Not Bad

Fall fishing…what can be said other than I love it, because you never know what you might see in a day on the Met in the fall. In the last week I have hooked my first couple Steelhead, on the dry no less which pretty much almost ruins me each season, there is always a fear nothing else will compare but who am I kidding, I’ll be fishing until there’s no place to fish.

1st steel of the year on the skate

There have been multiple Bulltrout attacking our trout, one I even managed to make cough up the 13 inch cutthroat I had on, then out of pure chance the dry fly set in the nose of the bull which produced a vicious fight. Seeing the cutthroat all the way into the adipose (head first) in that bulls mouth I thought it would never see daylight again, but when all looked lost for that little cut the bull gave a jump and barfed it out in mid-air unharmed!

Big Bad Bull

The rotation has been pretty simple as of late, just focusing on the main bugs of the early fall which here are Golden Stones, Green Drakes and of course October Caddis. I am encouraged to see fish moving up the Methow regardless of its state in the lower sections as a result of flash-flooding.

Big Bad Bull

Backcountry is still snow free and now is the time for catching amazing ant falls at many of the best high-country lakes in the state. For any interested in booking a trip in the high or low lands of the Methow just drop us a line, we’ll get you out on the water having fun!

Big Bad Bull Release