The Lower Deschutes River is very likely going to see a resurgence in Salmonfly and Goldenstones over the early to mid part of the upcoming week with warm weather returning the bugs that have been hunkered down because of the cold winds and heavy rains are going to want to fly and lay eggs and get the next generation in progress. Think about that for a minute, the salmon flies that lay their eggs this week will be the responsible parents of the hatch 4 years from now. Goldenstones are 2 or 3 years to maturity as nymphs for the adults to hatch. It is so cool to think about the longevity of the nymph cycle, and how they migrate around the river for survival over all those days as a nymph. But for now, I highly recommend the Lower Deschutes! This coming week hit it with the stonefly dries like Norm Woods, Clarks Stones, Golden and Orange Chubby’s and the MFC’s Fool’s Gold to match both salmonflies and golden’s. 
Besides stone flies we have been seeing excellent caddis emergences with #14-16 tan caddis and #18 charcoal caddis mostly in the mix, and pupa, adults and egg layers may all be very important. 
This week we saw moments of glory with some PMD hatches, and while the fish did not go nuts on the adults, they ate the nymphs great. Troy also had a lot of good luck with little red 2 bit’s and red copper john’s as a dropper behind the big dries. 
Pale Evening Duns are a going concern on the Lower D from here until usually sometime in Mid-August. We just got some larger Yellow Soft Hackles and a new “haze” parachute, the Yellow Haze to compliment the Purple Haze we love so much. 
Plenty of solid nymphs to use with caddis pupa, perdigons, jig streamers, PT’s, hares ears, copper johns (red), 2 bit hookers and girdle bugs. Some Trout Spey friends have also been swinging sculpins and crayfish colored flies.