General Fishing Report September 23, 2022
Well, it only took some rain and cooler air temps and most rivers are in great shape top to bottom. The Otter was coming in to it, with temps in the middle 60's, but its now over 1000cfs, and tough to wade fish. No worries though, as the tribs have been refreshed a few times with some rain and are fishing very well right now. With the water levels and the stain recently, it seems like every fish in the river is out chowing down. We had success this past week on streamers, larger nymphs (like stoneflies), and smaller nymphs, mostly attractor patterns like perdigons, soft-hackle carrots and Tasmanian Devil Jigs. There are still plenty of tan Caddis around, so something in that realm will get some looks. If the Otter comes back down to wade fishing levels, look for good to great Blue Winged Olive hatches, especially on the cloudy days. Like I mentioned earlier, still plenty of tan Caddis around, along with the occasional Isonychia mayfly. Patterns to have at the ready fo the next couple weeks: Stonefly nymphs, Prince nymphs, tan Caddis pupa or larvae, small to medium sized attractor nymphs, BWO nymphs and emerger...
