Lostine River General Information:

The Lostine River is a local treasure for anglers, horse packers, and hikers alike.  Folded into a deep mountain canyon with the Eagle Caps soaring upward on either side, if this river lacks anything, it more than makes up for it in unsurpassed solitude and beauty.  Evenings spent fishing the Lostine are an example of the purity of mind, body, and soul that we can find when fishing.  If you are willing to scramble down the canyon, and trek up the boulder strewn river bed you might have one of the better fishing days you have had in recent memory; bringing several dozen beautifully colored natives to hand, spotting huge summer Chinook moving upstream to spawn, and sight fishing the impossibly clear and deep pools for aggressive Bull-trout.  Bring a pack, water, camera, sturdy wading shoes, and your favorite three weight and get lost, or found, on this beautiful river.

Some of our favorite Lostine River fly patterns:

Dries: Turks Power Ant sz 12 - 16 , Beetles sz 10 -14 , Red + Yellow Humpies sz 14 - 16 , Royal Choachmen sz 12 - 16 , Kaufman Stimulator sz. 10 -16 , Parachute Adams sz. 12- 16 , Purple Haze sz 12 -16, Foamulator sz. 10-12 , Caddis sz 10-16, Hoppers sz 6 - 12 , Yellow Sallies sz. 12 - 16 ,

Nymphs: Princes sz. 6 - 14, Rubber Leg Squirrel sz. 8 - 14, Copper John sz. 12 - 18 , Lightning Bug sz. 14 - 18, Bead Head Hare's Ear sz 8 - 16, Wooly Bugger sz. 8 - 12, Kaufman Stone Nymph sz. 6 -12