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Littleleaf Guide Service

Address:

United States

Oregon

PO Box Box 503 Warm Springs , OR 97761

Coordinates:

Latitude: 44.761256

Longitude: -121.229871

Administrator

Contact:

(541) 615-0402

Communication language

English

E-mail

info@littleleafguideservice.com

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Lower Deschutes River

The 39 miles of the Lower Deschutes River on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation offers world class fly fishing for Rainbow Trout & Steelhead. The Deschutes River is one of the premier trout rivers in the nation with 1,700 fish per mile. The river is equally special for the great steelhead fishing. The most celebrated trout water is the section below Pelton dam where Littleleaf Guide Service takes our clients. This cascading stretch of water holds excellent hatches of caddisflies, mayflies, stoneflies, and midges. We are the only outfitter to offer single day and multi-day camping trips on the Native side of the River. While the other side of the river has lots of pressure our clients fish on tribal lands where we have the river to ourselves. Essentially we have 39 private unspoiled miles of fishing access you can choose between our luxury Pavati Warrior drift boat and 4 wheel drive trips. We are the only company that offers vehicle access.

Rainbow Trout

The Deschutes River is home to the Columbia River Redband Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri) known locally as "redsides". The redsides grow larger than most trout and also have a distinct darker red stripe than most wild rainbow trout. The section we take our guests on is Oregon's finest fly fishing section for native rainbow trout. These native trout grow thick and extremely powerful for their size. Averaging 15-18 inches with large ones topping out around 25 inches, these unique rainbow trout are notorious for their strength, often running harder and jumping higher than rainbow trout in any other river. They are noticeably stronger than trout who do not have to cope with life in such a big, powerful river. It is common for our clients to catch multiple trout over 20 inches in a day.