It's already the middle of October, hard to believe. This is by far my favorite time of year. The Fall foliage is just amazing, both here in Oregon and back in Wyoming. The Elk are bugling, and the Browns are biting. Here in Oregon, many of the local Steelhead streams are in prime shape and only getting better with some recent moisture arriving, allowing new fish to return.
Rachael and I just returned from a little road trip around Oregon, exploring some of the finest that this state has to offer. With amazing dry, Fall weather last week sticking around, we grabbed the kids and camping gear, threw it in the truck and headed out to learn our way around. We did a great circle, heading over to Bend, down to Crater Lake, over to the Umpqua and McKenzie Rivers, and back to Portland over six days. The foliage was a feast for the eyes and the hiking and fishing was second to none. (Enjoy a few photos here). Sounds like the Fall fishing bite is really on back in Yellowstone country.
If you have not been up to Yellowstone or over into Idaho yet, you better get after it! The Madison, Lewis drainage, South Fork and Henry's Fork should all be quite good right now. Check out Scott Smith's video below for a taste of what Lewis Lake has to offer in the Fall...pretty sweet. I also want to give a shout out to my good buddy Andy Parker (who sent me this great photo taken from the back seat of my driftboat of me putting his wife Carolyn onto some fish back in September). Andy owns
Spotted Tail Outdoors
, a very unique reservation and management system for fishing guides. Check it out!
Stay tuned for more info on Grand Teton Fly Fishing...we hope to have a new website up by the end of the year, as we transition from Jack Dennis Fishing Trips into our new venture. For now, I've got my sites on a trip back to the Missouri River next week, and then a few days back on the Steelhead swing in November. More soon!
