The Kingfisher Fly Shop

  The variable weather this weekend will make dry fly fishing up here much more hit and miss. Mahoganies and baetis will fish for you midday right now and a variety of patterns from #14 royal Wulffs to parachute Adams will work. Double beaded stones (in peacock) and red San Juans are doing about as…

  Very good fall fishing to be had pretty much along the entire length of the river. The main bug and surface feeding activity is in the typical midday window these days with baetis and mahoganies being the central focus. The window of dry fly opportunity is about to get radically shorter beginning this weekend…

  The back channels have been MAGIC the past couple of weeks making the wade fishing on the ‘root very tempting. Aside from having lots of rising fish in fun conditions, the back channels usually keep you separate from boat traffic and offer you a spring creek like perspective. Good stuff. Mahogany patterns of all…

  Today and tomorrow should continue to be mahogany bliss, but as temperatures plummet end of the week, your dry fly options will become much more limited both in terms of patterns and time-frame. For now, though, parachutes in darker colors, D&D cripples in 14s, comparaduns . . .all will work. Subsurface is still the…

  The back channels have been MAGIC the past couple of weeks making the wade fishing on the ‘root very tempting. Aside from having lots of rising fish in fun conditions, the back channels usually keep you separate from boat traffic and offer you a spring creek like perspective. Good stuff. Mahogany patterns of all…

  Today and tomorrow should continue to be mahogany bliss, but as temperatures plummet end of next week, your dry fly options will become much more limited both in terms of patterns and time-frame. For now, though, parachutes in darker colors, D&D cripples in 14s, comparaduns . . .all will work. Subsurface is still the…

  Very good fall fishing to be had pretty much along the entire length of the river. The main bug and surface feeding activity is in the typical midday window these days with baetis and mahoganies being the central focus. The window of dry fly opportunity is about to get radically shorter beginning next weekend…

  The falling temperatures beginning next weekend will make dry fly fishing up here much more hit and miss. Mahoganies and baetis will fish for you midday right now and a variety of patterns from #14 royal Wulffs to parachute Adams will work. Double beaded stones (in peacock) and red San Juans are doing about…