We know you are addicted just like we are-that's why we make these crazy t-shirts! If you are a hard-core angler we know you'll love these shirts. Our company is made up of serious full time fishing guides who love the sport. We think these shirts are almost as good...
How to be an Unsuccessful Winter Fly AnglerThe quest for winter steelhead on the swing is an admirable thing to do- only those who are carefull to be unlucky are completely unsuccessful at all times. These are quick and easy steps to non-success that anyone can master.Fish the wrong gear-...
Come join us on an amazing adventure- Water Time Outfitters guides the best waters of Oregon helping anglers make the most of their precious time on the water. Below is our season at a glance. Please contact us and find out how we can customize a tailormade trip for you....
Fly fishing for winter steelhead in Oregon can be a challenge whose reward is often found after a lot of hard work. Steelhead are often known as the fish of a thousand casts. Oregon has many rivers that offer excellent steelhead fly fishing through the winter and spring months. Not...
Experience the thrill when a Steelhead takes your fly in Central Oregon's most impressive canyon!Deschutes River fly fishing at it's finest. See more at: www.watertimeoutfitters.com
It is hard to find the words to describe the experience of the Deschutes River canyon fall steelhead trip. It's in Oregon's high desert, sage and juniper trees line the hills where basalt cliffs tower and canyons veer through the crags. This is home to chuckar, quail, bighorn sheep, mule...
Want to learn how to catch winter steelhead on Oregon Rivers? Water Time Outfitters offers a special workshop just for you! These workshops are designed to get walk in fly anglers comfortable with a variety of spots and techniques that will put them into fish on the Oregon's best rivers.Here is how...
Fishing had been slow all morning, that said two anglers had several opportunities but did not connect and the other two had 2 fish to hand. Our final spot loomed ahead as we floated into our lunch run. Gil had his two anglers spread out and my two joined them....
I've been using Cataract Oars for over 25 years and love the quality, durability and strength. After many years of getting beat on rocks, trees and what ever else comes along in the life of a fishing guide (enter the memory of rattle snake in camp)...and these oars get used...
If there ever was a more feirce battle of dogged determination and deep throbbing- rod wrenching fun it is from the standoff between the fly angler and an angry fall salmon. Fall chinook or the notorious Chum salmon both are known for their tackle testing brute power and are a...
Fall is prime time for steelhead fishing and there is unfortuneatly only so much of it, these five tips can help you make the most of those precious fall moments.Tip #1: Fish all day. The doggedly persistent angler finds best results this time of year by staying at it. Fishing...
If you've ever wanted to see the best waters of the Deschutes River and swing a fly through one incredible steelhead run after the next- this may be your opportunity. We have had a few last minute openings for October and November. 2015 Open Trip dates are: Oct 15-17, one...
The fishing update on the Deschutes River consists of typical steelhead fishing reports from a season that has been plauged by murky waters of White River dumping silt into the lower river - the mecca for steelhead fishing in August and September. Recent coolings in our weather has helped but...
September has arrived and with it hints of fall. As I drove over Mt. Hood on hwy 26 recently the thermometer readout said 34 degrees- a welcome cooling from a long hot summer. This part of the season we are setting camp on the lower Deschutes with the jet boat...
Fishing the Deschutes for steelhead has been interesting this year. With low flows, warmer water and glacial silt coming in from White River the angler who adapts and changes their approach will do much better. White River a tributary to the lower Deschutes has been dumping in chocolate milkshake colored...
It's August and it has been typically hot weather lately. The next few days hold 97 and 99 degrees in the forecast making even the dog look for shade. It's also prime summer steelhead time on the Lower Deschutes River in central Oregon. The Deschutes is an important sanctuary for...
This month so far has been a series of ups and downs; water clarity has been good, bad and everything inbetween lately. White River, a tributary to the lower Deschutes River has been dumping in cement like water that makes the best DQ Blizzard look thin. This combines with the...
Mike O. lands a salmon on a 5 weight fly rod!While fishing with Water Time Outfitters guide Gil Muhleman client Mike O. didn't expect to become a legend in one morning. After working through a run with good success nymph fishing for rainbow trout on Oregon's Deschutes River Mike hooked...
Trout fishing the Deschutes River in July has been up and down but recently the up's have been way up! Water temperatures released out of the "selective water withdrawl" system at Pelton dam on the Deschutes river are now selecting to cooler waters and that is great news for trout...
The lower Deschutes River continues to see a cooling trend with cooler weather in Central Oregon. Water released from Pelton Dam near Madras, Oregon is much cooler than during the deadly heatwave we saw in the last several weeks. Wild salmon and steelhead are now breathing a sigh of...