McKenzie River Fish Report

McKenzie River Report

McKenzie River - Coburg, OR

by The Fly Fishers Place
3-29-2026
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The McKenzie River is going to be on our radar late this week and for the rest of the month of April. I am nervous that after late July we won’t be able to get the drift boats down the river due to low water from the drought. So it might be a good idea to get on a McKenzie trip early this season and do April, May, June and into Mid-July and then let’s see how it looks. March Browns and Caddis will be the expected hatches for the month. Michael and Steve are ready to go now, Troy is waiting for a boat repair to be done and he’s ready to roll ASAP.

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The Fly Fishers Place Reports

for Sunday, March 29th

Metolius River: The Metolius River offered a lot of good days again this past week
Fall River: The Fall River was a zoo last week, and despite that it was decent to good fishing
Crooked River: Fishing was really good and there is a good opportunity to spread out
Deschutes River: The Middle Deschutes is running a normal high until irrigation withdrawls begin in a couple of weeks
Deschutes River- Lower: Stonefly nymphs are going to be so important this week and next

The Fly Fishers Place Reports

for Saturday, March 21st

Metolius River: Metolius River Report
Crooked River: The Crooked River is our little gem this year
Fall River: Fall River Fishing Report
Deschutes River: The Middle Deschutes has some opportunity but watch higher flows below Bend
Deschutes River- Lower: The Lower Deschutes in the Maupin area is a great place to be fishing this week
McKenzie River: The McKenzie River continues to see a large release of water from Cougar Reservoir
North Twin Lake: Good fishing at North on black leeches
Chickahominy Reservoir: Fishing is off to a banging start
Haystack Reservoir: Haystack Reservoir is also fishing well