West Coast
Deschutes River
Live Conditions
Deschutes River — Deschutes at Moody
7-Day Flow
→ Stable
24-Hr Pressure
27.45 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
☁️Overcast
62° / 45°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
60° / 37°
Mon
☁️Overcast
62° / 43°
Tue
☁️Overcast
59° / 45°
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
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What should I fish today?
⚡ AIAI-powered recommendation using today's live flow, temperature, and hatch data.
9.4
Time of Day
Using: 4,290 CFS · 56.1°F · OCTOBER CADDIS
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Deschutes River conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Deschutes River · October · Fall
🟢 Active now at 56.1°F water
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OCTOBER CADDIS (size 6-8) — massive orange caddis. BWOs strong. Mahogany Duns. Steelhead continuing. One of the best dry-fly months.
🟢 Active · 🟡 Approaching · ⚪ Seasonal only
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About Deschutes River
Freestone tailwater hybrid — legendary wild redside rainbow fishery and world-famous salmonfly hatch. The lower Deschutes from Pelton-Round Butte to the Columbia is one of the most iconic trout-and-steelhead rivers in the West, with a massive late-May/early-June salmonfly emergence drawing anglers from around the world.
Regulations
2-trout limit; wild fish (intact adipose fin) must be released. Steelhead require Combined Angling Tag. Warm Springs Tribe has treaty fishing rights — respect tribal section boundaries.
Learn More
Guides to help you fish Deschutes River with more confidence.
Oregon Fishing Regulations for Fly Anglers
Licenses, the Combined Angling Tag for steelhead and salmon, the wild fish release rule (intact adipose = wild = release), federally protected Bull…
Trout Species of Oregon
Oregon's iconic Deschutes redsides, the world-famous summer steelhead of the North Umpqua and Rogue, native coastal cutthroat (resident and sea-run),…
Deschutes River Guide: Oregon's Desert Trout and Steelhead River
The lower Deschutes canyon holds hard-fighting native redside rainbows and one of Oregon's best summer steelhead runs. How to approach this high…