Waters · United States
Deschutes River (Sherars Falls) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The lower Deschutes carries summer steelhead from June and holds native redside rainbows that fight well above their weight in the heavy current. No fishing from a boat — you get out and wade.
Today's report: excellent (81/100)
Rainbow Trout is the most promising species on Deschutes River (Sherars Falls) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 15.2°C (59°F) and barometric pressure is stable.
Deschutes River (Sherars Falls) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 15.2°C (59°F)
Measured at gauge DESCHUTES RIVER AT SHERARS BRIDGE, OR · reading 45 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 17:00–19:00 local time — score 85/100
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 75/100
- 13:00–15:00 local time — score 86/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelhead | 68 — good | 77 — good | 75 — good |
| Rainbow Trout | 81 — excellent | 85 — excellent | 80 — good |
| Chinook salmon | 79 — good | 85 — excellent | 83 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Deschutes River (Sherars Falls) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+1)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:30:21 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge DESCHUTES RIVER AT SHERARS BRIDGE, OR · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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