With fall slowly approaching the fishing conditions are changing rapidly. From the lower flows (which give wade fisherman excellent access) to the cold mornings to the hot mid days, Things are a little funky. The morning baetis fishing has held strong but mid days can be a little tricky. Use a hopper dropper to search the riffles and tandem nymph rigs for the deeper runs and fish everything in between. The dry fly fishing should pick back up in the evening with caddis and mayflies hatching in good numbers. October caddis have just started making an appearance too but are still hatching in sporadic numbers. For dry flies, use chubby Chernobyls, stimulators, PMDs, BWOs, bullet head stones, half downs, parachute adams, purple hazes, elk hair caddis, and para wulffs. For sub surface patterns use micro stones, pheasant tails, Pat’s rubber legs, San Juan Worms, caddis pupae, double beaded stones and batman nymphs.

 

HATCHES: hoppers, PMDs, BWOs, caddis, hecubas

FLIES: Prince nymphs, rogue stone, parachute adams, elk hair caddis, hoppers, stoneflies/nymphs, streamers.

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