Our destination is the famed Deschutes River in central Oregon with Elke and Alysia Littleleaf, Littleleaf Guide Service.  Considered one of the premier fisheries in the Pacific Northwest, the Deschutes is the largest spring-fed river in America, famed for incredible insect hatches, dense trout populations, and fast growth rates.  Elke and Alysia are from the Warm Springs Wasco reservation and may be the only native American fly fishing guide couple in America.  They give us an inside look at the 35-mile tribal side of the river, top hatches, flies, spey fishing, and their perspective on Native American life.  Also, stories of huge Bull Trout, Sacajawea, Chief Joseph, and their fight for conservation.  

With host, Steve Haigh

Pictures of the Deschutes River and Elke and Alysia’s top fly picks: @DestinationAnglerPodcast on Instagram and Facebook

Contact Elke and Alysia Littleleaf:  

• Website: http://www.littleleafguides.com/
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: 541-645-0402

• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LittleleafGuides/
• Instagram @LittleLeafGuides

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Comments & Suggestions:  host, Steve Haigh, email [email protected]

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Recorded Aug 11, 2022.  Episode 73

Music on the show by A Brother’s Fountain, “Hitch Hike-Man”.   

Podcast edited by Podcast Volume  [email protected]