The Fall River is a spring creek tributary of the Deschutes, about 30
miles SSW of my home in Bend. Two years ago, all the fish from just
below the hatchery to the confluence of the D were killed when fire
fighters accidentally dropped a load of retardant into the river. Since
then I have only fished at or above the hatchery. I've heard, though,
that populations downstream are well on their way back, so today I
fished there--the stretch just above the falls, for those of you who
know the water--from around 11:30 until a bit after three. It was
sunny, bright and warm (mid 50s). There was NO hatch on this stretch. I
took one fish on a $14 BHPT just in front of the deadfall to the left:

http://tinyurl.com/4w359

The other fish hooked (5-6?) were taken at the very tail of the pool to
the far right. I was fishing a #20 flashback PT dropped from a #16 BHPT.
All but one of the fish took the beadhead. The fish were all bows, 9" to
13", this one a tad under 11":

http://tinyurl.com/4a7xx

Fun stuff, but I sure hope next time the BWO hatch is on....

JR