The Fall River from the Headwaters to the Campground to the Hatchery and the Tubes to the Falls (remember the Falls to the Deschutes are closed until 5/22/26) are all great access spots along with a few “little gems” in-between the more popular spots. We are getting to a nice time of the year when mid-week anglers are not seeing the pressure on the water as much and have more room to spread out enjoy it. Afternoon BWO and Midge hatches are your best hatches, but still do not overlook the Amber Caddis that are pretty consistent on the Fall in the Fall and early Winter.
Crippled BWO and Emergent BWO’s along with a EP or traditional Sparkle Dun will be your best mayflies on 6x, 6 1/2x or better yet 7x tippet. Midges are really small and you need #22 and 24 black or grey emergers and adults and I’ll remind you that a red emerger is often really good too. The Red Century Drive or Red Herter’s Midge are 2 to go with.
Streamers and Eggs and Pink Mops are great here, and of course heavy tungsten flies, especially Micro Mayfly Olive or Black #20, Purple Perdigon #16-18 and Olive or Pearl Perdigon’s #16-20.
Streamers can be stripped or drifted as a Nymph with some action imparted to it during the drift.