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The last few days of this lake
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Busy evening
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Evening at Hosmer
Made an evening trip to Hosmer last night. It's August and I wasn't expecting much, I just needed to get out of the house. However, it turned into one of the most fun evenings I've had on the water this year. I put in at 6:00 and headed straight to the channel. The usual assortment of stillwater bugs were present; damsels, callibaetis, midges, and sedges. After goofing around with various flies and presentations I figured out what the fish wanted and proceeded to get strike after strike. Lets just say the closer to dark it got, the sillier the fishing was. Atlantics made up the bulk of the catch, but a couple of nice brookies found their way onto the end of my line as well. Canoe and kayak traffic was minimal for this time of the year. The quiet water and amazing sunset on the mountains made for a really neat evening. Highly recommended!
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Calibeatis and Mosquitoes!
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Friday at Hosmer
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Hosmer Lake
HOSMER LAKE OREGON: Hosmer Lake Oregon is one of the most beautiful places for central Oregon fly fishing. Hosmer Lake is really two fly fishing lakes Read More... that are joined by a long weed-lined channel. There are, nearly, 160 acres of water here that are surrounded by marshland and mountains! Only 8’-10’ in depth at its deepest point, it produces some of the most fun (read challenging) central Oregon fly fishing. Catch and release is mandatory for any Atlantic Salmon that are fooled into striking your fly, but up to 5 Brook Trout per day may be kept if they are over 8". Hosmer Lake Oregon offers good central Oregon fly fishing throughout the season with some excellent hatches of Midges, Callibaetis Mayflies, Traveling Sedges (Caddis that run across the lake on the surface tension of the water), and Damsel Flies. There are, also, Water Boatman and Scuds available on this fly fishing lake. Floating lines and Intermediate (full sink) lines are among the favorites on this fly fishing only lake. It is helpful to use fluorocarbon leaders and tippet material in an attempt to throw off these wiley fishes. Listed among Oregon’s quiet waters, this fly fishing lake sees lots of canoes/kayaks and is ideal for drift boats, float tubes and pontoon boats for accessing the prime central Oregon fly fishing water. Gasoline engines ARE NOT permitted on this lake and electric motors may be used to travel from point A to point B but must be OFF when one is fly fishing. There are an amazing number of birds and animals here on Hosmer Lake Oregon. Bitterns, Ducks, Geese, Ospreys, Bald Eagles, Deer, Red-Winged Blackbirds and many others. In the early season, it is the wise person who remembers to bring his/her Mosquito repellant as the little monsters can be voracious up here and are not shy about coming out over the fly fishing lakes. While there are good campsites and outhouses here, there is no drinking water or shower facilities, plan ahead. Hosmer Lake Oregon, can be an almost magical place, but it does not give up its secrets easily.
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Today:
Rain. Snow level 6100 feet. Temperature falling to around 37 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind between 25 and 28 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Feb 22 Wednesday 43° 22° Cloudy Winds: 28 mph Humidity: 92% Dew Point: 36° Chance Precip: 80% | Feb 23 Thursday  39° 20° Partly Cloudy Winds: 22 mph Humidity: 90% Dew Point: 22° Chance Precip: 50% | Feb 24 Friday 44° 20° Partly Cloudy Winds: 5 mph Humidity: 98% Dew Point: 21° Chance Precip: 6% | Feb 25 Saturday  39° 17° Mostly Cloudy Winds: 18 mph Humidity: 93% Dew Point: 21° Chance Precip: 73% | Feb 26 Sunday 29° 16° Mostly Cloudy Winds: 16 mph Humidity: 94% Dew Point: 17° Chance Precip: 66% |
Hosmer Lake
Long Horned Caddis
| LaFontine Cased Caddis Larva | 8-16 | Afternoon/ Evening |
| Herl Nypmp | 8-16 | Afternoon/ Evening |
| Beadhead Rock Roller Larva | 8-16 | Afternoon/ Evening |
| Sparkle Pupa | 10-16 | Afternoon/ Evening |
| Soft Hackle Pupa | 10-16 | Afternoon/ Evening |
| Sedge Pupa | 10-16 | Afternoon/ Evening |
| Elk Hair Caddis | 10-16 | Afternoon/ Evening |
| Goddard Caddis | 10-16 | Afternoon/ Evening |
| Diving Caddis | 10-16 | Afternoon/ Evening |
Callibaetis
| Pheasant Tail Nymph | 12-16 | Afternoon |
| Poxyback Callibaetis Nymph | 12-16 | Afternoon |
| Trigger Nymph Callibaetis | 12-16 | Afternoon |
| Pablo's Cripple Callibaetis | 12-16 | Afternoon |
| Hackle Stacker Callibaetis | 12-16 | Afternoon |
| Thorax Callibaetis | 12-16 | Afternoon |
Midges
| Criscross Chronimid Larva | 10-14 | Afternoon |
| Ice Cream Cone Larva | 10-16 | Afternoon |
| Chan's Chronimid Larva | 10-16 | Afternoon |
| Chan's Frostbite Chronimid Pupa | 10-16 | Afternoon |
| Redbutt Buzzer Pupa | 10-16 | Afternoon |
| Thurman's Blood Geyser Pupa | 10-16 | Afternoon |
Damselflies
| Marabou Damsel Nymph | 8-12 | Morning/ Afternoon |
| Idyl's Dainty Damsel Nymph | 8-12 | Morning/ Afternoon |
| Scott's Damsel Dirtty Nymph | 8-12 | Morning/ Afternoon |
| Paul's Horny Damsel | 8-12 | Morning/ Afternoon |
| Adult Damsel Olive | 8-12 | Morning/ Afternoon |
| Adult Damsel Blue | 8-12 | Morning/ Afternoon |
Dragonflies
| Otter's Dragon Nymph | 8 | Morning/ Afternoon |
| Idyl's Fat Ass Dragon Nymph | 8 | Morning/ Afternoon |
| Sparkle Furry Dragon Nymph | 6 | Morning/ Afternoon |
Traveling Sedge
| Sparkle Pupa | 6-12 | Afternoon/ Evening |
| Z-wing Caddis Pupa | 6-10 | Afternoon/ Evening |
| Zug Bug Pupa | 6-12 | Afternoon/ Evening |
| Elk Hair Caddis | 6-12 | Afternoon/ Evening |
| Goddard Caddis | 6-12 | Afternoon/ Evening |
| Stimulator | 6-12 | Afternoon/ Evening |