The days are getting shorter, the temps are cooling off, and we finally received some rain—just in time for our first fall fishing trips of September! Last week, we began running our guided fly fishing day trips on both the highway and railroad stretches of the Wallowa River, as well as our multi-day trips down … Continued
The Stoneflies are Coming! The Stoneflies are Coming! Wallowa and Grande Ronde Fishing Report June 5, 2026 Well, we thought the stoneflies might start hatching earlier this year given the lower flows and warmer water temps and that prediction is coming true. The last few days we have been seeing the big golden stones both … Continued
We don’t normally get to fish the Wallowa and Grande Ronde in May because in a normal year, we have lots of snow in the winter, and lots of rain in May, which typically means high off color water through May. This year we have a low snowpack and not much rain in May. So … Continued
The intense clouds of the Mother’s Day caddis hatch have been gone for about 10 days now, but we are still seeing a good number of caddis out on warm afternoons and Little Yellow Sally stoneflies have been making an appearance as well. When will the first golden stones appear at Minam this year!?! With … Continued