Fishing Report
September 1, 2010 Fishing Report
September Angling in the Rockies
Synopsis:
Fly fishing the Northern Rockies in September is an extremely enjoyable experience. With the heat of summer mostly behind us, the shorter days and cooler temperatures bring out new hatches and a return to larger insects such as the Western Red Quill, the Mahogany Dun and October Caddis. The Fall Baetis, although diminutive in size, becomes a behemoth in the feeding selection of local trout, not only on Silver Creek but on our local freestones as well. Tricos, though dwindling on Silver Creek, become more numerous on the Big Lost River and the lower Big Wood as well. September may mean the beginning of hunting season and back to school for the kids, but it also signifies a change in local entomology toward one of the most productive periods of the calendar year.
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Call us soon to set up a date for trout or salmon fishing. Call us at Silver Creek Outfitters (800) 732-5687.
SALMON UPDATE: Salmon season will be open from July 3rd-5th, 2010. If you didn't know it, the last 3 years were the first Salmon seasons in over 30 years.
General Information
Many of the fish we catch in our area are Westslope Cutthroat, native Rainbow trout and Bull Trout. These fish are native, natural fish and must be released. If you do not practice catch and release and prefer to keep fish, there are rainbows with missing adipose fins which can be kept. If you are fishing the Main Salmon River, please be sure to check the adipose fin and if the fish has one and is not a Mountain Whitefish or Brook trout, it must be released. Please handle it carefully, practice good catch and release techniques and let it go to catch another day. Consider fishing only with a single barbless hook to increase survival rates of the native fish and don't keep the fish out of the water for over 20 seconds or, better yet keep them in the waterl. Hatchery stocked, catch and keep rainbow trout will be missing the adipose fin. Middle Fork tributaries are CATCH & RELEASE only.
Check the regulation book for exceptions and remember that many fish are protected and cannot be kept. The regulation book tells what can be kept and how to tell the difference.
Give us a call at Silver Creek Outfitters at 800-732-5687 or email us at info@silver-creek.com for an update, for more information or to set up a date to fish with us.
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