Yep, its that time of year again. Time for the annual salmon fly hatch, one of my favorite times of the year. I have fond memories of fishing the river during this time and it seems like the bite is getting really strong to start the year. The fish tend to go nuts over these things. Now is a great time to get out the fly fishing gear and get started landing some fish. This picture here was taken on the Deschutes river in central Oregon. The hatch tends to start much earlier there, generally during May and early June. However, it seems that down in the valleys or just in the mountains the hatch really doesn’t get going until mid June. When you plan to go, take a look around at the trees and bushes and see if you cant tie a pattern to match these tasty fish morsels. I guarantee, if you can make a pattern that even comes close, you’ll catch some nice fish.

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