Fishing guides on the Lower Deschutes River.

The Lower Deschutes River is fished by 8 guides in the Driftline directory in Oregon. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

8 guides · Oregon

The Lower Deschutes River is fished by 8 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Bend, OR, Redmond, OR, and Maupin, OR, plus 3 other towns. Trips run as walk and wade, drift boat, and stillwater for redband trout, rainbow trout, steelhead, summer steelhead, and mountain whitefish. 3 of the 8 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example March to November and April into November). You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

On the Lower Deschutes River, photographed by Confluence Fly ShopConfluence, OR
On the Lower Deschutes River
8 guides on the Lower Deschutes River
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Which guides fish the Lower Deschutes River?

Confluence Fly Shop, Fin & Fire Fly Shop, First Light Outfitters, Fly and Field Outfitters, Littleleaf Guides, and Outfishing Adventures, and 2 more listed below. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

What fish can you catch on the Lower Deschutes River?

Guides here run trips for redband trout, rainbow trout, steelhead, summer steelhead, mountain whitefish, brown trout, redside rainbow trout, and wild trout. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.

What kind of trips run on the Lower Deschutes River?

walk and wade, drift boat, and stillwater trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.

When can you fish the Lower Deschutes River with a guide?

3 of the 8 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example March to November and April into November).

Where is the Lower Deschutes River fished from?

The guides listed here work out of Bend, OR, Redmond, OR, Maupin, OR, Warm Springs, OR, Madras, OR, and Hood River, OR.

Do you need a fishing licence?

Yes: everyone fishing Oregon waters needs a valid Oregon fishing licence, bought in your own name from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Guides do not sell it for you.

How do you book a guide on the Lower Deschutes River?

You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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