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Exceptional Oregon Fly Fishing on the Deschutes River

Experience the best possible way to conquer these legendary waters!
Single and Multi-Day Float Trip Adventures
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Easy Access from Portland

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Expert, Fun-Loving Guides

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Great Food & Comfortable Camps

Simply put, this is Oregon’s best river.

The Deschutes is a highly-protected National Scenic Waterway, and you’ll spend 3 days there making memories that last a lifetime!

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Experience One-of-a-Kind Terrain

You’ll never forget taking on super-fun whitewater and trout fishing in 2000-foot deep canyons, and only a small number of guides are licensed to take you there!

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There’s a reason this is the most in-demand trip we offer. The Deschutes River is a gem among Northwest rivers and a mecca for trout anglers. In the summer, caddis hatches and wild rainbow trout combine with the full beauty of the canyon and its surrounding wildlife to create a bucket-list experience.

We meet you at the river at the Trout Creek put-in near Madras, OR. (About a 2.5 hour drive from the Portland airport.) This gives us access to a 32-mile float that has the best trout water on the river. In addition, the big whitewater here limits traffic from other anglers. We float for three days while your vehicle gets safely shuttled to the endpoint of our trip for you to pick up.

Join us for a drift boat float trip as we search the riffles, sudsy eddies, and foamy pockets for the amazing Deschutes River rainbows.

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Learn New Ways to Land Rainbow Trout

If you’re looking to gain new skills as an angler, the Deschutes is the perfect place to learn the latest techniques and take them back to your favorite river.

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Trout on the Deschutes average a strong 14″ with some fish up to 20″. These fish are solid, strong fighters that in our opinion would whip any Montana trout. The oxygenated waters of the Deschutes average a steady 6 mph. Combine that with a heady diet of protein, and these feisty fish put up a good battle and give you the opportunity to try new ways to win the fight!

The newest strategy that’s proven to be a game-changer for anglers is Euro-Nymphing. This technique brought to us by the Europeans and World Tournament fly anglers has been refined and tuned for our NW fisheries. Euro-Nymphing can be amazing on the Deschutes! Come and learn this new strategy so you can use it on your favorite river.

PLUS! Our guides have been finding some BIG rainbows with streamer fishing strategies.

If you’d like to learn about Euro Nymph, Streamer Strategies or dries, this trip is a blast!

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You show up and fish.
We’ll take care of the rest.

We cover all the details of your riverside lodging so you can focus on your love of fishing, and our guests are often surprised by the upscale comforts of their trip.

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People tend to picture certain things about a multi-day, guided fly fishing trip, things that make them long for the comfort of a hotel at the end of a long day.

What do you picture?

  • Cold sandwiches for lunch?
  • Crawling into tiny tents and sleeping on the ground?
  • Or worse yet, do you think back to a scene in an old western where the camp cook ladles a big pile of brown slop on a tin plate?

Well, picture this instead…

  • Hot, riverside BBQ lunches
  • Warm chocolate cookies served straight from the oven
  • Arriving at a comfortable camp by the water where everything is set up and ready to enjoy
  • Gourmet dinners served on tablecloths
  • The perfect after-dinner drink shared around a firepit
  • And a tall, easy-to-enter tent with one of the best camping cots available waiting to give you a good night’s rest.

In other words, if you stay at a hotel, you’re missing out.

The river is just part of the trip. Memories that last a lifetime are also made at camp, especially when it’s done right as a comfortable, upscale, fully-outfitted experience.

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It’s hard to know if you’re choosing a quality guide.

Your time is too valuable to feel uncertain about your trip, and you deserve to look forward to an exceptional time on the water.

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“The food was one of the big surprises in that it was truly gourmet quality, served as if in a fine restaurant. Accommodations are excellent as well.  Nothing but comfort and ease.”
Lauren, Owner of The Painted Trout Fly Shop
Dexter, MI
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Water Time Outfitters is far and away the best guide service I have ever experienced. Every one of their staff is absolutely first rate, but that doesn’t say how much I enjoy every trip I take with them. 



Here’s what’s unique:

Whenever you are standing in the water with a Water Time guide, you get the best coaching, pointers, help – whatever – with the result that your experience is not just fun, adventurous, and filled with great fishing, but that it’s also a fantastic learning experience. Every time I fish with Water Time I learn more about how to fish such big water. Casting, line control, reading water, and fighting and landing fish — these are all different than in my home waters, but I never felt out of my depth because these guys know how to teach. The guides are fun, relaxed, patient, knowledgable, generous with their energy, and unbelievably skilled in putting you on fish.



I learned about Water Time through a friend in the fly fishing business who had taken trips with his own groups.  He, too, goes back often.

The food was one of the big surprises in that it was truly gourmet quality, served as if in a fine restaurant. I was expecting “camp food”.

Accommodations are excellent as well.  Nothing but comfort and ease.

I had read about this river for over 30 years. The first time I experienced floating down this magnificent water, I knew I would be returning over and over, and I have. I would not fish this river with anyone but my pals at Water Time. Everyone I have ever taken with me or sent to fish with Water Time has been overwhelmed by how wonderful their experience was.



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Lauren
Owner of The Painted Trout Fly Shop Dexter, MI

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"In a single day, I learned as much or more from Rob and the team at Water Time Outfitters than I'd picked up in five years of trying to figure it out on my own.”
Logan H.
Portland, OR
“I find myself fishing with my friends at Water Time Outfitters 4-6 times per year. They offer a complete experience that is memorable in all aspects!”
Rick C.
Portland, OR
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I first met Rob Crandall of Water Time Outfitters in August 2014 when I signed up for one of his beginner spey casting workshops. Boy, am I glad I did.

As I look back, I find myself fishing with my friends at WTO 4-6 times per year. My trips range from single day outings to multi-day trips throughout the year.

I find the WTO team to be extremely knowledgeable guides, outfitters, and teachers who are willing to share a safe and memorable time in the outdoors fishing, talking, relaxing, and learning. Their fishing intensity coupled with their pleasant, low-key personalities make for a nice, balanced blend over long days on the river.  And, they are comfortable letting you set the pace if needed.

The fishing, food, accommodations, locations, and people make for a very fulfilling and pleasurable time on the water. Your total satisfaction is WTO’s #1 objective! While I realize there are no guarantees, far more often than not, you will get your chances at hooking up with fish. They know where the fish hang and how to entice them!

Water Time Outfitters offers a complete experience that is a memorable in all aspects!!

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We get it. It can be daunting to find the right guide for the experience you want.

  • Water Time’s owner Rob Crandall has been guiding fly fishing adventures in Oregon for over 25 years.
  • Rob is one of Sage’s Elite Top 100 Guides in the US.
  • He's joined by a team of deeply experienced guides who all have a lifelong love of fly fishing and a passion for helping others succeed. Meet our guides.
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We’re out to surpass your expectations.

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This is your trip. Is today focused on the big catch, or do you want to learn new techniques?

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You came here to fish. Period. We get you out to the best place on the river as soon as possible.

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Enjoy the Comforts of Your Trip 

A hot, BBQ lunch by the shore and on overnight trips; chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven, a gourmet dinner, and plush, comfortable cots are just a few of the upscale amenities that await you.

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Trout Multi-Day Float Trips – Deschute
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We schedule each of these trips individually. Click "Submit Request" below and we’ll be in touch ASAP to answer any questions you have and to find the dates that work for you.

SINGLE DAY GUIDE TRIP FEES
One angler $550
Two anglers $625
Three anglers $775
 
Multi-Day Summer Trout trip SPECIAL From June through October
 Three day trip $1,550 per person  
This special rate trip can accommodate 6-8 anglers. (If you only have one or two in your group we can pair you with others to meet the minimum group size of 4.)
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Book your MULTI-DAY CAMP TRIP now, and you'll also receive a FREE "Fish, Camp, Relax" t-shirt when you arrive for your trip!

What We Provide

  • An experienced guide! Expect patient, personalized attention and an intent focus on optimizing your time on the water.
  • Soft drinks, snacks, and water.
  • BBQ Shore Lunch
  • Flies! We carry thousands of them.
  • Email with a detailed itinerary of your trip including directions to the meeting point, what to bring and what to expect.
  • Rod, reel, and lines are available when scheduled in advance.
  • BLM Deschutes River boater pass

On Overnight Trips:

  • We meet you at the boat ramp at Trout Creek (Near Madras, OR, which is a 2.5 hour drive from the Portland Airport). Your vehicle will then be safely shuttled to our final destination down river.
  • We provide dry bags for your use.
  • Camp is fully supplied with tents, cots, and comfortable sleeping pads.
  • On overnight trips, we supply all your meals starting with BBQ shore lunch day one through lunch the last day.
  • This trip also includes camp staff to float ahead and prepare camp.
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Cancellation Policy:

Being a small business and guiding on Oregon’s finest Waters, cancellations affect us greatly. When WTO reserves your fishing date, we allocate precious resources to that time frame. Each season affords us only a small window to maintain our company as a small, family-run business thriving amidst the ups and downs of  NW fisheries. Cancellations received 60 days in advance of the trip date will receive a full refund. Any cancellations received less than 60 days from the trip date we will do our best to reschedule your trip if possible, but last-minute changes are often difficult as we are booked well in advance and deposits will not be refunded. We recommend purchasing trip insurance to protect you against unexpected changes to your travel plans. When weather and water conditions do not allow us to fish, we will refund your deposit in full or reschedule your trip to an agreed-upon fishing date. 

“I had read about this river for over 30 years. The first time I experienced floating down this magnificent water, I knew I would be returning over and over, and I have.

Everyone I have ever taken with me or sent to fish with Water Time has been overwhelmed by how wonderful their experience was.”
Lauren
Owner of The Painted Trout Fly Shop
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