Last week on the Deschutes we were joking that the Salmonfly trout action was great. . . for April! The weather was unseasonably cold and wet, but the bugs were out in great numbers, and the big redsides took notice. Cloudy weather led to some good PMD hatches each day, but big bug patterns worked all the way from Warm Springs to Maupin. The section from Powerboat Bend to Buckskin Mary Rapids provided the best action of the trip. At times it looked like it was raining bowling balls with all the explosive rises along the banks as we floated through the canyon.
