842 | Deschutes Fly Fishing with Warm Springs Guide - Randy Nathan
Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast
Dave Stewart
4.7 • 530 Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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If you've been dreaming about Deschutes fly fishing with less pressure and more solitude, today's episode is your roadmap. We sit down with Warm Springs tribal member and guide Randy Nathan, owner of the Eagle Crossing Restaurant at the Deschutes River crossing, to talk about what it really takes to fish the reservation side: permits, timing, access, and the flies that consistently get eats. From steelhead season strategies to the famed salmonfly hatch, Randy shows why this river is one of the best classrooms in the world for anglers of every level.
You'll hear how Randy learned from pioneering Warm Springs guide Al Bagley, why he launched Native Adventures, and how he's teaching the next generation to do it right. We also cover rebounding steelhead numbers, how the Pelton dam "mixing" changed bugs and temps, and Randy's favorite trout and steelhead patterns (including his secret "Tiger Chubby"). If Deschutes River trout fishing or winter steelhead on the swing is on your list, this one's for you.
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| 0:00.0 | Today we're diving into one of Oregon's most iconic rivers and hearing the story from a side that few anglers ever get to fish. |
| 0:09.0 | Our guest is Warm Springs tribal member guide and owner of Eagle Crossing restaurant, a local landmark that sits just above the Deschutes River Crossing. |
| 0:16.0 | From his days collecting grasshoppers for bait as a kid to guiding fly anglers across tribal waters that see almost no pressure. |
| 0:23.2 | Randy's story is all about connection to the river, to the fish, and the community that's been there for generations. |
| 0:28.8 | By the end of this episode, you're going to understand what it takes to fish the reservation side from tribal permits to timing your trip around big hatches. |
| 0:35.9 | Plus, we're going to get his favorite trout flies for the summer and the story of rebounding steelhead runs on the river. This is the wetfly swing podcast where I show you the best places to travel to for fly fishing, how to find the best resources and tools to prepare for that big trip, and what you can do to give back to the fish species we all love. Randy Nathan is here to share his story about learning from one of the first |
| 0:56.2 | Warm Springs fly fishing guides, Al Bagley. |
| 0:58.9 | You're going to hear how and how he built this program called Native Adventures |
| 1:03.9 | and his most iconic rivers and hearing the story from a side that few anglers ever get to fish. |
| 1:09.6 | Our guest is Warm Springs tribal member guide and owner of Eagle Crossing Restaurant, |
| 1:13.7 | a local landmark that sits just above the Deschutes River Crossing. |
| 1:16.9 | From his days collecting grasshoppers for bait as a kid to guiding fly anglers across tribal |
| 1:21.5 | waters that see almost no pressure, |
| 1:23.9 | Randy's story is all about connection to the river, to the fish, |
| 1:27.3 | and the community that's been there for generations. By the end of this episode, you're going to understand what it takes to fish the reservation side, from tribal permits to timing your trip around big hatches. Plus, we're going to get his favorite trout flies for the summer and the story of rebounding steelhead runs on the river. This is the Webfly swing podcast where I show you the best places to travel to for fly fishing, |
| 1:46.5 | how to find the best resources and tools to prepare for that big trip, |
| 1:49.6 | and what you can do to give back to the fish species we all love. |
| 1:53.1 | Randy Nathan is here to share his story about learning from one of the first |
| 1:56.4 | warm springs fly fishing guides, Al Bagley. |
| 1:59.1 | You're going to hear how he built this program called Native Adventures. |
| 2:03.7 | That's N8 TV. |
| 2:06.4 | And why he believes the Schutes is one of the best classrooms in the world to learn fly fishing. |
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