The Metolius is good, and ought to be that way well into November now. Green Drakes are waning a bit, but still a big part of the afternoon hatch cycles so don’t go to the Met this week without a #10 Green Drake Emerger and Adult. Other important mayflies will be PMD’s #16, Mahogany Duns #16 (Quill Gordon and Brown Parachutes are great and so is a Parachute Adams, Purple Haze and Gray Comparadun), BWO’s #18. October Caddis are important in the Pupa Stage but don’t hesitate to put an orange rubber legged stimulator on the surface for some exciting takes. Tan #16 caddis in pupa and adult phases are important.
SO many Kokanee spawning now. It’s Egg time.
It is going to be windy the next few days so dry fly fishing the back eddies will have some frustrations with all the needles and leaves agitating through the spin cycle of any eddy, big or small. But the pools and runs will be better or both Dries and Nymphs.
With the cloudier, wetter and cooler days coming I’d placing my bets on Bull Trout fishing getting even better than it has been (which has been good).