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Fall Browns

Trout and Steelhead

It's that time of year when the leaves change, the water gets cooler and the rain begins to fall.  It's also the time of year when there is so much fishing it's hard to determine what to do.  I always see this as a good problem to have.

Clarion River-  The Clarion fished well over the weekend, with great water conditions and overcast skies the big browns came out to play.  With sunny and dry conditions fore casted for the rest of the week, I don't foresee the big fish playing much longer.  As the week progresses try reverting back to nymphing techniques.

Allegheny River-  The Allegheny has been hit and miss this week.  Some days the fish were cooperative and we landed may and other we worked for the high quality ones we landed.  Several trout over 20 inches were landed this week.

Steelhead-  The runs have began and fish are distributed up and down the majority of the creeks.  Some creeks have been running low and clear and others high an muddy.  The Catt. has been up with off color water conditions.  As we move into this weekend the fishing will be good.

See you on the River.

Football on the Allegheny!

Allegehny and Clarion River Reports

With the fall air moving in and sporadic rain showers the Allegheny River is fishing great!  In the past week it appears that the Corp has changed the outflow to bottom release with drastic drops in the rivers water temperatures.  This has done allot to improve the quantity of fish being landed.  Though Caddis, Slate Drakes (Iso's) and blue winged olives are present the majority of the fishing still remains sub surface. 
The Clarion river still needs a nice blast of water as it remains at summer low flow.  The fishing on the river remains good early morning.  Once the fall rains begin to move in the Clarion's fishing will get better.  Most of the fish have been average fish with a few large browns being caught.
This week's forecast is for rain daily, through the weekend.  Once we receive a good push of water, 400CFS or better, we will see steelhead distributed throughout Cattaraugus creek.  The reservation fishing remains slow with catches of mostly jacks and the occasional adult steelhead.  Once we receive good runs (stocks) of fish I'll update more on this falls run.  See you on the river (heading to the Catt today)......... 

Allegheny River Fish

Allegheny River

The Allegheny is holding it's summer fishing patterns.  Early morning still produces the better fishing rather than in the evening.  With the increase in water release, cooler days and nights the fishing is starting to get better by the day.  We are starting to see hatches of Caddis, BWO's, Iso's and White Mayflies.  Even with all of these insects on the water, the fish are still doing most of their feeding sub surface.  Best Fishes.