Got to fish a couple of hours this evening. Actually from 3:30- 5:30. It was about as good of dry fly fishing I have seen. And I have seen a bunch.  From the time I got there til I left, heads were popping up everywhere. BWO’s , Midges and some Sulphurs thrown in , were on the river. If any you guys left before 4;30, you missed a treat. Golden heads were everywhere. You could tell they were Browns by  their head color  a good distance away. It really was a pleasure being there. You would see a head , throw to do and that head would lift for your fly. Then they went to the the subtle sip.. a mere ring. If you don’t enjoy that, you might as well get a bass boat. After all these years, I still very much do.

Started with a variety of nymphs to test some flies. They all worked.  The Thorax BWO nymph was darn near every cast. The fish would also expel it as quick as they ate it.

The sun popped out and spinners were on the corners. BWO’s and Sulphurs. That is when the heads popped up-  Whole heads.! The 20-22 BWO Sparkle Dun was plain deadly. [ not actually deadly- I have not intentionally killed a trout in 30+ years.}  Did I tell you Midges were everywhere also. Am sure a JuJubee Midge would have effective- like every cast effective- but the BWO was tyed on.. ands that is what I stayed with.

I sure hope David Miller stayed til 5:30 . You would have loved it David.

Paul Jayne said the Bakerville man caught 2 good Browns on an egg pattern. One was 26″ So , it is getting time for the big boys.  I will probably will be silly and just fish the hatches all winter. Am bad about that.

Beetle Juice Blake said midges were  swarming on his section of the river. A 22 midge was boom, boom, bomm . ect.

So the river is ON.  Fall is here and the heat is gone.

Sounds prety good , doesn’t it? …. It is.. come join the fun.

Tight Lines,

Rod Champion