General Fishing Report October 18, 2022

Fall trout fishing continues to remain solid, with most Otter Tribs fishing well top to bottom.  The Otter had a good bump in water, but is on its way down nicely and should be in good shape by this coming weekend.  The big take away from recent outings, is that the browns are starting to stage up and spawn.  Min has noticed several fish staged up already.  So please, watch where you step, and if you don't know what a redd looks like or where in the streams they might be located, do some research.  It's also a great idea to know likely spawning habitat if you plan on fishing these streams this winter,  as the eggs will still be on the stream bottom until spring.  Otherwise, targeting the non-spawning fish has produced some good outings for us and our clients.  Flies that have gotten some love recently include Caddis pupas, stonefly nymphs, jig streamers, squirmy worms and some small BWO nymph patterns.  The stones and worms have produced more when the water has been up and off color.  Predominate bugs right now are some small 14-18 tan caddis and small Blue Winged Olive mayflies in 16-20.  Look for both to get active on sunny days...