It's fall in the Columbia Basin again . This is a special time to be on the water because the water temps are cooling down and the fish are starting to feel the urgent need to put on the feed bag and get ready for the winter months. The next two months are my favorite time to be on the water because of more than just the great fishing. This weather is about all a fisher could ask for. It is cool in the mornings and very comfortable during the day. The trees are starting to turn color and wildlife is out and about.
Chopaka and Blue Lake up north are fishing well now. Local lakes will get better and better with the cool nights. Some to pay attention too are Dry Falls, Lenice. Nunnaly, and Beda. Rocky Ford is on the weedy side but fishing very well. This is the time that the hoppers and beetles work well and it is great fun to get them up on top. The Steelhead run heading to the upper Columbia is looking awesome and we should be in for some incredible fishing this this fall.
