Fall River

CITY

La Pine

NOAA

Accuweather

TWC

HATCH

NYMPH/
LARVA

PUPA/
EMERGER

DUN/
ADULT

EGG-
LAYER

Blue-winged olive

Little brown stonefly

Midge

When you come here for winter fly fishing, set your expectations: if you can get in three hours of good dry fly fishing, you're lucky. Blue-winged olives, midges, and small caddis hatch on many days. For blue-winged olive hatches, go for a CDC Baetis or Sparkle Dun, size 18. Blue-wings are reluctant to hatch if it's very cold, however.

Little brown stoneflies are not uncommon in February, so be prepared.

During midge hatches, use a pupa pattern on a 7X tippet, or a Sprout Midge or a Griffiths Gnat.

You might see a size 12 rust-colored caddis in the headwaters area.

You might also try a caddis imitation with a midge pupa or emerging midge on a dropper.

If you fish the pools between the campgrounds and the headwaters, remember that they can hold some nice trout, but they will be extremely wary; if they see you, that's the end of your chances.

The river is closed below the falls.