The Fall River has been good, but also quite crowded and tough fishing over the holiday break. This coming week should be nicer with the crowds as kids go back to school, people go back to work and not so many tourists in Bend and Sunriver for a bit. Of course with skiing being crappy, a few extra folks went fishing because they couldn’t ski last week. I heard some frustrations form folks about the crowds and bad fishing etiquette. Yep… Holidays can be tough.
My friend Jesse offered me the best report to share. Midges. Little guys #22-24, black and a total necessity to go to 7x tippet.
Nymphing action is good with Slum Lords, Mini Gulps, Zebra Midges, 2 Bits, Micro Mayfly in Black or Olive #18-22, Orange Eggs and Olive or Purple Perdigons leading the pack.