Report #18 (Sept 17th, 2014) Blue Winged Olives, Mahogany Duns, Caddis and Midges are all hatching on the Skookumchuck River this fall. We had a group of guys from the Eastern U.S. fish with us recently. A couple of them really wanted to see the Skookumchuck River while in the Rockies. So they loaded up their fly-fishing gear into the truck, and with coffee in hand, headed out early for the hour and a half drive to the Skookumchuck. The weather was beautiful today so it was a good day to see the Skookumchuck in all its fall glory. The temperature got to a high of 74°F (23°C), but the morning started off quite cool as is now the norm. The look and feel of the Skookumchuck River has changed quite a bit since the floods of 2013. A number of pools filled up with gravel only to reappear further downriver. Other sections that used to hold fish are now filled up with sand and dirt with the River channel shifted over to the other side. As we drove up we saw a truck pulling out a section of bridge that used to cross the River. In 2013 many bridges in the backcountry were taken out by the high water. So with this in mind the vehicle was parked close to the section we wanted to fish and we got out and put our gear together. We then hiked about an hour back into the canyon of the Skook and proceeded to rig up the dry fly rods. The Skookumchuck River has a lot of fishable terrain with many nice areas to cast to. These include large rocks and boulders, log structures, and numerous new pools that were formed from the previous year. The fishing was quite good today. In terms of bull trout, the fishers spotted a few nice sized ones in the pools. There was one particular bull that was big, around 27 inches with absolutely beautiful markings. Unfortunately, the bulls were not interested in the flies we had to offer, but thankfully we did catch many cutthroat trout. Each angler caught and released 20 nice cuts. The biggest fish caught was a nice chunky 18-inch cutthroat that was hooked up from behind a rock in a nice little pool. On the whole it was a really good day of fishing on the Skook. There were lots of hatches coming off all day including Blue Winged Olives, Mahogany Duns, caddis and small midges. The flies that worked best were the Yellow Stimulators, Black Beetles, BWO’s, Brown Duns and Parachute Adams. In terms of wildlife, we saw nothing but bird life while out on our walk and wade. This was actually a good thing because it meant we did not run into a bear during our travels! Fall Fishing Round up Our rivers are fishing quite well as the fish are feeding as they sense winter is coming. The fall can be the best time to fish providing the weather is on your side. We are seeing many hatches on the rivers at this time of year and the fish are hungry and feeding as much as they can! Columbia River Bound: We are heading over to the upper Columbia River soon to fish for those big rainbow trout. If you want the challenge of fishing for big trout on an impressive piece of water, call us at 1-800-667-2311 to discuss a float. Take care, Kelly St.Mary Angler
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 04:24:56 +0000
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