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Northern Utah September 1, 2010Report by Steve Schmidt September, feels like fall with the cold front that just passed through. I'd have to say a breath of fresh air, which these days seems to be hard to come by. It's going to warm up again, which is perfect conditions for the fishing this time of year, a time of year when terrestrials drive it, an hatches begin to slow. The flyfishing continues to be very good across the northern part of the state. Terrestrial fishing has had a late start, and should carry this month quite nicely. We're anticipating excellent fishing over the next few weeks. If you haven't been out lately, there are few times in the year when it is more ideal; great weather, scenery, and plenty of flyfishing opportunities around for everyone to enjoy. What to Expect: Really nice weather, although I would have to say that these past storms have been refreshing to say the least, however it did put a damper on the fishing. Things will pick up now that we are drying out and warming up. We still have good hatches of PMD's and Caddis on many of our waters. Blue Wings are still a ways off. For our concerns, that is a good thing, since we're enjoying the terrestrial fishing. All techniques continue to be productive, but we are taking advantage of the late terrestrial fishing that we will enjoy throughout much of this new month. NOt much has changed regarding the flyfishing conditions or hatches. The days are getting quite a bit shorter. We really noticed that last night when we went up after work to fish caddis, which were still quite good. You don't have to get up so early to hit first light and should you stay late, you'll be home before the news. The daily sequence is the same. Look for mayfly spinners on the water early: PMD's along with some caddis activity as well. On these cool mornings you can probably sleep in an extra half hour, but it's still worth being on the first on one the water. You will find a mix of spinner on the water in the morning along with caddis. Typically morning spinners are the females and are olive to olive/yellow. Evenings are often dominated by the males, or rusty spinners, and not that you won't have both. In the mornings when there is nothing on the water at this juncture in the year, much like August, I still prefer to start off with a caddis pattern fished very tight to the bank: X-caddis, Hemmingway Caddis or Goddard Caddis. I don't fish any caddis hatch without these three primary patterns. Once the hatch starts I really like the CDC caddis patterns and Lawson Emerging Caddis. Hatches of both mayfly and caddis will start in the afternoon and can on hot days carry the fishing into the late hours of the night. On these cooler days the evening caddis will get going a little earlier. I'm sure you have noticed, but if you haven't the days are getting shorter, evenings and mornings a little cooler as a result. Time to add a layer to you morning and evening fishing. Although it isn't an epic hopper year due to the cool wet spring, the our rives trout are starting to take notice of these plump and more plentiful terrestrials. Ants and bettles have been quite productive for some time now, but our success with hopper patterns was late to start. Come this time of year, I prefer to be on the water before or after the peak time for the PMD hatches on some of our more pressured waters. With the waters lower and the fishing pressure being up on the Provo due to the new stream access law, I believe there is a real advantage to being on the water when there are fewer bodies. Early morning or staying late. Staying or arriving at the beginning or as the afternoon activity tapers off is a good overlap and worth considering when allocating time on the water at this time of the year. Across the west, the fishing is quite good. With kids back in school pressure on western waters is tapering off. There are some fall colors to the hillside already, and a softness to the light as we slip much too quickly into fall. What I love about this time of year is the weather, and the incredible fall color and that fact that steelhead season for us is near. What I don't appreciate is the fact that the peak of trout fishing season has already slipped by and like most of us, we could of used a few more days on the water. Still plenty of time to do that and there is some excellent fishing still to be had. Don't let it slip away.
Summary of Waters: Flows have virtually remained the same on the Provo River. The Middle Provo River is up for this time of year, but at a great level for fish and river health: 446 at the dam, 305 ft3/s at River Road below the diversion. The Lower Provo River is at 441 ft3/s. All techniques are working in full swing: Soft hackles, dry flies and nymphs. Now that we are into September and days are getting shorter, add streamers to you list. PMD's, Caddis and terrestrials are the key insects for trout anglers to focus on as we enter August. The Lower Provo doesn't do as well with hoppers as the Middle Provo, but it can be quite good fishing ants and beetles. Excellent PMD and evening caddis hatches on this section still remain. With the cooler weather and school being back it the rubber hatch has really slowed, especially during the week.
The Weber River has been down for sometime now. Flows are 171 ft3/s, very easy wading and ideal fishing conditions. Caddis hatches continue to be good on this river. Late start, but they are making up for it in volume. Hoppers now that the fields are drying out are a good bet along with ants and beetles on these warm September days are also good patterns to fish. The fishing on the Green River continues to be very, very good. Typically our Green River guides by this time of year are getting a little worn down. Due to the great fishing, they are all super excited about being on the water. Check out some of their Facebook posts over the past several weeks on our page. Also, I just posted some photos on our Facebook page from our day of hanging out with our Green River Guides this week. The river is spectacular now and all sections are fishing well. Levels are the same. Hatches are tapering off, but the terrestrial fishing is about as good as it gets.
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