Metolius River

[northrivergrn]

I'm heading to Cold Springs resort on the Metolius. I have never fished this part of the river. does anyone know any good spots they are willing share with a novice flyfisherman or any advice on the area?

[garyk]

Use the 'search' function. There's a wealth of info in the archives.

IMHO, August might be the most difficult month to fish this river.

The one thing you do have to look forward to is the Golden Stones, and their ending up in the river, and their late afternoon egg-laying flights. Be sure to have some Clark Stones (dryfly).

Fish them right, tight against the banks, brushing and going underneath the grass.

Fishing a wet ant dropper off the bend of a floating stonefly is another good tactic to try during these challenging weeks.

[Pete]

Fish them right, tight against the banks, brushing and going underneath the grass.

ahh...I can remember standing on a hummock, drifting a fly under my feet - literally under the clump of grass I was standing on. The result was probably measured on the richter scale! One of the largest 'bows I've seen in the 'Tolius came out from underneath my feet like a freight train coming down out of the Rockies. What a wonderful place to explore!

[LaterPeter]

I'm heading to Cold Springs resort on the Metolius. I have never fished this part of the river. does anyone know any good spots they are willing share with a novice flyfisherman or any advice on the area?
I believe the Metolius is a full blown stream when it comes out of the earth. I stays a steady flow & a steady temp. Seasons don't affect it. You may want to call or stop by the Camp Sherman store or the Fly Fisher's Place in Sisters for fly suggestions.
Later,
Peter

[Pete]

While the water does originate in a spring, the length of day has a dramatic effect on the flora and fauna. If mayflies hatched at the wrong time of year, they wouldn't survive. So, yes, there are season on the river even though the water is essentially a constant temperature.

[TroutGirl]

Perfect lead in...

Seasons on the Metolius by John Judy. Its great book. A lot of Oregon libraries carry it.

Its divided by seasons and discusses the various river sections for the hatches and fish. It also just reviews some of the natural history of the basin.


The Camp Sherman store will have a board posted with what flies are working best right now. You can also just survey which bins are the most empty.

Yes, that river does have seasons, but there is not one season a year, that I haven't seen something on the water, completely out of its "normal" season. Caddis in January (wrong). Green Drake in October (wrong). PMD in November (wrong). Those days are challenging ones. The river will be full of so many types of bugs its hard to figure what the fish are wanting. So, you'll get good at tieing knots, and you might get lucky. And then everyone around you, will want to know what you put on, because they've been trying everything too.

Enjoy it. Its gorgeous, and might soon have a mega development there and not be the same.

[northrivergrn]

Thanks guys!! I wont be leaving till Sept but I will definately give you a detailed report when I get back.

[Queeg]

Be prepared for the trees to eat a lot of your flies!

[latesvak]

So Im Gonna Head Up There End Of Next Week . And Is It Only Fly Fishing Or Can I Take My Spinning Gear . .. .



Luke

[clarkman23]

yeah, definitely check out the John Judy book...it provides some great information and is a great read.

[mpruet]

latesvak,

Leave the spinning gear behind, the Met is FF only, barbless and no split shot.