Hosmer Lake Fish Report for 5-22-2026
Hosmer Lake is seeing a really good callibaetis hatch mid day
Hosmer Lake - Bend, OR (Deschutes County)
by The Fly Fishers Place
5-22-2026
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Hosmer Lake is seeing a really good callibaetis hatch mid day. Some damsel action is starting and will improve quickly. This week we did incredibly well on a green leech! You’ll also want callibaetis nymphs for under an indicator and to strip on a very slow sinking line. Why would I say that? The lake is down by a foot or 2 in water level so even an intermediate line is going to hang up on the weeds too much to be any fun for using, so a hover or a 2 for ghost tip is a way better choice.
Keep some Traveling Sedge in your boxes and skitter a Goddard caddis when you see really splashy rises!
Another fly to watch for is called an Alder Fly, these look like a stout black caddisfly, but it’s a different species. A #14 black elk hair caddis is a great fly to match it with, and you’ll also find an occasional skittering presentation for matching alder flies is a good idea.
More Reports
The Fly Fishers Place Reports
for Friday, May 22nd
Metolius River: Metolius River Report
Deschutes River- Lower: Lower Deschutes Report
Deschutes River: Middle Deschutes River Report
Crooked River: The Crooked River is fishing well on small nymphs and scuds
Fall River: There have been good hatches including PMD’s, midges, caddis and some waning blue wing olives
McKenzie River: The McKenzie River is a hoot now
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
Little Lava Lake: Little Lava Lake is amongst the best of them right now
Paulina Lake: Paulina Lake Report
Hosmer Lake: Hosmer Lake is all open and fishing is off to a great start
East Lake: East Lake reports are good already
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