We are finally having beautiful weather temperature wise. The mornings have been without the wind. The fishing has picked up for the fall as it always does in September.

The two main places on the lake are where the main inlets are, McGee Bay and the North Arm. Finding the channels and fishing in depths from 6 ft to 15 ft are the best right now.

The perch fry are just the right size for the trout targeting them. So if you're stripping, definitely have a marabou leach pattern or perch fry imitation on. Of course there are other flies you can try for stripping such as a matuka.

If you are indicator fishing have one of the above as your upper fly. Damsels and balanced assassins are also working as an upper fly. They are also going after midges suspended from the bottom. Change your depth until you find the target zone.

Surface water temperatures have cooled into the upper 60s but still use care when handling and releasing the trout. Best not to even handle them if you can. We want to protect our trophy fishery for years to come.

Rob