Slough Creek has been a steady friend all summer and into the early fall;  though over the past couple of weeks things have toughened a bit.  It’s also been a bit crowed in these parts the past few weeks…

There’s no flow gauge on Slough Creek, so there is no flow data to follow - there’s really been no meaningful rain or showers in the Park until yesterday, and reports are that not a lot of rain fell.

Like most of the water around, we’re still thinking of the best approach to use in different kinds of weather. 

Our preference (like most) would be to fish Slough on a wet, overcast, and cooler day - not only does it drive off some of the dudes but more importantly it brings out the BWOs, Green Drakes, and Hecubas.

On the sunnier, warmer days (like most of last week) - it’s a bit tougher of late.  Summer’s hatches are long gone, and these fish have had all sorts of hoppers thrown at them for weeks not.  Downsize your flies, and we had some luck with smaller ants over here on Wednesday.

With the water year the Park’s had, all the waters in the NE sector are running pretty low and deeper water is hard to find;  you could still think about a streamer, streamer/nymph, or double nymph set up in the deeper runs and holes. 

Like we’ve been saying most of the summer - Slough’s been a very busy fishery and still is - the crowds will begin to thin as the weather cools.

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Flies to have in the box:

Dries:  baetis - BWO, Blue Dun, Olive Sparkle Dun, Para-adams; Paradrake, gray, green/olive; Parachute Adams; Green and Fall Drake, life cycle,

Nymphs:  BH PT; Copper John, green / chartreuse; Shop Vac; Flashback softhackle, yellow

Terrestials: Hoppers - Grand, Whit, Dave’s, Carnage, Kicking, Hoppinator; Beetles- Fire, Foam, HiVis, Sam’s;  Ants - Chernobyl, ParaAnt, black and cinnamon, CDC Flying ant, black, brown, cinnamon; Epoxy, same colors

Streamers / Others:  Woolly Buggers, olive / brown / black;  Girdle Bugs, small; Muddler, small

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