I told you in last weeks report I would be getting out on the Metolius River myself more as September rolled in, and I can happily report that I did! I sure loved my time out there and caught some nice rainbows on dry flies to boot. I helped my friend Dan catch his 1st Euro Nymphing fish, and I can’t wait to go back. How about you? When is your next trip to the Met?
Green Drakes are showing up here and there but the intensity of the September Drakes has not yet revved up all the way. I think this coming week with the weather change is going to add fuel to the rev. This includes the Flav #14 and the bigger Drakes that are usually #10, but can range from #8 to #12 and the fish can be quite selective to the size on some days, and other days they can be agreeable to any size….if you’re lucky. 
PMD’s #16, BWO’s #18-20, Little Olive Stones #16-18, Mahogany Duns #16, Rusty Spinners #16, Tan Caddis #16, Olive Caddis #18, Grey Caddis #14, October Caddis #8, Golden Stones #10, Pacific Stones #6, a few Yellow Sally’s #16 still around and they will round out the hatches you can expect to see this week. 
Except for the 2 larger stoneflies, these smaller hatches will all be throughout the river. The Golden Stones are mostly upper river above the Gorge, and the Pacific’s Below Wizard Falls and more towards Bridge 99 for the most activity. This time of year we see some Golden Stones in the Canyon, and below Bridge 99 too. Pack your Clark’s Stones and Norm Woods for sure. 
Fish the Cycle of any known hatch, which means YOU have the nymphs, emergers, cripples, adults and spent egg layers in your selection every time you go to the river. The Metolius is tricky, and you will be going through a lot of patterns on a normal day to fool some fish. It is the best cat & mouse game around and if that isn’t exciting to you, then the Met is probably not for you as a dry fly game. Maybe it fits better as a Streamer or Nymph spot for you? If so, the Euro Nymph techniques are highly effective, as is a Euro Jig Streamer. 
Swinging for Bull Trout is a good bet now and will be especially good over the next month a half expect it to really get good as the Kokanee arrive from the lake for their annual spawning run. Thousands of 14″ kokanee spawning in the river always seems to get the BT’s on a frenzy. I mentioned in last weeks report to give the spawning Bull Trout a break, and that remains true this week too. If you are near a creek mouth, there is a good chance those Bull’s are getting ready to spawn. For another week or 2 go try another place further form the tributaries.