Ask Jason about the 22″ rainbow that got away.Streamflow is 182 Cfs, the river is clear, cool at 52 F and is taking on some beautiful Fall color. We’ve had quite a few reports of chunky browns in the 10-14″ range taking size #14-18 caddis and #12-14 stimulators. Nymphs that imitate black fly larvae-think zebra midges have been dynamite-especially above Falls Rd. Large terrestrials should work fine in the #8, yes #8 through #12 range.Smaller, more traditional streamers such as Grey Ghosts and Mickey Finns are easier to fish than bulky patterns, get down fast, and the fish eat them. Leaves are falling along the trails …

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Join Theaux Le Gardeur at the National Capital Chapter of Trout Unlimited October meeting-that’s tomorrow evening folks at 7:00 PM.The meeting place is at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Services Center, 4805 Edgmoor Lane, Downtown Bethesda, MD-for directions and a description of NCC-TU please go to NCCTU.org

Stop! Have you caught a Steelhead or King yet? Anyone out there that can take off Thursday through Saturday for a quick trip to Pulaski, NY for Steelhead and Kings should give Tom Taylor a call at 410-343-1033. All equip. is provided and the total cost of the trip will be around $500. His # is 410-343-1033. Locally we’ve heard mixed reports of fish taking dries in the catch and release section and most would agree that an Olive sized #20 is taking a fair # of fish that are noticeably bigger than last year.You heard here first folks.. the fish are getting bigger in …

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The water is high and clear. The gauge at Falls this morning was 2.8-around 330 Cfs. The river will be a little chalky below the feeder creeks at Masemore and just below Bunkerhill. So fish just above these if you like clear water. In short–Get up here and bring a few San Juan worms if you’ll be fishing through the showers this afternoon.

The sun is shining and Yes, the water is still off color, but we’re finding fish that are taking Sulphurs from the surface. Most of these are #14-16. If the fish are rising, but you can’t seem to connect, try a sparkle dun. A sparkle dun is a great emerger pattern that is easy to see and works like the devil. One should find some better looking water, Olives sized #18-22 and #18-20 Caddis above Falls Rd. Fishing big Streamers in the pocket water has it’s own rewards.The river should continue to drop and clear up by the weekend. Note: A sparkle-dun is a comparadun …

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