Fishing Reports

Blue wing olives are providing consistent action, in spite of some cold water temps.  We're talking dries here, periods where those of you with good eyesight can set tiny hooks in some happy rising fish.  Believe it or not, hoppers will work at times too.  For very consistent action, remember the small beadheads, zebras, PTs, tiny princes, and whatever you've got that can get down in the zone without the use of shot (if you must, use Dinsmore #6 or 8).  Beautiful out there.

Same as it's been for long long time.  Itty bitty plus floaty floaty equals rainbow brownie.  As the days warm up, float a small hopper/big caddis with a small bead under it.  Not a bad idea either to run your nymphs under a small parachute adams or royal humpy, so that when the weight of the nymph takes the dry fly down, you can still mark the progress of your rig.  Sight fishing is still a fun way to do it.

Stocking trucks are doing double duty in the canyon, which means throw the kitchen sink and you'll probably get a bite on it.  Your biggest challenge will be getting them off the hook in time to get your next one.  While the getting's this good, hone your sight fishing game.  There are some big ones too.  The best nymph? A nymph.  The best dry? A dry.  The gnarly weather will only make the fish more stupider.

Monument's pretty blissful too.  Heavy small nymphs will do you proud. 

It's the time of year when fish are on the lookout for very small BWOs and predators.  On the mainstem river, a comparadun trailed by a midge emerger should produce well, but if you think you can just mail it in, be prepared for RETURN TO SENDER.  Your casts need to be soft, and your drifts natural and loose.  On the tribs like the Mora and Panchuela, attractor dries will still fill your day with love and pleasantness.  Elk hair caddis or royal humpies would be my choices.

Ants and small caddis if you want to ride the surf.  Snorkeling same story as the broken record for the past few weeks - small bead heads, light enough so as not to snag the bottom.  I don't think you can just tie on a hopper and dial up a fish anymore.  Maybe challenge your eyesight by fishing something smaller than usual or more drab.  The old blue dun dry fly can still kick some butt.

In light of the year's drought and fires and such, the current flow on the Pecos is quite robust for September.  So it's little caddis dries, ants, still hoppers, and trudes.  Our recent favorite dry is called the hippy stomper, which pretty much covers all the bases of ants and beetles and spiders.
Underwater, you're fishing small beadies, something light enough to not hang up on the bottom.  Anato-mays are what's hot right now (everyone's still trying to knock off the horsemen - PTs, Princes, Hare's Ears, and now Copper Johns as if such a thing is possible).  Let's see, micro mays, zebras, and jackals should wrap it up, if you really need to work that hard.
Hike above Cowles for some cutties too.