Lake Davis News Flash! The Fall Bite Is On!

**Troutstalker55B** · 09-22-2011, 02:42 PM

After getting two good reports from my friend Pete, I headed up to the lake to find out for myself. It's been a while since I've taken my heeler Madison up for some fun. He loves this lake more than anything else (except beef), so without him knowing I loaded the truck up and we were gone. After the first cattle guard crossing he knew all to damn well where we were going! I fished the Cow Creek area and there was not a soul in sight, bliss silence, and not a puff of wind - Complete glass. I just walked the bank and looked for risers, and there was plenty of targets. The rainbows would be in pods and singles just cruising around in 3-8 feet of water down the shoreline. The surface water temps at 10am were 61.2 and by noon were at 65.5. Calibaetis mayflies #16 were present in both duns and spinners. Blood midge #14 were hatching as was a #18 tan midge.

I fished the dry today, a #14 blood midge emerger that floats well, yet sits flush in the film. I hooked 6 fish, and missed 2. It was fun fishing today, working to a single fish until you got a take. All my fish were clean today with lots of color ranging from 16-19". They are red hot torpedo's when hooked, blistering runs like days of old! I'm finding cleaner fish in the skinny water and fish with parasites out in deeper open water - ? From here on out till the lake ices over there will be some incredible fishing! Look for the peak to be around the last week of Oct. I hope many of you can get out and take advantage of the fall fishing here at Lake Davis - It's special.

Jon.

**fj40** · 09-22-2011, 07:50 PM

Thanks for sharing info Jon. Was starting to worry about the place! Dave

**FRSam** · 09-23-2011, 09:16 AM

The water temps are definitely dropping. This past Monday the surface temp was 68 degrees, Tuesday the water temp was down to 65 degrees and Jon's water temp reading of 61.2 yesterday shows a very good trend.

The dinner bell is ringing and the trout are responding in the shallows with good healthy grabs and runs that I promise will put a smile on your face.

That blood midge of Jon's will put fish on - fat healthy trout on the surface at Davis is a real treat.

Pete

**Troutstalker55B** · 09-23-2011, 05:35 PM

FRSam,

Colder mornings starting Sunday, 30-32 degrees. This is just what we want to really get those fish hungry! Let's hit it up next mid week.

Jon.

**FRSam** · 09-24-2011, 12:27 PM

Mid week sounds good Jon...let's do it.

Pete

**Troutstalker55B** · 09-27-2011, 03:56 PM

Fished the lake yesterday and today. Yesterday sucked, I got to the buckets in the same area as my last report. Fish began rising around 9:30am and the water temps were at 60.2. Then the east wind came up huge at 9:50. White caps in Fugowi, and the fish were gone. No grabs, just a big ole goose egg. Today was much better, fish came in around the same time, the little tan midge was out, and a few blood midge. Water temps ran the same and only one boat out. The hatches were light, nothing like last Thursday. Hooked two rainbows 16-17” on a brown midge pupa #14. Then there were some opportunities to skinny water feeders in the 3-2 foot range, the blood midge emerger pictured above picked up 4 fish landing two, I missed two fish and one was very large. Only fished two hours until I hooked Madison’s ear on a back cast and that put a damper on the party. Got the fly out but still a chore even being barbless. Look for fishing to get better on a daily basis from here on out – Good Stuff!

**Fly Guy Dave** · 09-27-2011, 04:17 PM

Have you got a recipe for that blood midge pattern? A link to a website, perhaps? That's a nice looking and very effective-sounding pattern.

--F.G. Dave

**Troutstalker55B** · 09-27-2011, 04:38 PM

Dave;

Hook: TMC 2457 #14-16.
Shuck: Jay Fairs mohair in burnt orange.
Body: red or (if you can find it) Burnt orange foam.
Rib: Tan 6/0 thread doubled in a dubbing loop and spun.
Parachute post: White closed cell foam.
Hackle: Burnt orange furnace dry fly hackle oversized.
Head: Tan 6/0 thread.

I use the heavier hook, these fish like to straighten out a light wire hook all day long. Use powders to prolong your float. Don't just blind cast, look for targets that are reachable and within means. Good luck!

Jon.

**Scott V** · 09-27-2011, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by Troutstalker55B

Dave;

Hook: TMC 2457 #14-16.
Shuck: Jay Fairs mohair in burnt orange.
Body: red or (if you can find it) Burnt orange foam.
Rib: Tan 6/0 thread doubled in a dubbing loop and spun.
Parachute post: White closed cell foam.
Hackle: Burnt orange furnace dry fly hackle oversized.
Head: Tan 6/0 thread.

I use the heavier hook, these fish like to straighten out a light wire hook all day long. Use powders to prolong your float. Don't just blind cast, look for targets that are reachable and within means. Good luck!

Jon.

Gotta love a guide that posts accurate reports and even puts up the receipe for a fly that is working. Your a good man Jon.