It’s certainly a good thing to put the Maupin area of the Lower Deschutes on your radar now. With spring like temps for the time being there is going to be a lot of good opportunity to be on the Lower River this week.
I have fished an incredible BWO hatch on Super Bowl Sunday below town years ago, and that may be for you to find this week. Currently I am about 6800 miles from Maupin and hope to watch the Super Bowl somewhere in Buenos Aires.
If I was in Oregon and had a day to go to the Lower D, I would. Besides the potential for Baetis, Black Stonefly nymphs, Girdle Bugs, Golden Stones, Green Rock Worms, Berry’s PCP, Walts Worm, Blue Perdigons (thank you Amy Hazel), Brown, Olive and Pearl Perdigons, Pheasant Tails, Micro Mayfly’s and small streamers like a Busta Seamz and Slum Lord.
Access up to the Locked Gate and down to Mack’s Canyon gives with MILES of water spread out on and enjoy.