Stan Bird, left, and William Gibbs with their catch at Crane Prairie Reservoir. No fishing licenses are required June 7-8, 2025, during Free Fishing Weekend in Oregon. (East Oregonian, File) SALEM — ...

When fishing season begins April 22, wildlife officials will be waiting at Crane Prairie Reservoir to size up the catch. This spring, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will embark on a ...

John Garrison reels in a big rainbow trout on Crane Prairie Reservoir in 2019. John Garrison has a favorite slogan that he shouts right after the first fish of the day is caught and brought to the ...

We could see maybe 20 feet in front of us as our boat motored slowly away from the Rock Creek boat ramp on Crane Prairie Reservoir. A thick fog had eerily shrouded the area, and I half expected a huge ...

Rain, snow and freezing temperatures are on their way to central Oregon, but that does not mean it’s time to put away the fishing gear. Autumn is an ideal time for wetting a line on the High Desert, ...

Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of this story misstated the types of fish in the middle section of the Deschutes River. Redbands and Brown Trout are found in the middle Deschutes. The ...

Alex Dietz of Bend, Oregon, was fly fishing with an egg pattern on the Deschutes River outside Warm Springs on Dec. 19 when he hooked a 5-pound, 12-ounce, 24-inch long mountain whitefish with a ...