Northwest Fly Fishing Outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips for trout and steelhead on Oregon's top rivers. Click the links to find out more about these great trips.     Deschutes River   Welcome to the mighty Deschutes! This famous river is located in the high desert of Central Oregon. The lower 100 miles is Oregon's premier river for rainbow trout and summer steelhead.   The Deschutes boasts 2500 native redside trout per mile. These fish average 10 to 16 inches, with trout over 18 inches a possiblitily. In late July, summer steelhead begin to arrive. Great sport on a fly rod, the average Deschutes steelhead weighs 6-7 lbs., with 15-plus pounders lurking in the shadows.   For trout or steelhead, the Deschutes is unchallenged as Oregon's--and maybe the Northwest's--finest fishery.   The Deschutes fishes well 12 months a year. November through April provide solitude as the number of anglers is at its lowest. Great fishing is available for those hardy souls willing to brave the cooler temperatures of the season. Though predominately a nymph fishery at this season, the lucky angler will often get to cast tiny blue-winged olive dry flies to rising trout.   Late May and June brings the most anticipated hatch of the year, the salmonfly hatch. These big bugs bring the largest of the river's redsides to the surface. It's dry fly fishing at it's best.   Caddis and pale morning duns--overshadowed by the salmonflies in late May and June--begin to strut their stuff as the big bugs wane. The hotter months of July and August will see great dry fly fishing in the evening on caddis, and good nymph fishing during midday. For the steelheader, July kicks-off five months of "Prime Time."   As the weather cools off in September and October the blue-winged olives return. Also present are October caddis (caddis on steroids), and the season wraps up with some of the best trout and steelhead fishing of the year.   What ever time of year you decide to schedule your fishing adventure with us, the Deschutes will provide you with awe inspiring views of basalt canyon walls, mule deer, bighorn sheep, great blue herons, osprey, kingfishers, and bald and golden eagles. And of course hard fighting redside trout and the legendary chrome-sided, tail-walking, summer-run steelhead.   Float Trips • One or Two Persons $500.00 • Three Persons $650.00   Walk-In Trips • One Person $300.00 • Two Persons $375.00 • Three Persons $450.00     Crooked River   The mainstem of the Crooked River from just below Bowman Dam to the city of Prineville is 25 miles of pristine trout water. ODF&W reports six to eight thousand fish per mile in this little river, so it can be a great numbers producer.   The Crooked is open year-round with bait banned from from Nov. 1 to the last weekend in May. This is prime time for the Crooked, as the river is at winter flows, often below 100 cfs until spring run-off hits.   As with most of Oregon's rivers, spring brings the pale morning duns and blue-winged olives. When Mother Nature is on your side, these hatches can last all day. The flies "de jour" year-round on the Crooked are scuds (fresh water shrimp), and cranefly larva. These patterns will produce fish 365 days a year for the willing nymph fisher.   Summer brings on caddis hatches that can be so thick you may want to carry a bandana to keep you from inhaling these tiny trout morsels.   With the onset of fall we will see the temperatures drop as well as the water level. This can provide for some great blue-winged olive and midge hatches. But, don't forget the Glo Bugs. The native mountain whitefish start spawning in October and will continue through December. Their eggs are pure protein for trout trying to build body fat for the winter.   The Crooked is not navigable by boat. All trips are done via the paved road that follows the river. This is a great river for beginners as these trout are generally a little less discriminating.   Walk-In Trips • 1 or 2 persons $500.00 • 3 persons $650.00     Willamette River   We're not talking about the infamous "Super Fund" site near Portland! The upper Willamette River is located just north of Eugene, Oregon--about 100 miles upstream from Portland. This gem is one of the state's best-kept secrets. A seven-mile float originating just south of Junction City is full of cutthroat and rainbow trout. Fishing pressure is almost non-existent, as there is very little public access. To fish this section of river you either go by boat or fish at the boat ramps.   Here the mighty Willamette is not mighty at all. Bordered by farm and forest land it is a broad freestone riffle-run-pool river, home to eagles, beavers, blacktail deer--and some great dry fly fishing.   The Willamette is predominantly a spring and fall fishery. Starting in late February and going through April is the March brown hatch. This hatch can provide some outstanding dry fly fishing, but don't forget the emerger patterns; swinging Soft Hackles often nets big results here.   May and June we will see pale morning duns and the legendary McKenzie (read giant) caddis hatches. After the hot summer months, it's back to the Willamette to fish the mahogany dun, blue-winged olive, and October caddis hatches in late September through November. With all those eager cutthroat in the river, we tend to fish mostly dries and emergers.   The Willamette is an easy river to wade, a consideration for those who are not as sure of foot. Although we do fish from the boat while in transit, most fishing is done by wading.   Float Trips • One or Two Persons $500.00 • Three Persons $650.00     Before You Go   Items You Must Bring • Fishing License • Boaters Passes (Deschutes boat trips). • Salmon/steelhead tags (when fishing for salmon or steelhead) • Warms Springs permits (when fishing on tribal lands on the Deschutes) • Proper clothing   Recomended Items • Camera and film • Polarized sunglasses • Sunscreen • Rain gear   Items Provided by Us • All necassary fishing tackle • Waders and boots (if needed) • Photos of your catch • All required safety items • Lunches available for $10.00 per person   Full-day trips consist of a 10-hour day, starting when the guide meets you on the river. Half-day trips are available on the Deschutes River only. If you would like a day trip longer than 10 hours please give us a call for a quote.   We Support Common Waters of Oregon • "All the Navigable Waters of the State shall be Common Highways and Forever Free" • Click here for website