Fishing Reports
Bull Trout Fishing on Lake Billy Chinook with Baddfish Guide Service
Bull Trout Fishing on Lake Billy Chinook with Baddfish Guide Service Lake Billy Chinook is one of Central Oregon’s most respected bull trout fisheries, producing powerful, hard-fighting fish in a setting that’s as rugged as it is beautiful. Formed by the confluence of...
Lake Billy Chinook Dec. 3 2025
Another fun-filled and highly productive day on the stunning waters of Lake Billy Chinook! The Kokanee Salmon are hitting hard, proving that winter fishing in Central Oregon is absolutely red-hot. We absolutely crushed it out on the water, boating 27 beautiful Kokanee...
Lake Billy Chinook 11-28-2025
Lake Billy Chinook – 11/28/2025 What a day on the water! Once we finally got going, the kokanee action was fast and furious. Poulsen Cascade Tackle Arrow Flash dodgers paired with an orange pearl Twirlee-Gig were absolutely on fire. The bite was so hot we didn’t even...
New wintertime Rates
Baddfish Guide Service — Wintertime Rates Are Here! Winter fishing is heating up, and now’s the perfect time to get on the water with Baddfish Guide Service! New Winter Rates: • Full Day: $175.00 • Half Day: $150.00 • Two person minimum. Whether...
Metolius Arm of Lake Billy Chinook Closed! until next season, will opem up March 1st 2026
What a fantastic season we've been having on Lake Billy Chinook! Just a quick reminder that the Metolius arm is closed until March 1st. There’s a bit of confusion about the boundaries between the Metolius arm, the Deschutes River/Crooked River arm, so it's really...
Lake Billy Chinook 10-25-2025
rpdneostSote0 1lys0969MgfY2am8a gr631h4:ft6g06Ai 6hadfu20f1e · WOW — what an incredible fall fishing season! We’ve been spending our days out on Lake Billy Chinook, and the Kokanee fishing has been absolutely stellar. Huge schools of fish are lighting...
Fall and Winter Time Fishing around Sunriver Resort and Central Oregon
Fall & Winter Fishing Around Sunriver Resort and Central OregonCentral Oregon is a year-round outdoor playground, and for anglers, the changing seasons bring fresh opportunities on the water. While many think of summer as “fishing season,” fall and winter can be...
Kokanee Season coming to a close? Nope!!
As this fishing season comes to a close, I just want to take a moment to say a HUGE thank you to all of my amazing clients who fished with Baddfish Guide Service and Day One Outdoors this year. From early mornings on the water to the excitement of netting fish and the...
Cresent Lake Perfect Fishing
What an absolutely thrilling week on the water! It was nothing short of magical to witness kids reeling in their very first fish and bursting into joyful screams—there's truly nothing that compares! The smoke was manageable; it typically settles down at night and...
Odell Lake Kokanee Power Derby
What a week! We finished the Kokanee Power of Oregon derby at Odell with perfect weather, great friends Sean Koepf and Dave Bales, and a 5th place finish. Hot gear: Poulsen Cascade Tackle Dodgers with LURED Tackle, Full Throttle Bugs, spinners & baby squidlets,...
Aug 4th Great fishing, Paulina Lake, Odell Lake
nSstpeorodm5ghiAl l1t5tmiliu50lhuu4au16u32i4gf6uga6324i9musc · We just wrapped up an amazing week at Paulina Lake and finished on a high note at Odell Lake! Paulina is such a beautiful place to fish, even if the mornings felt a bit chilly at first. But no...
What a fun-filled week! I spent it fishing at Paulina Lake, Crane Prairie Reservoir, and Billy Chinook Reservoir.
At Billy Chinook, I targeted Bull Trout and managed to catch a nice small one, along with plenty of Kokanee. We found them from the surface down to 85 feet, and the average size for the Kokanee was about 12 inches. After 10:00 AM, the recreational wake surf boaters...










