Drakes and Flav's in the afternoon from the Canyon to Below 99, also some good reports of Golden Stones all over the river from 99 to Tract C with the Clarks Stone taking some nice fish this week. Today there were a lot of little olive stones on the water and fish were on them. … Continue reading Metolius River fishing report 9/15/17
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Metolius Fall Drakes!
Flav's (#14) and Fall Drakes (#10) are hatching along with Mahogany Duns (#16), PMD's (#16) Baetis (#18-20). Little Olive Stones are coming on with a vengeance this 4th day of September. Check out our new double wing stone and always have a few Hemingway's or Henryville's in a #18 on board. We find trimming the … Continue reading Metolius Fall Drakes!
Metolius update 8/28/17
Tina and I spent the afternoon on our favorite river and we ran into some good hatches near the hatchery. The really good news was Flav's were coming off and the fish were "drake taking" them from about 1:30 to 2:15-30'ish. Had the best success on the Flav Film Critic. There were also a lot … Continue reading Metolius update 8/28/17
Metolius River Report 8/19/17
Bull Trout fishing is really good right now. We have been catching them (mostly in the mornings) on white streamers. Trout fishing has also been quite good with Clarks Stones and PMD's in the upper river, PMD's, Yellow Sally's, Caddis (galore), BWO's and Rusty Spinners in the Middle and Lower river to the Candle Creek … Continue reading Metolius River Report 8/19/17
Metolius has been great! 8/15/17
Oh my gosh, from Golden Stones to PMD's and Baetis and Caddis and Bull Trout it is happening out here. We had an epic day on the upper river with Clarks Stones the other day. Evening BWO and Caddis action is good with a pretty consistent Rusty Spinner Fall at Dusk! Afternoon PMD's and a … Continue reading Metolius has been great! 8/15/17
Fun Summer fishing on the Met!
Plenty of hatches and lot's of good nymphing now, and of course the freezing cold spring water is a welcome relief on hot summer days...for us and the trout! There is nothing better than the Metolius in the Summer. Here's a rundown of the hatches: PMD #16 Keep an eye out from 11 AM to … Continue reading Fun Summer fishing on the Met!
Metolius River Fishing Report 7/4/17
Happy 4th of July. We are giving the trout no independence from our flies. Although one of our favorite flies is a Frenchie, but for this day we've names it the Freedom Fly. This week we've seen better nymphing action than dry fly fishing. Maybe the heat? PMD hatches were a bit off, and evening … Continue reading Metolius River Fishing Report 7/4/17
Metolius River fishing report 6/22/17
Green Drakes are still on, most days coming about 3 PM now, but could be as late as 5. PMD's are picking up steam and there are more evening caddis hatches with this warm weather and more golden stone adults showing up now too. We've seen golden stones all over the river but where they … Continue reading Metolius River fishing report 6/22/17
Metolius River fishing report 6/14/17
The Green Drake hatch is impressive this year. I fished Sunday and had a really nice afternoon and Ben and Adam have been practically living out there for the Drakes! We are also seeing a good number of PMD's and smaller Caddis. It's been cold for several days so our evening spinner falls are not … Continue reading Metolius River fishing report 6/14/17
Metolius Green Drake Report 6/1/17
The Green Drakes are picking up some steam and are hatching more consistently about 4 PM from the Canyon Down to Bridge 99 and below. There have been good afternoon emergences of PMD's as well and then some Caddis in the late afternoon and Rusty Spinners at dusk.