South Fork Regional Fishing Report

10/24/09

***CLOTHING BLOWOUT SALE***

All Columbia and Cloudveil products in the store have been marked down by 40% and 50% !! Stop by the shop and get some new duds before you head out on the river.

Now for the fishing...........

Flow was dropped last night down to 2530cfs which tracks with the historical average. We are well into fall now and the fishing continues to be excellent!

The BWO action continues to be epic. Big hatches and loads of feeding fish. Also in the mix are mahogany's and midges. Look for pods of fish in the foam lines and tailouts. Get your sz#18 or smaller flies ready for action.

The Browns are starting to dig and do the dirty dance. Streamer fishing has really picked up because of this. Time to focus on fishing your favorite streamers. We're carrying some awesome articulated patterns by Kelly Galloup. Stop by and stock up. Fishing with Glo bugs will also become an important strategy as we move into the spawn.

Nymphing action continues to produce if the latter two strategies aren't working. Instead of the rubber leg, try a dark leech/bugger as a lead fly with your dropper of choice.

As we move into fall, get ready to start looking for your BIG fish of the year! There have been some brutes caught this year with more likely to come. The fish shown below with our guide Brett Novik was caught by a client last month on the lower snake above American Falls...12lbs/32"!!

 

As always, be safe out there and keep your eyes peeled. The lower flows have exposed some new obstacles especially on the lower sections of the river. Call or stop by the shop for advice, fly's to fill in the gaps in your flybox, or book a trip and let us do the rowing. Good Luck and have fun out there.

TIGHT LINES!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Call us at the shop if you have any other questions.

 

Please call South Fork Outfitters for an up to the minute report.
Phone: 1 800.483.2110
Email: info@southforkoutfitters.com