The last big bug of the year is the Slate Drake or Isonychia. I like the name but i like the action better. After several straight days of rain we had a break on Saturday and i managed to get out the weather was prime but the biggest surprise was how warm (relatively) the water was. Each year i press the end of wet wading season a bit further and each year i feel better about it. Bugs are not really an issue but watch out for the poison ivy / sumac / oak. it still can run the week for you.
I started on the stream i mentioned a few posts back it turned out to be fairly dead (it happens). The water "looked" right but it was from the top a dam vs the bottom and i could not feel any springs along the way.
So i made my way back to an old friend and fish up steam after a few fish and shooting some video I quickly passing the known water and moved up to the heavy pocket water and the major cascade / minor water fall (not sure what the cut off is). I took 2 very nice Browns (one on video) and many rainbows, some small some decent one that went 9" (no video battery was dead by then).
Fishing was / is great at this time of year first fall colors are showing down here and there is not much time until the leaves will start to mess up the water.
Here is some video of the day, including a few fish...
Enjoy,
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