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Southwestern Montana 10-9-10

October 9, 2010
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South Western Montana

On all rivers, BWOs (adults, spinners) provide PM action, especially on overcast days.  Use nymphs during AM hours.  October caddis will also bring fish up, too.   Streamers are the name of the game in the Beaverhead and Madison rivers.  Browns are moving on both.   Good locations to try for migrating browns is the Madison reach between Hebgen and Quake lakes and the river above Hebgen Lake.  Big streamers trolled on Elk Lake should bring responses from lake trout (C&R fishing only) and cutts.  Same thing on Wade Lake where biggest browns run deep.

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Still Water 10-9-10

October 9, 2010
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Still Water

Best action at southeastern Idaho reservoirs is at Daniels Reservoir, but larger fish are being caught at Chesterfield Reservoir.   Both have low water levels, but cooler weather keeps water temps at good levels for fish activity.  Try midge pupa under indicators and look for depth where fish are taking. Small leech and damselfly nymph patterns presented on full sink lines will work deep.  Springfield Reservoir is slow fishing, but sure to pick up as newly released fish adjust and water cools.  Water levels in Twenty-Four Mile reservoir are very low. Water needs to be impounded for fishing to improve.  Fishing at Sand Creek Ponds is picking up thanks to cooler weather.  Try midge pupa patterns under an indicator or small leech patterns.

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South Fork 10-9-10

October 9, 2010
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South Fork

No significant changes here since Tim gave a report on 10-7.  He gave  several strategy tips in that report. What he offered on streamers will become more important as we move through October and into November.  If you prefer fishing BWOs his tips there will remain great information, too.

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Yellowstone Park 10-9-10

October 9, 2010
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Yellowstone Park

Big activity now is brown trout migration in the Madison, Gibbon, and Lewis rivers and Duck Creek.  Later in the month brown trout runs on the Snake and Gardner rivers will kick in.  Streamers on sink tip lines are the name of the game on all of these with low light conditions offering the best times to be on these waters.  Lewis Lake offers good trolling and shoreline casting for browns near the outlet and through the channel at the north end inlet.  Browns are now piling up in the channel below Shoshone Lake, but so are anglers.   Some of the Park’s best fishing for browns can be had here if you are the first one of the day to venture in.  If you prefer dry fly fishing, the Firehole River is fishing very well with BWOs and caddis leading the way.  Jack Frost has pretty much nipped most hopper fishing at the bud, but a few can be found around Fall River Basin streams.  Speaking of Fall River Basin, Beula Lake fishes well on bluebird days this time of year. Use small bead head nymphs, Midge pupa patterns under indicators or small leech patterns.

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Big Lost River 10-9-10

October 9, 2010
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Big Lost River

Flow out of Mackay Dam is down to 240 cfs meaning the river below is in top walk in-wade shape.  BWOs are emerging during afternoons, midges throughout the day, and fish will still take beetle and ant patterns. Other that that, small leech and bead head nymph patterns will work.

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Main Stem Snake River 10-9-10

October 9, 2010
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Main Stem Snake River

During the recent cloudy days BWOs hatches made for good PM fishing on the river around Idaho Falls and Shelley.  But the big attraction now is that brown trout are migrating throughout the river.  That means streamer fishing is the best way to encounter a big brown.   Again, low light conditions will offer best chance  to meet that big guy.   Have dark colored and light colored streamers in your fly box.   In light colors streamers featuring yellow or chartreuse seem to have an edge with respect to effectiveness.  Strip ’em or drift  ’em using a sink tip line.  Try tops and bottoms of holes and runs.   As light dims, try riffles and runs with a sink tip line, but a floating line may also get  your fly deep enough to moving fish.  Look for streamer fishing to be at its peak here in a few weeks and last through November.

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Henry’s Lake 10-9-10

October 9, 2010
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Henry's Lake

Fishing is getting better now that we are cooling off.   Best reports come from anglers trolling streamers (peacock leeches are working well), but fish are showing up in shallower water. In front of cliffs and around Wild Rose are good locations.  Look for fishing in shallow waters to pick up as we move through the month.   This will mean switching to slow sink or intermediate lines.  Best days here are not far away!

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Henry’s Fork 10-9-10

October 9, 2010
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Henry's Fork

Two best places to fish the upper river are  at Box Canyon where bead head nymphs and late day streamers bring the best action.   Next is Last Chance which offers some very good BWO fishing on cloudy days.  The lower river also offers BWOs and nymph fishing with caddis emerging and a  few hoppers remaining.  But for big fish the best strategy here is to pitch streamers under low light conditions.   Browns are moving throughout the lower river, and  they are taking steamers.  Have dark colored and light colored patterns in your fly box.  If one does not produce after a dozen or so casts, switch to the other.   Best locations to encounter big browns seems to be below Ashton Dam to Chester backwaters,  around the Wendell bridge just north of Ashton, and just below St. Anthony on downstream.

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Today at Jimmys 10/7

October 7, 2010
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Today at Jimmy's

We have some great rod specials going right now. All Sage VT2, and Winston BIIx Fly rods have been marked down 25% from their retail price. They are brand new rods and still have a lifetime warranty.This is a great deal. We have three VT2 Spey rods available, if you have ever wanted to learn how to spey fish are purchase a spey rod this is a great price for a really nice spey rod.

Jimmy and I have been working this week on our 2011 spring orders. I get so excited this time of year when I get to see all the new stuff. Speaking of new stuff we have some new Cliff boxes and accessories we got in the shop. We have a new Pink fly box for the ladies (and you sensitive men), we also have some new floatant and fly patches available.

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South Fork 10/7

October 7, 2010
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South Fork

Flows have dropped to 6400cfs. Fishing on the South Fork has been pretty good this week. Nymphing during the high bright sun has been the best strategy for hooking fish. I’m not going to tell you that hoppers and Chernobyl Ants are not working but action on these flies has slowed down considerably. I would still be throwing a hopper dropper rig and fishing the riffles and banks really hard. Fishing early and fishing late is a good idea, this is also a great time to throw streamers. On the overcast times of the day you will see Blue Wing Olives hatching. Look for fish feeding on these flies in the foam lines, and the back eddy’s. You will also get fish rising against the bank on the foam line as well.

We have a great selection of streamers here at the shop. Color is the key when streamer fishing. It is a great idea to have lots of different sizes and colors in your streamer box. If you are fishing a black streamer and you have no chases in the first 20-30 minutes, than you need to change flies. I typically will start with a  dark fly and progressively move to a lighter fly. For example I will start black, than Brown, olive, tan, cream or gray, than finish with white. For more info on streamer fishing stop in the shop and we will be happy to get you lined up with the right flies and techniques to be successful.

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