October 8th Fishing Report
Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.Creeks are quite low and very clear clear. Water temperatures are in the mid to high 50s area wide. Things would be great for fishing if we could get some clouds! Yesterday morning fishing was pretty solid thanks to some spotty cloud cover. Once the clouds disappeared the fishing became pretty difficult overall. Shade is the key to finding happy fish right now. It can be shade from trees, overhanging vegetation, the shadow of a bluff face, or an undercut bank. Anything to keep the sun off the water is good.
There are olives around, especially in the evening, both hatching and a spinner fall. The problem seems to be that trout are not happy eating on the surface unless it is dark out.
Hoppers and beetles in the riffles with droppers is still the most effective way of fishing along with rolling heavy tungsten nymphs on the bottoms of pools.
