Hello
friends and thanks for checking in at the O’Grady Fly fishing Adventures. Tis
the season, nope it’s not Christmas yet, but for the phone to be in the ever-ringing
mode. With the rest of Colorado beginning to cool off, anglers start looking
for conditions here in P-Town. Hopefully, this write-up will help.
If you have not been lucky enough to
spend a day here during September, I just want to say sorry. The river fished
really good most days and technically good the rest. What does that mean, with
the right flies and the right drift, the fishing was en fuego. Clarity has been
pretty poor but that didn’t seem to bother the fish.
Now on to what is coming up. One of
the trickiest parts of Fall on the river is that there is so much going on.
Tricos, PMD’s, Caddis and midges hatching and tons of juvenile crayfish and
minnows give fish lots of options to choose from. On days when the bugs are a
little more sporadic the key is to catch a fish or two and then move on. On the
few “big hatch” days, you can pick out several fish per run. The flies I will
be using for the near future are the Winston Caddis, the A&W or Beaded Soft
Hackle, and the Ninja. If you don’t know how to tie a few of those, stop by the
shop and we can help. I am guessing the clarity ought to be all over the place
the next few weeks but by the middle of October, I expect turnover to start and
any clarity will be lost. I’m guessing turnover this year will unfortunately
last into December. If you have been thinking about a guide trip, Tuesday and
Wednesday this week look to have a few clouds and could be really great days,
after that, most days in October should be technically pretty good. Get your trips
booked now.
Now a few things coming up, Saturday
October 5th we will be part of several local groups putting on the
Friends of the Ark Fly Fishing Rendezvous. The reason we are putting this event
on is to connect fly fishermen in the area. If you don’t have lots of people to
fish with, tie, learn about conservation, and just to swap stories with, this
is the event for you. We will also have a ton of Sage fly rods available for
free demo, bring your flies and a driver’s license and take one for a spin.
The next thing I want to bring up is
our next years trip to Belize. We are getting close to full but I think we
still need a single to share a room and boat and we may have another spot for
two, get with us quickly. Hope that helps a little with the phone but I’m
guessing it will still be ringing off the hook. October and early should be
technically good and a great place to fish. As always, Connell, Cat, Winston, and
the Drift Fly Shop want to thank you for reading…….
