Paulina Lake Fish Report for 9-21-2024
October Fishing on Paulina is Amazing!
Paulina Lake - La Pine, OR (Deschutes County)
by The Fly Fishers Place
9-21-2024
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“It is impossible to grow weary of a sport that is never the same on any two days of the year”
Theodore Gordon
As an angler, and more so perhaps as a lake guide I know that Theodore Gordon’s words ring so true.
On Tuesday at Paulina Lake the day was cold and mostly light breeze. We bundled up and used the Drogue to wind drift large swaths of the lake using Purple Chubbies and Jiggy Twist Beetles and caught a whole bunch of fish. The next day, the wind shifted 180 degrees and was coming from the east and boy oh boy did that slow down the bite, and the areas in which we found fish feeding.
One day was 100% dry flies and awesome fishing, and the next was a day with moments of glory, but much slower. Interestingly, on the slower day the weather was warmer and sunnier and by mid-day the wind died to nearly nothing, and with that there were some decent amounts of callibaetis hatching and we did get some on dries and emergers but what really got the fish’s attention is a fly called an Aero Red Legs which is a Bibio imitation. I’ve had occasional success with that fly at Paulina and East, and I am glad the hunch paid off to try it Wednesday afternoon.
We also found a few fish on Blood Worms and Chironomids under an indicator in about 14′. Not super hot on the bite, but added a few to the net. Somedays are easy and somedays are a grind. I’ve got a lot of days ahead at Paulina this fall and look forward to being on that lake as the October fishing is usually amazing here.
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Fall River: The Fall River was good fishing this week
McKenzie River: Expect very good fishing in this amazing river
Deschutes River- Lower: The Lower Deschutes is good trout fishing
Deschutes River: The Middle Deschutes is good fishing
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Little Lava Lake: Little Lava Lake is now open!
Lava Lake: Lava Lake Is Now Open!
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Crane Prairie is very high on the list to fish now
South Twin Lake: South Should Be Improving Fast!
North Twin Lake: North Should Be Improving Fast
East Lake: East Lake is seeing a slow down on callibaetis
Paulina Lake: Paulina Lake is fairly good
Three Creek Lake: Three Creek Lake really slowed down this week
Diamond Lake: Diamond Lake is fishing great
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