Forresters’s Bighorn Fishing and Wingshooting Blog

*September 22, 2008

Current Report*
Water flows are at 2,672 cfs. Fishing is SLOW due to the abundance of aquatic grass and the water clarity is off. The grass is rendering the slower holes unfishable, so concentrate on the riffles and faster water.
Dry fly fishing is marginal. Still some fish being taken on hoppers, and and Baetis (Psuedocloeun) and Caddis. San Juan Worms, Sowbugs, Scuds, Zebra midge pupa, Ray Charles, and Baetis nymphs are working subsurface.
With the lake have turned over algae, and moss is making it tough to get a good drift.

*Special Report*
Fishing is tough, but work the clear areas near the bank. Nymph fishing in fast water. Limited dry fly fishing. Continued slow fishing.

*Catch of the Week:*
22″ brown trout cought by Woody Faults

*Hatch Info*
Black caddis are out some days, and not others. Rainy days seems to be producing more bugs.

*Hot Fly Patterns*
/*Nymphs*/
#14 & #16 Tan Ray Charles; #16 & #18 Grey Ray Charles; #18 Pink Ray Charles; #18 Flashback Quill Nymph; #14,#16 Orange Scud; #16 Pink Scud (dirty pink); #8 San Juan Worm red, orange, or two tone; #16,#18 Soft Hackle Sow Bug ; #16 & 18 Zebra Midge, Wonder Nymph in 18-20, sipper midges in 18-20 Hare’s Ears work great for PMD imitations. / *Dry Flies*/
#22 #22 CDC Baetis Sparkle Dun; #22 Crippled Johnson; #8 Parachute Hopper (tan); Black & Tan Caddis 18, 20
*/Streamers/*
#4,#6 Black Conehead Wooley Bugger; #4,#6 Brown Wooley Bugger; #4 Black Zonker; #4,#6 Bighorn Bugger (Brown & Yellow)

*River Flows*
2,672cfs at Afterbay

*Water Temperature*
53 degrees at the Afterbay 55 degrees at 3 mile