End of Season

Today is the last day of trout season where I live. After a leisurely breakfast, I spent a few last hours on the river. Water low, bugs few. Some guys did well early this morning from what I hear, but for me it was a quiet few hours working up a river I love.

Some rain, particularly over the last month or so would have helped the fishing out quite a bit. I'm worried about the isonychias - I saw only a fraction of the number of bugs I usually see, and that had an adverse effect on the fishing too (was this a side-effect of the lack of rain?)Still, I caught my fair share of trout this year, and even a few good sized fish.

I likely won't post much here until I start some winter tying, whenever that might be....

a few hours on the river

With the low, clear water, evening would have been a better bet, but we all know that the best time to go fishing is when you can get out.

There were a few bugs about, mostly olives, nothing to write home about. Beautiful day, a little cool, mostly sunny. I caught a few smallish browns. One large trout splashed after my fly and missed, but given the impossible spot, I had no chance to land it in any case.