Slough continues to offer amazingly good fishing despite the impressive pressure that it’s borne this season.

One of the things we really like about this water is that you need to be able to handle yourself like a fly fisherman over here - stealthy approaches, well placed first casts, and clean drifts most often make the difference between catching some nice fish or just taking a hike in some amazing country. 

As it looks more and more like fall out there – fall hatch activity has started to pick up a bit.  You will potentially (pending your location, powers of observation, and the weather) see baetis, Green and / or Gray Drakes, Fall Drakes, Caddis, PMDs, midges, and some of the summer’s hardy terrestrial family.   Pending the day, the Slough hatches really are like a box of chocolate - you never know what you’re gonna get.   

Make sure your rain gear is loaded, and bear spray remains an essential.

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Flies to Have in the Box

Dries:  PMDs - parachute, sparkle dun, sprout, cripple, CDC Emerger, PMX - yellow, peacock, royal; Drakes - Paradrake, gray, green, olive, life cycle; Parachute Adams; small midge emergers;  Caddis – EHC, X Caddis, Electric Caddis, EC Caddis, Spent Caddis – tan and olive; Spruce Moth; be ready with your BWO/ baetis box; midge assortment

Nymphs:  Bubbleback PMD; BH & FB PT; Copper John, green, red, chartreuse; Shop Vac; Flashback soft hackle, yellow; HE assortment

Streamers / Others:  Woolly Buggers, brown, black, olive, blue; Sparkle Buggers, same - note overall they should be on the smaller side

Terrestrials:  Hoppers (smaller), ants, beetles, bees

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