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| May Trip I | May 1 - 4 | $380 |
| May Trip II | May 15 - 18 | $380 |
| June Trip | June 5 - 8 | $380 |
| September Trip | September 18 - 21 | $380 |
| October Trip | October 2 - 5 | $380 |
Those who fish widely in this part of the world consider Oregon’s Deschutes River to be the Pacific Northwest’s best trout and steelhead river. No other river around here hosts such an abundant population of resident and sea-run rainbows. Although no one is allowed to fish from a boat, a boat is really the best way to access the prime parts of the Deschutes. Our four-day trips take advantage of the spring salmonfly hatches and late-summer/fall steelhead migration.
We do all our trips on the Lower River. All of the last 24 miles of the Deschutes are open to fishing (no restricted private property), are virtually unvisited (no roads), and much easier to fish (the river is wider, shallower, and slower). The resident rainbows—known as redsides—are less wary and easier to catch. The salmonfly (giant stonefly) hatch begins at the mouth and proceeds up the river. The May trips are scheduled to catch the hatch. Fishing on the June trips is also excellent; the weather in June is warmer.
The five to ten-pound summer-run Deschutes steelhead—along with much larger, stray Idaho steelhead—begin entering the river in early August. By September and October, the numbers of these large fish are prime. Some of those going on the fall trips target steelhead and fish down through the many steelhead runs in the lower canyon. Most, however, fish for redsides and occasionally have a steelhead take their nymphs (and most of the backing from their five or six-weight rigs).
Swiftwater is a licensed outfitter with the Oregon Marine Board and is permitted by the Bureau of Land Management to operate on the Deschutes River.
