09-19-2012, 12:14 AM
Jim,
I don't own a drift boat (which is the biggest reason, I seldom fish the SF during high water) so I have to wait for gravel bars to stick out of the water before I hit the river much. Most of the fishing I do is from about the end of the dirt road above heise on down to around twin bridges. The best fishing are along places where you have to do a bit of hiking but there are some good runs right along close to the road too...such as the area right above the bridge, shown in the photo.
In Oct. the river should be settle down even more which will expose over more gravel bars to make access easier. If you have time, just have fun and get to know the river. I like to pack two rods with me...the 3wt along with a 6wt for streamer fishing while waiting for a hatch. Try Olive or Chartreuse with white Clousers with red eyes pitched on a sinking tip fly line.
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I don't own a drift boat (which is the biggest reason, I seldom fish the SF during high water) so I have to wait for gravel bars to stick out of the water before I hit the river much. Most of the fishing I do is from about the end of the dirt road above heise on down to around twin bridges. The best fishing are along places where you have to do a bit of hiking but there are some good runs right along close to the road too...such as the area right above the bridge, shown in the photo.
In Oct. the river should be settle down even more which will expose over more gravel bars to make access easier. If you have time, just have fun and get to know the river. I like to pack two rods with me...the 3wt along with a 6wt for streamer fishing while waiting for a hatch. Try Olive or Chartreuse with white Clousers with red eyes pitched on a sinking tip fly line.
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