The Lower Deschutes is fishing well, especially with the Euro Nymph set up, but indicator action is certainly good too, and swinging is good for both trout and steelhead with leeches and for steelhead with traditional steelhead flies like a Green Butt Skunk, Freight Train and Anderson’s Euphoria.
Our guides have been doing best on October Caddis Pupa, Tan Sparkle Pupa, Soft hackle PT, Girdle Bugs, Walts Worms and a wide variety of Perdigons when trout fishing, and have picked up several steelhead this fall on these nymphs too.
There are some decent caddis hatches (Orange #6-8, Tan #16, Grey #14 and Black #18) and BWO’s and Mahogany Duns to look for, and not totally done seeing PMD’s either.