Season 3
Hey Everyone,
I hope y’all are doing well as we begin to end our Summer season. My apologies to those who read the blog, and have not seen one in a couple months. We’ve had a pretty busy Summer, plus a new child brings all types of time management skills into play.
The Summer weather this year was hot early on, followed by more hot, and no rain. This has resulted in early start times in the morning on our freestones. Fishing stayed pretty good for what we were dealt with on the Wild Trout Streams. Are beetle fishing this year was pretty damn good in the mornings, as well as the ant bite. Higher elevation rivers were the ticket to success this Summer. Bow and Arrow casts were at an all time high!
The tail waters have been cold enough to guide full days, and have received plenty of water this year. Bugs are plentiful with most fish eating somewhat small, but not tiny. Some great days were had on this system, with many more to come in the next couple months. These places brought out finesse in anglers and helps a ton in the long term game of trout fishing as a whole.
Bass fishing on the other hand has been almost perfect with low flows and clear water. If trout fishing is bad, bass fishing is usually good. Kind of a love hate situation, but things happen. Some years are wet some are not. Although it is finally raining today with more to come this week. We spent a couple days off this week getting to make long casts, with big bugs to surface eating bass.
The moment we’ve all been waiting for has begun knocking on Summer’s door. Fall wants to arrive, and will sooner than later if I had to guess. I’ve always said Fall is Christmas for Anglers. What is Fall fishing all about?
Fall is all about the change. High sun days will become lower, warm water begins to chill, leaves begin to glow. The fish begin to feed for preparation of cold weather on the horizon. The weather change jump starts migrations of fish such as the brown trout, followed by the rainbows. Bug life begins to show again as the rivers become cool, and days become shorter. Being on the River in the Fall is something everyone should experience at least once a year. The scenery alone is worth the wade!
Caddis will be seen in big numbers, followed by the midge hatches. Fish will continue to feed on these, with the occasional hatch of blue wing olives becoming stronger through out the winter. Fall insects can be tough to dial in, but once you get it figured out it can be magical.
Every Fall the Wild Brown Trout begin to push into livable spots in the river to feed until they meet the lady/man of there dreams. These fish will push on a weekly, and continue to do so until they spawn. Targeting them at this time is fun and challenging. The Rainbows are the prowl for prime feeding lies. They’ll compete all season to put on the weight needed for the Winter.
Stocked water will receive there stockings in NC starting in October, and SC in November. Delayed Harvest is a good time for anglers to catch these. Just show up, throw a fly in the water. Boom! Fish of a lifetime!
Musky fishing will be firing up as well. We offer these trips until March. Floating for the fish of 10,000 casts. These trips are fun, and if your lucky to put it in the right spot you’ll have a shot a toothy freshwater Dino.
Don’t wait till last minute to book your prime dates, but if you do, I’ll give you hell about it, and try to make it happen. I appreciate everyone who continues to support us in our 3rd year of business(almost 4th). I’m grateful we get to guide for fish that are Wild and clients who continue to trust us. I’ll have a more in depth blog next month about what’s to come, and changes we are making. Thanks again for even reading my horrible grammar and late blogs!
John
Kara and Kayla working the Wild Ones!