Little Lava Lake Fish Report for 5-9-2026
Little Lava Lake is amongst the best of them right now
Little Lava Lake - Bend, OR (Deschutes County)
by The Fly Fishers Place
5-9-2026
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Little Lava Lake is amongst the best of them right now, not every day is a tremendous callibaetis hatch but everyday has a good dry fly session with callibaetis, beetles and ants.
I got reports through the week from my friend Rob who really did well on his midge tip line and nymphs, Dan and Jerry who hammered a good hatch day and my own day there this week was fair with a short mayfly hatch, but incredible on a jiggy twist beetle.
I also saw a lot of traveling sedge (caddis) hatching and the fish were on them! Sadly, my traveling sedge box was home, but it didn’t matter in that moment because the fish ate the beetle like it was candy.
Balanced Leeches and Red Ice Cream Cones were also proactive for me this week.
More Reports
The Fly Fishers Place Reports
for Saturday, May 9th
Deschutes River- Lower: Salmon fly hatch is in full swing
Metolius River: So far there have not been many Green Drakes on the Metolius River
Crooked River: The Mothers Day Caddis are on time over on the Crooked River
Fall River: The Fall River is in summer mode
Deschutes River: The Middle Deschutes has great pockets of Salmonflies and Goldens
McKenzie River: We’ve had some good days over on the Mckenzie River these past 2 weeks
The Fly Fishers Place Reports
for Saturday, April 25th
Metolius River: Metolius River Report
Deschutes River- Lower: The Lower Deschutes opened a few days ago and it was a cold, wet and windy opener
Deschutes River: The Middle Deschutes has no confirmed Salmonfly hatch yet
Fall River: The Fall River is a consistent and good place to head this week
Crooked River: The Crooked River is ramping up for the big Mother’s Day Caddis hatch
McKenzie River: The McKenzie Wooden Boat Festival is today
Paulina Lake: Paulina Lake Report
East Lake: East Lake will be an interesting opener since ice off occurred quite a while ago
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Crane Prairie was very good this week after opener
Hosmer Lake: Still snowy in the lot and not quite ready for prime time
Ochoco Reservoir: Ochocco Reservoir has been fishing quite well for trout
Haystack Reservoir: Haystack is always a good option this time of year
Lake Billy Chinook: Lake Billy Chinook is always on the minds of anglers in the spring to hunt the hunters
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