Tips & Tutorials
Twelve October trout flies and when to reach for each one: small dries for surface windows, nymphs for the rest of the day, and streamers for the fish that want a meal.
Fall changes where trout sit, what they eat, and how they want it presented. A complete guide to reading the season — holding water as flows drop, what the thermometer tells you, fishing around spawning gravel, and twelve patterns that cover the whole fall menu.
Fall fly fishing brings aggressive trout and dynamic hatches. From Blue-Wing Olives to October Caddis, Mahogany Duns, midges, and streamers, learn the flies and tactics that will help you make the most of autumn on the water.
October is prime time for tiny mayflies. Blue-Winged Olives, Mahogany Duns, and their cousins hatch in sizes 16–22, bringing pods of trout to the surface. Learn the key patterns, tactics, and gear you need to master these technical fall hatches.
The first sign is usually a shape: a dark outline sliding out from under a cutbank to follow your fly. Fall gives you plenty of reasons to carry streamers, but it doesn’t promise a chase every day. Where to find the water, how to match the retrieve to the temperature, how to control depth, what to change when a fish follows, and twelve patterns worth making room for.
