Whychus creek fishing

Catch-and-release for trout. Use of bait allowed. Elk Lake 25 kokanee per day, no size limits, in addition to daily trout limit. Fall River Open all year. Fifteen Mile Creek and Tributaries Open all year. Closed from the RR bridge to ft above fishway at Seufert Falls. See Columbia Zone for area below the mainline RR bridge. Closed below hatchery dam Aug 16 - Nov Open all year for hatchery coho salmon and hatchery steelhead from the tips of the jetties to confluence with East Fork. Use of bait allowed for salmon and steelhead.

Above angling deadline ft below Punchbowl Falls Closed. Hosmer Lake Catch-and-release for all species. Jefferson County Pond 2 fish per day. Youth angling ages 17 and under and disabled anglers only. All regulations for the balance of the reservoir below apply. Tribal angling permits are required. See the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs information on next pg. Closed to all angling from the cable car crossing on the Metolius River to markers downstream.

Balance of reservoir Trout limit may include 1 bull trout, 24 inch minimum length. All bull trout not retained in the bag limit must be released immediately unharmed. No limit on size or number of bass or brown trout. Laurance Lake Open Apr 22 - Oct Wild trout must be released. Artificial flies and lures only. Remember to adjust these times based on barometric pressure, and weather changes.

Tips, tactics, gear reviews for everything from bass and bluegills to stripers and bluefish - if it's fishing related, we cover it. Edit Details. Chush Falls Sisters, OR. The irrigation district project will also address the issue of reduced fish passage, a common challenge for upper Deschutes Basin streams. The Three Sisters irrigation channel has a small dam that prevents downstream fish from moving above it, and no screens to prevent fish upstream of the canal from entering it and becoming trapped.

Mathias Perle, a project manager for the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, noted that 5, fish were recovered from the canal at the end of the irrigation season. As part of the piping project, the irrigation district will screen their diversion intake and build a ramp-like structure to allow fish to move over the dam.

The U. Forest Service, which owns the land on which the dam sits, will also undertake a stream restoration project to improve habitat functions. The agencys goals include reducing streambed erosion, increasing the amount of vegetation along the channel, and improving the quality and number of fish habitats.

As Perle describes it, "The collaboration between groups, not only the project partners but also the regulating agencies, is challenging, but it is also the best part of the project. Everybody has been on board. Because of the degree to which some streams in the Deschutes Basin have been changed, many channels do not provide adequate conditions for fish even if they are unblocked.

In much of the upper watershed, factors such as channelization and erosion have degraded habitat conditions. Migratory fish require a surprisingly high diversity of habitats for their numerous life stages, including gravel-bottom riffles, calm backwaters, side channels, and deep pools with cover and sunken debris to hide in. Because of the complex habitat requirements of the Deschutes River fish population, Houston estimates that about half the funds spent on improvements in the upper Deschutes will be spent on habitat restoration and enhancement projects.

From the big waters of the Lower Deschutes River tailwater and the cold and crystal clear Metolius River, to the numerous other creeks and mountain lakes, Sisters has gained a national reputation. From its spring creek origin it flows uninterrupted through the community of Camp Sherman and down to Lake Billy Chinook, approximately 37 miles. And 11 of the 37 miles represent fly-fishing-only water. The combination of crystal clear water and cold, cold water temperatures produces big, mean and very smart fish.

The river has a reputation for difficulty, but its rewards are fantastic. Since the fish stocking program ended nearly a decade ago, the native rainbow trout have thrived, growing to 30 inches. Although the insect hatches are often profuse, and you'll see fish rising, catching them is another matter.

The fish are selective, and because of the clear water, fly selection, presentation and very skinny leaders are crucial.

In addition to the rainbow, the Metolius also holds large bull trout and mountain whitefish and brown trout. The bull trout can be six or seven pounds and it's not uncommon for them to attack a small trout or white fish already hooked by an angler. Often the bull trout will cling to the smaller fish until the fisherman plays the fish to the bank, letting go and swimming away only as his nose breaks the water. Brown trout and whitefish average 10 to 12 inches, but can be as big as 24 inches.

There are many private homes along the Metolius River and special regulations apply.