Fall Fly Fishing The Middle Fork of the Feather
The water levels are low on the Middle Fork of the Feather since the high pressure has been sitting over the pacific northwest for over a month now and we have only had a few inches of rain. The lower waters mean it is time to explore new spots that might not be accessible when the river is in full swing!
The temperatures have been warm during the day but the evening cool down and shorter days have the fish very active and the hatches are going off. I packrafted into the wild and scenic section and put 20 plus fish in the net mostly in the 12-16 in range. The fish were on fire, and at one point, I doubled up in less than 2 feet of water. The top trout was about 10 inches while the bottom fish was a big healthy 16 in rainbow. Everything was caught on my 2wt Moonshine euro rig, I threw some streamers and had one fish chase it to the bank but I think streamer fishing is still a bit away, once the water cools way down and the cloud cover takes over.
It was an amazing day, I can’t get over how well the Kokopelli XDP packraft did. I dragged it over a lot of really rough terrain, had a big dry bag, 2 rods and a dog and the thing handled it all very, very well. Great product for bushwhacking fly fishing! Let the adventures begin!
