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Jimmy's All Seasons Angler / Fishing Reports (Page 57)

Still Waters, October 5th, 2021

Daniels Reservoir offers good fishing even to those angler walking the shore line. Try midge pupa patterns under an indicator or slowly stripped or trolled leech and streamer patterns. Weeds are beginning to break up, so the shallower areas will become more attractive for stripping or slow trolling such patterns, Weeds will be breaking up in many of our still waters notorious for hosting them. Such as Springfield Reservoir, Sand Creek Ponds, and 24-Mile Reservoir are some of these.

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Yellowstone Park, October 5th, 2021

The crowds seeking brown and rainbow trout encounters along the Madison River are increasing to the point that civility is suffering. The brown trout run into Lewis River Channel (between Lewis and Shoshone Lakes and below Lewis Lake) is going on and will peak after the park angling season ends at the first weekend of November. That event will also bring many anglers as will the late run up the Gardner River. The Firehole River now offers great fishing with BWO life cycle, white miller, and soft hackled patterns bringing the most interest from trout. If you venture there, watch the upcoming weather. Killing frosts are ongoing along Fall River Basin streams, but a well placed hopper pattern presented as naturally as possible can still lure a trophy trout out of the depths.

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South Fork, October 5th, 2021

Flow out of Palisades Dam was dropped to 3940 cfs yesterday (now 4660 cfs at Heise, 2090 cfs at Lorenzo). These flows are great news for walk-in wade anglers through making the river safer and offering even more locations for such an approach. Unsettled weather coming up the next several days is another piece of good news for top water fishing as BWO and mahogany hatches will be at a peak. Trout will also be more receptive to streamer patterns during this period of unsettled weather. If you want to enjoy the beautiful fall colors along the South Fork, you’d better hurry. They won’t be around much longer!

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Henry’s Lake, September 28th, 2021

Fishing seems to be picking up a bit for those presenting traditional Henry’s Lake patterns on intermediate lines. Weed growth remains thick and not yet decreasing. Water temperature is hovering close to 60 Deg. F, So significant cooling is needed to bring on the best fishing.

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Southwest Montana, September 28th, 2021

Now that the gulper season has passed, the big attraction is the brown and rainbow trout run up the Madison River from Hebgen Lake. Still water fishing should pick up on such as Elk, Cliff, Elk,Hidden and Wade Lakes where fish are returning from the depths to cooling shallow water and cruise for feed items. Fly fishing shops are winding down the season with some good bargains on gear.

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Still Waters, September 25th, 2021

With a protected minimum pool, Daniels Reservoir does not suffer the dewatering fate of many of our irrigation reservoirs. Currently Daniels offers some of the best still water fishing in the area. Indicator fishing to present midge pupa, small leech, and scud patterns after finding the taking depth around the many weed beds is most productive, Slow trolling or stripping streamer or leech patterns through deeper water brings some action.

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Yellowstone National Park, September 25th, 2021

Crowds are beginning to arrive to fish the brown and rainbow trout migration out of Hebgen Lake and into the Madison River in the Park and into the Lewis River above and below Lewis Lake. The earliest possible arrival in the day at both places will result in the most tranquil fishing. Unsettled weather, such as predicted for the middle of the upcoming week, means more active fish and fewer fly fishers visiting. The best strategy for encountering these fish is to swing large streamer patterns deep through runs and holes using a sink tip line.

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Henry’s Lake, September 25th, 2021

Thanks to cooling weather fishing is beginning to pick up on the lake. Some fish are being picked up from fairly shallow waters along the west shore. Use intermediate or #2 sinking lines to present traditional Henry’s Lake patterns in 4 and 6 sizes. Bill Schiess’s book ” Fishing Henry’s Lake” offesr several patterns for this time of the season.

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South Fork, September 25th, 2021

Flow throughout the river is normal for this time of the season, but with Palisades Reservoir at only 9% of capacity more reductions are coming. The low volume means the river is cutting through silt beds giving some discolor to water coming into the river below. BWOs and Mahogany duns are active, but during these sunny days their numbers will be down with hatches concentrated in areas out of direct sunlight. Unsettled weather is predicted during the middle of the upcoming week, and such will intensify their activity.

streamer will bring action during evenings and early AMs.

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South Fork, September 21st, 2021

Flow out of Palisades Dam has been reduced to 6560 cfs which is about average for this date ( Heise 7390 cfs, Lorenzo 4020 cfs, both about average). These flows open up a great number of walk-in wade locations, and the fall mayfly activity peak of BWOs and mahogany duns is ongoing up and down the river. We can suggest which locations might be the best to visit for enjoying fish responding to this activity.

The above picture shows another reason for visiting the South Fork as fall foliage colors are changing.

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