake | 34% full | kokanee, mackinaw, rainbow and brown trrout, whitfish, chubs | Open to fishing all year, anglers report good kokanee fishing with fish ranging from 12-15-inches and fair Lake and Brown Trout fishing; currently 35 percent full and access to the main boat launch at Crescent Lake campground remains limited by low water levels
One lake trout per day, 24-inch minimum length; anglers can now keep 5 kokanee in addition to one lake trout per day, 24-inch minimum length |
7/15/2025 |
| Crooked River (below Opal Springs) | 144 cfs | Rainbow trout, mountain whitefish | Open to fishing all year below Bowman Dam, anglers report good trout fishing and excellent catches of mountain whitefish now that flows have dropped below 300 cfs following several months of high flow releases for flood control; ODFW staff conducted annual fish population monitoring on the Crooked River June 24-27 between Big Bend and Cobble Rock Campgrounds and found good numbers of whitefish and fair numbers of trout in the 10-14-inch range | 7/16/2025 |
| Cultus Lake | Mackinaw, rainbow and brook trout | Cascade Lakes Highway open; troll depths for mackinaw and shallower areas for rainbows | 5/22/2024 | |
| Davis Lake | rainbow trout, largemouth bass | Open to fishing all year, Anglers report good bass fishing near the lava flow and good trout fishing near the Odell Creek channel. Recent sampling by ODFW found an abundance of largemouth bass in the 2-3 lb range, but few fish larger than 3.5 lbs
Fly-fishing only, barbless hooks required, catch-and-release for trout, no limit on size or number of warmwater fish, Davis Lake anglers may encounter bull trout which must be immediately released unharmed |
7/10/2025 | |
| Diamond Lake | Trout | All brown and tiger trout must be released; trout fishing has been good on lures; if you catch one over 20 inches, take it to the marina to be entered for a raffle | 6/29/2023 | |
| East Lake | Brown trout, kokanee, rainbow trout | Paulina Lake Road is open for season; anglers continue to report excellent brown and rainbow trout fishing at East Lake with the summer callibaetis hatch in full swing; some reports are coming of larger size kokanee this year compared to the last 3-4 years, with fish in 11-12-inch range
Anglers can now keep 5 kokanee in addition to daily trout limit |
7/10/2025 | |
| Elk Lake | Brook trout, kokanee | Cascade Lakes Highway is open for the season | 5/22/2025 | |
| Fall River | Brown trout, rainbow trout | Open to fishing all year above Fall River Falls; following recent trophy trout stockings, fly-anglers continue to report good and consistent fishing, nymphing and stripping small streamers have been the most effective methods; restricted to fly-fishing with barbless hooks only | 7/2/2025 | |
| Haystack Reservoir | 83% full | rainbow and brown trout, kokanee, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill and brown bullhead | Anglers report good fishing for rainbow trout in the 16 to 17-inch range | 7/15/2025 |
| Hosmer Lake | Brook, cutthroat and rainbow trout | Cascade Lakes Highway is open for the season, open to fishing all year; the warmer lower lake is experiencing an algae bloom and fish are congregating in the upper lake and the channel; Callibaetis and damsels are an integral part of the diet at Hosmer, recommended anglers stock their fly boxes accordingly; restricted to fly-fishing only with barbless hooks, catch-and-release for all species | 7/2/2025 | |
| Lake Billy Chinook | Bull, brown and rainbow trout, kokanee, smallmouth bass | Anglers continue to report productive kokanee and bull trout fishing, and larger kokanee than in the past few seasons with fish averaging 13 inches; the Metolius Arm continues to be the most productive area
Harvest is limited to 1 bull trout over 24 inches under the daily trout limit, anglers can now keep 5 kokanee in addition to daily trout limit, no bag or size limits on brown trout and bass |
3/29/2025 | |
| Lava Lake | rainbow trout | Anglers report good trout fishing at both Lava and Little Lava Lakes; recent ODFW sampling indicated good numbers of large rainbow trout in the 20-24-inch range, open to fishing all year | 7/2/2025 | |
| Little Lava Lake | rainbow trout, brook trout, whitefish | Anglers report good trout fishing at both Lava and Little Lava Lakes, open to fishing all year | 7/2/2025 | |
| McKenzie River (at Clear Lake) | 297 cfs | Trout | Stocked the week of July 7 and again the week of July 22 with 3,000 hatchery rainbow trout | 7/16/2025 |
| McKenzie River (near Belknap Springs) | 801 cfs | Rainbow and coastal cutthroat trout | All nonadipose fin-clipped trout must be released unharmed; lures and artificial flies only | 7/16/2025 |
| Metolius River | 1,400 cfs | Redband and bull trout. | Continues to be excellent for mountain whitefish, redband trout and bull trout; nymphing with stonefly, mayfly or caddisfly nymphs has been effective for trout and streamers are a good bet for bull trout
Fly fishing only upstream of Bridge 99, artificial lures and flies permitted below; catch and release only; from Allingham Bridge upstream to the headwaters reopened May 22 |
7/16/2025 |
| North Twin | Rainbow trout | Open to fishing all year, anglers report good trout fishing; however, brown bullhead which have been illegally introduced to North Twin for a second time following the 2015 rotenone treatment have increased in abundance | 7/3/2025 | |
| Ochoco Reservoir | 80% full | Rainbow trout, black crappie, smallmouth bass | The reservoir is 84 percent full and water clarity is reduced from spring runoff; no recent fishing reports | 7/15/2025 |
| Odell Lake | Lake trout, kokanee, rainbow trout | Following several weeks of slower fishing for kokanee anglers report good angling for nice-sized kokanee averaging 13 inches and Lake Trout; kokanee appear to be staying deep with most success coming around the 100-foot depth | 7/3/2025 | |
| Paulina Lake | Kokanee, rainbow and brown trout | Open to fishing all year, anglers continue to report excellent kokanee fishing with fish averaging 13 inches and good trout fishing with some very nice rainbow and Brown Trout being caught; fly-fishing with beetle and ant patterns can be productive on warm summer afternoons, anglers can now keep 5 kokanee in addition to daily trout limit | 7/3/2025 | |
| Prineville Reservoir | 83% full | Rainbow trout, small and largemouth bass, crappie | Anglers report fair fishing for trout, and good fishing for crappie and bass; they are also reporting increased catches of Northern Pikeminnow, and several have reached out to district staff for help with fish identification | 7/15/2025 |
| South Twin | Rainbow trout | Open to fishing all year, anglers report fair trout fishing; however, brown bullhead which have been illegally introduced to South Twin for a second time following the 2011 rotenone treatment have increased in abundance; North and South Twin were last stocked in late June | 7/3/2025 | |
| Tumalo Creek | 11.8 cfs | Rainbow | 7/16/2025 | |
| Wickiup Reservoir | 55% full | Rainbow and brown trout, kokanee, largemouth bass | Anglers continue to report fair fishing for large kokanee in the 14-16-inch range and the occasional brown and rainbow trout; the North Wickiup boat ramp is accessible | 7/15/2025 |