A Chat with Chillbilly
WeSportFish caught up with one of the Columbia River’s premier guides, Graham Cloutier, and asked for some insight into fishing the Columbia in the fall.
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Summer Dry Flies
I’ve fly fished the best rivers in BC, Alberta, Alaska, the Yukon, and Pacific Northwest. None holds a candle to the Columbia’s line-peeling Redband rainbows caught on a dry fly.
Walleye on the Fly
When I first moved to Trail in 1999, I was unfamiliar with the walleye and its big, vacant eyes, coarse scales, and dagger-sharp teeth. I’ve learned a lot since then…
Video -Orchard Cicada
This fly mimics the Columbia Valley Orchard Cicada. Trout seek out this large terrestrial during hatches as it makes a hearty meal.
Video -Prince Nymph
This fly is productive in the spring, early summer and fall. It is visible from a distance and can entice trout to bite when little else can.
Video -LS Pheasant Tail
This pattern imitates a long-body “swimmer” mayfly and is productive when fished with bump and tug motions in back eddies.
Video -Flashback Prince
This fly is a very good performer in the shallow fast runs and in small streams, and catches the trout’s attention from a very long distance.
Video -JJ Special Nymph
This is great pattern for drifting the back-eddies and runs. Use an indicator in May and June for some great back eddy action, and fish the runs from August to October.