Wing Case: Strip of pearl Flashabou over black Thin Skin, covered with epoxyĬolorado fly-designer John Barr’s pattern may be the single most popular nymph of modern times among American anglers. Copper John The Copper John sinks readily and resembles a number of aquatic nymphs. A few patterns will cover most of the bugs you’re likely to encounter.ĥ. In fact, having fewer species on the water takes away some of the guesswork about which fly the fish are taking. Trout will often rise to them, and even when they don’t, you can be sure they are feeding on the nymphal stages of the insects below the surface. And while insect activity is much less than in the spring and early summer, there are still a few species of mayflies, caddisflies, and midges that hatch in good numbers.

They feed well at this time of year, packing on weight that will get them through the lean months to come. Cooling water reinvigorates trout after months of hunkering down in tepid water. And fall is a busy time-there are leaves to rake, pumpkins to carve, and deer rifles to zero.īut there are good reasons to fish between Columbus Day and Thanksgiving.

Pools that produced in April or June might now seem empty, especially on waters that rely on spring stocking for their fish. Fall streams might be skinny from the hot, dry summer, or blown out by autumn storms. Late fall trout fishing can be hit-or-miss.

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