In Colorado Rapids, our raft exploded in the best possible way. It was our third day floating the Lower Deschutes River, and we’d been running splashy but mostly mellow rapids in 90 degree ...

THE DALLES, Ore. (KTVZ) —The popular Lower Deschutes River will remain open for steelhead fishing under permanent regulations. More than 21,000 unmarked summer steelhead have passed Bonneville ...

The river is split into three sections: the upper, middle and lower Deschutes, with each section known for different features and fish characteristics. The upper Deschutes runs from Little Lava ...

The Lower Deschutes River Back Country Byway is surrounded by canyon walls that tower above lonesome boaters who own the river this time of year. Many of the columnar basalt cliffs reach hundreds ...

World-class fisheries on the lower Deschutes River are struggling as water quality declines. Fishing guide Amy Hazel won’t go down without a fight. Fishing guide Amy Hazel rows a drift boat on ...

MAUPIN, Ore. — Alysia Littleleaf and her husband, Elke, make their living as fishing guides on the lower Deschutes River, near the Warm Springs Reservation. A major tributary of the Columbia ...

This, they say, has led to a series of unintended negative consequences to the ecology of the lower Deschutes River. Changes they have documented for over a decade. Pribyl is a board member of the ...

According to reports on the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) website, trout fishing on the lower Deschutes River has been consistently good. Anglers have been out between Mecca and ...