I met Tina out on the Metolius this afternoon after she showed a house in Camp Sherman. We got lunch at the Camp Sherman Store and then headed to Allingham to fish a spot I love this time of year. We both just brought dry fly rods (and dry fly boxes, so nymphing wasn’t an option today), and I worked the water there for a bit, changing a few flies and trying different drifts. Nothing.
So we loaded up and drove to the Hatchery where we found a lot of anglers and not too much open water by time we got there. So down river we went to a favorite little eddy, hidden from the normal bustle of all the easier access spots. Nothing. No hatch to speak of, and no fish rising.
So today was a bust for me out there fishing wise, but we measure days like today on more than the catch rate. Lunch with my sweetie, fall colors and letting out dog Drake have another “best day” were all highlights.
All that said, my friend Phil was able to find fish that would eat green drakes today and throughout this past week, plus some of the boys from the shop had good bull trout action on a few mornings this week, plus I heard more positive reports of fish eating October Caddis, and now the kokanee are increasing their fall run up the river so eggs are going to be in the drift for the next few weeks and be very important as a food source.
BWO’s and Mahogany Duns are big hatches in October, and PMD’s are still pretty abundant if you’re in the right place….
What I am excited for is the rain coming in next week. I do believe we are in for a treat on hatches, on nymphs and on Bull Trout streamers with the change coming soon.