The Lewis River favoring locals are reporting browns moving into the channel and river in moderate numbers.

On the cooler mornings and evenings of a sunny day, we’d probably start with a streamer, streamer / nymph, or double nymph set up to prospect with, and either converting to a dry rig if there are obvious hatches, or consider a small attractor / dropper set up.  Frankly we’d probably nymph all day ourselves at this point.

Terrestrials have about given up the ghost due to the cold nights of late; we’ve taken them off this list this week.
 
In terms of the fall hatches, on the cooler days BWO/baetis will be increasingly prominent; midges (18-22) and caddis (mid to late afternoon) are dwindling, but there just might be some around.

Lewis Lake is cooking right now - Macks are moving into the shallows in preparation fo their spawn, and you can still browns at the south end (black Wooly buggers and Zonkers).

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Flies to Have in the Box:

Dries:  baetis - BWO, Blue Dun, Olive Sparkle Dun, Comparadun, Para-adams; Caddis - EHC, tan, X Caddis; Midges - your favorites, Zebra Midge, Suspender Midge, Disco Midge; your attractor package

Nymphs:  BHFBPT; SF PT; Copper John;  Caddis - Pulsating, Electric, Super Pupas; Prince / MegaPrince / BH Prince; Lightning bugs, gold, silver;

Streamers / Other:  Woolly Bugger, brown, black, olive, yellow; Sparkle Buggers, same colors; Girdle Bug; Rubberlegs, orange/brown, olive, black, brown

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