After catching the Catlow Valley redbands, it was off to find some Harney-Malheur basin redbands.

Admittedly, these were the least exciting of the fish that I caught on this trip, even though the average size was much better.

I did find a little spring fed side pool to the main river that had some really cold water and was full of redbands.





Back out on the main stream, the fishing was actually pretty non-stop. Almost every cast into a good looking spot was producing a strike.





I did get a swing and a miss from a huge redband (easily 18+"), but one look was all he gave me, and he never got the fly in his mouth. Oh well. After spending the night, it was time to move on in search of another desert cutthroat.