The fast water just downstream from the bridge at Colorado Avenue is also worth a cast or two. Moving west, just outside of the city limits, is Tumalo State Park off U.S. 20, with great access to the Deschutes River. You'll run into private property more quickly if you fish downriver, so your best bet is to head upstream. Because it is spring-fed and maintains a temperature in the 39 to 40 degree range, it is not as productive a fishery as some of the other trout streams in Central Oregon, and it takes some practice to learn how to fish it well. But the many anglers who fish here year-round are testimony to the outstanding fishing experience the river can provide to those who take the time to know it.
Rainbow trout are the primary quarry, although there are bull trout present as well.
Downstream from Bridge 99 you are allowed to fish with lures as well as flies. The Metolius River is located in the Deschutes National Forest and has numerous campgrounds along the stretch between Camp Sherman and Bridge 99. To get there go west on U.S. 20 for about 8 miles, then turn right onto Forest Service Road 14 at the Camp Sherman turnoff and follow it for about 6 miles to the river. The most commonly fished stretch of the Deschutes River in the Redmond area is at Lower Bridge. To get there drive north from Redmond on U.S. 97 for about 5 miles, then turn left onto N.W. Lower Bridge Way, immediately north of Terrebonne.