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SPORTS PULLOUT & CLASSIFIEDS INSIDE • B SECTION • Friday, OctOber 21, 2022 THE REGION’S HUB FOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Get text alerts with up-to-date outdoor activities and events around Central Oregon. Scan the QR code or go to bendbulletin.com/text ryan brennecke/bulletin file A fly angler on the Metolius River. Not too late to wet a line BY MARK MORICAL • the bulletin R ain, snow and freezing temperatures are on their way to Central Oregon, but that does not mean it’s time to put away the fishing gear. Autumn is an ideal time for wetting a line on the High Desert, as many river and lake opportunities remain for anglers throughout the fall and winter. Here are a few options for fishing in Central Oregon this time of year. fishing on Sept. 30, but the section from Benham Falls downstream to Bend remains open year-round Deschutes River upstream of Bend and offers incredible scenery in ad- During the fall, the section of the dition to the angling. Deschutes River just below Benham The trout in that stretch of the FISHING Falls can offer productive fly-fish- Deschutes range from about 6 to ing for anglers looking to land rain- 12 inches, according to the Ore- bow trout, brown trout and whitefish. And gon Department of Fish and Wildlife, but anglers can often have the water virtually to many fish in the 14- to 18-inch range also themselves. live there. The river above Benham Falls closed to See Fishing / B9 Paulina Lake is known for its brown trout fishing. This one was hooked with a worm and bob- ber. bulletin file photo Chukar, Huns and quail on A&H lands Plenty of bird hunting, elbow room in Eastern Oregon The Access & Habitat Program was created in 1993, establishing a mechanism to provide grants to Want to walk the ridgelines for miles with a good landowners, timber and ag corporations and other dog and a shotgun where you probably won’t see an- groups for projects designed to increase hunting ac- other hunter? cess to private lands and/or improve wildlife habitat. Private lands in the Malheur River, the Steens, the Southeast area properties include the Kueny HUNTING Beulah, the Owyhee offer opportunities for hunting chu- Ranch (4,276 acres), Jenkins (13,233 acres), Otley Inside kar, Hungarian partridge and quail all season long. The (16,734 acres), the Alvord Ranch (10,100 acres) and first time I hunted above the Alvord Ranch, we came the Mackenzie (11,029 acres). Some properties pro- the bulletin down out of the hills, footsore and tired but the German asked readers vide drive-thru access to public land, opening up shorthair flagged a pair of Huns in the grasslands near more habitat for chukar, Huns and quail hunters. Go to submit their where the parking area. I bagged a bonus Hun and was to myodfw.com/articles/hunting-private-lands-ac- favorite hunt- as proud of that partridge as any limit of chukar. cess-habitat-program for a list of private lands. Scroll ing and fishing photos. contest down to the Malheur Council. Want elbow room? winners on B10 Each listing includes management unit, location, huntable species and the access period, which usu- There are close to 80,000 acres of private land open through the Access & Habitat program in Southeast Oregon in ally runs from August to the first of March. Special regula- tions are listed for each property and can range from walk-in some of our favorite units. only to motorized travel on roads posted as open; leave the How many times have you flushed a covey of chukar or gates like you found them. quail while stalking mule deer under a rimrock? If those red- Gary Lewis is an award-winning outdoor writer and television host. Contact legged partridges caused your old pump to palpitate, it’s time Lewis at garylewisoutdoors.com to plot the paybacks. BY GARY LEWIS For the bulletin █ Gary Lewis/For the bulletin Hungarian partridge numbers have bounced back in Southeast Or- egon in places where wildfire scoured junipers.
