Autumn might not be everyone’s favorite season, but it might be the most popular of the four. For fly fishers, as long as you are able to keep thoughts of the impending winter at bay, it can really be special. The cool midday air, the brilliant ambiance, and the relative solitude are all reasons to fish in the fall.
Still, there will be some necessary changes. You are going to have to prepare differently. The local rivers may be inhabited by new fish. Even the aesthetics of the season will alter your angling.
Below are three articles hand-picked to help you think about these changes.
- What should you wear in the fall, and why?
- How do the Great Lakes tributaries become even greater in September?
- Why should a fly fisher care about leaves?
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…if you’re on the water all day you don’t exactly have the luxury of an entire wardrobe at your disposal. You have to carry an obscene amount of clothing, stay close to your car, or – the most reasonable option – pick and choose.
It isn’t about obsessing, being fussy, or demanding the best/newest/priciest gear. It is about comfort while fly fishing in the fall. You don’t even need to only shop in the fly fishing or outdoor departments. Some of the best cold weather fishing clothing is simply well made cold-weather clothing.
Here are four quick reminders… or maybe new insights on what to wear and carry as you head out for fall fly fishing.
Certainly one can fish for steelhead year round. Powerful boats, depth-plumbing rigs, and electronic fish-finding gear make this a reasonable endeavor. However, there is something ritualistically special about pulling off the road across from a supermarket, scrambling down the gravelly edge of a bridge’s slope, and seeing a 30-inch fish in a small creek. The rod has been left strung up in the car from the last fishing trip a few days ago. The boots, waders, and fly boxes are all primed to be equipped for a few hours’ worth of chasing big trout before dinner.
Fly Fishing Fall Foliage: 3 Tips
“Why? What to leaves have to do with fly fishing?” you might ask.
Leaves change the way that you approach the river. Yes, that is correct: in the fall, leaves can impact your fishing in a way that requires you to adapt. Here are three things that you might not have necessarily thought of that may be worth contemplating as you head out for some of the best trout fishing on the calendar.