09-14-2004, 03:26 PM
Metolius River - September 14th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
There is lots of activity on the river right now. Quite a few different things are hatching. In the early AM your best bet is the Willow Fly. This is a large dark stonefly with tan underbelly, found mostly in the lower river below Canyon Creek Camp Ground.
In the PM look for Mayfly hatches: Fall Green Drakes in the lower river, smaller pale and gray mayflies in both upper and lower. Also, mixed in with the smaller mayflies and often a preferred food item when it is present, look for a very small size #16 brownish olive stonefly. It can be distinguished by its fluttering movement as it drifts helplessly on the current
In the evening look for caddis hatches. I have recently witnessed some very intense surface feeding right at dusk.
Last but not least keep your eye open for October Caddis they will start to show up any time now. The pupa is a very effective pattern for both trout and Bull Trout
Flies to use:
Dries: #82XL Tan Stone Fly, #10 Green Drake a wide variety of patterns, #16 Gray or Gray/Green Mayfly, #16 Straw or pale yellow mayfly, #16 Little brown stone.
Nymphs: #8 2XL Brown Stone Flies, #14 thru #16 Flashback Pheasant Tail, #16 Brown Caddis Pupa, #16 Copper John,
Bull Trout: Bull Trout fishing has taken a brief dip in quality – the majority of the fish are up in the smaller tributary creeks spawning right now. By mid Sept these fish will be coming back into the main stem. They will be feeding ravenously on Kakonee to build back their strength after the rigors of the spawn
Bull Trout respond to two distinctly different fishing methods. Either try large streamer flies (white ones are easiest to see) or use conventional trout nymph fished on a larger rod with a heavier leader. With this nymphing technique even some very small size #16 and #18 flies will work to catch some very big fish.
For information on other fishing opportunities in our area check out our web site [url "http://www.johnjudyflyfishing.com/"]JohnJudyFlyfising.com[/url] or call John at (541) 595-2073.
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RECORDED:
65 ° FISHING: Good There is lots of activity on the river right now. Quite a few different things are hatching. In the early AM your best bet is the Willow Fly. This is a large dark stonefly with tan underbelly, found mostly in the lower river below Canyon Creek Camp Ground.
In the PM look for Mayfly hatches: Fall Green Drakes in the lower river, smaller pale and gray mayflies in both upper and lower. Also, mixed in with the smaller mayflies and often a preferred food item when it is present, look for a very small size #16 brownish olive stonefly. It can be distinguished by its fluttering movement as it drifts helplessly on the current
In the evening look for caddis hatches. I have recently witnessed some very intense surface feeding right at dusk.
Last but not least keep your eye open for October Caddis they will start to show up any time now. The pupa is a very effective pattern for both trout and Bull Trout
Flies to use:
Dries: #82XL Tan Stone Fly, #10 Green Drake a wide variety of patterns, #16 Gray or Gray/Green Mayfly, #16 Straw or pale yellow mayfly, #16 Little brown stone.
Nymphs: #8 2XL Brown Stone Flies, #14 thru #16 Flashback Pheasant Tail, #16 Brown Caddis Pupa, #16 Copper John,
Bull Trout: Bull Trout fishing has taken a brief dip in quality – the majority of the fish are up in the smaller tributary creeks spawning right now. By mid Sept these fish will be coming back into the main stem. They will be feeding ravenously on Kakonee to build back their strength after the rigors of the spawn
Bull Trout respond to two distinctly different fishing methods. Either try large streamer flies (white ones are easiest to see) or use conventional trout nymph fished on a larger rod with a heavier leader. With this nymphing technique even some very small size #16 and #18 flies will work to catch some very big fish.
For information on other fishing opportunities in our area check out our web site [url "http://www.johnjudyflyfishing.com/"]JohnJudyFlyfising.com[/url] or call John at (541) 595-2073.