Hello from utah

[Mike_fish]

Hey guys, my names mike. checking in from the cache valley. I live in corona California but I'm here visiting my dad for a couple weeks. Any fly fishermen in the area? I don't know anybody up here so I'd love to meet anyone who could use a fishing partner. Tight lines guys
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[albinotrout]

Hey welcome to BFT! I am going to move this to the Utah board where others may see it and be able to help you out.
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[Mike_fish]

Thank you I appreciate it
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[wiperhunter2]

Welcome to the site Mike. There is lots of good fishing up where your Dad lives. The Logan river can be good and this, some of the best fishing of the year.
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[Mike_fish]

[quote wiperhunter2]Welcome to the site Mike. There is lots of good fishing up where your Dad lives. The Logan river can be good and this, some of the best fishing of the year.[/quote]
Thank you for the reply... I've fished the Logan twice in the past 3 days, and I've caught a few but no where near what I expected. I'm sure it's just something I'm not doing right. All this water I've looked at up here fishes so much different to what I'm used to at home
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[SkunkedAgain]

Hey Mike welcome to Cache Valley, I'm not a good flyfisherman, but like to dabble at times... I have heard the Blacksmith Fork gets good in October for browns as they begin to spawn... I never seem to have time to run up and try them, but have heard of many fun trips by friends.. I think if you put a different topic on your post you could find someone to team up with.... Try something that ties it to Cache Valley and flyfishing and you'll find someone... Sorry I can't breakaway, but have fun while you're here... Later J
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[Mike_fish]

[quote SkunkedAgain]Hey Mike welcome to Cache Valley, I'm not a good flyfisherman, but like to dabble at times... I have heard the Blacksmith Fork gets good in October for browns as they begin to spawn... I never seem to have time to run up and try them, but have heard of many fun trips by friends.. I think if you put a different topic on your post you could find someone to team up with.... Try something that ties it to Cache Valley and flyfishing and you'll find someone... Sorry I can't breakaway, but have fun while you're here... Later J[/quote]
I've been hearing that as well. Thanks a ton. I need to move up here. It's my favorite place I've visited
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[SkunkedAgain]

It is a great place up here, I'm glad you're enjoying your trip. One thing that's really nice up here is how close it is to about anything you might want to do. Hey if someone else doesn't help you out, try dropping into Round Rocks the fly shop on south main where the river crosses the road and talk to the owner there, he is a great source of flyfishing info. I think he can help get you into some fish. Good luck. J
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[Mike_fish]

[quote SkunkedAgain]It is a great place up here, I'm glad you're enjoying your trip. One thing that's really nice up here is how close it is to about anything you might want to do. Hey if someone else doesn't help you out, try dropping into Round Rocks the fly shop on south main where the river crosses the road and talk to the owner there, he is a great source of flyfishing info. I think he can help get you into some fish. Good luck. J[/quote]
I take back my previous statement about the shop they must have just been preoccupied or having a bad day. I went in again and they were SUPER helpful. More so then I could have imagined
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[gstott]

I probably won't have time to get out and fish with you in the near future, but I second The Blacksmith. There are a lot of browns, some huge whitefish, and some cutts up there.

The Logan can be really good. I prefer to fish the faster pocket water than the big slow sections. With that fast pocket water, I would suggest using tungsten head nymphs under a large dry fly. It has always worked for me.

One other option you could try is going up to Idaho to fish The Narrows section of The Bear River. There are a ton of rainbows, some browns and cutts, and you might even still be able to catch some smallmouth bass. It is a bigger river than either The Logan or Blacksmith and has some deeper slower sections that can be good if you prefer that.

Cache Valley really is a beautiful place. If you do move up here, you will have to try some of the stillwater fishing too. There are several small reservoirs just over the Idaho border with rainbows, largemouth, smallmouth, bluegill, perch, crappie, walleye. I've gotten so into the warm water species since I moved up here that I hardly even fish for trout anymore.
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[Mike_fish]

Hmm the bear sounds interesting... First I've heard about it. Any more info?
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[SkunkedAgain]

Sorry they didn't take care of you, I've seen him take hours with new flyfishermen, trying to help them get going, maybe you caught an employee instead of the boss... Anyway if they won't help, maybe the guys at Custom Sports, west at the Hyde Park light might be able to help... I haven't talked fly's with them, but they are very helpful for the ice fishing and jigs I get in there... PS... Take Greg's advice of the hopper and dropper method, it does work well... Maybe not a hopper this late in the year, but a good floating fly to use as an attactor and indicator and have the right nymph below for the fish to snack on... Later J
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[SkunkedAgain]

Oh, Mike the section of the Bear that Greg refers to is north and east of Preston so go right at the end of Preston then drive till you cross the river at Riverdale, then hang another right and drive a mile or two until the sign or if you cross the river you went too far. Go north on the small road towards the power plant and fish where you see a spot you like... You can pick up your 1 day license at the Y in preston... I think it's called Wellcome Mart, but it has a Burger King in it as well.. Good luck... J
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[gstott]

The Bear is a lot bigger and besides the hopper/dropper technique, straight up nymphing with an indicator should work well for you. Typical patterns like Prince Nymphs, P Tails, Hares Ears and scuds should work well. I've heard of people having good success swinging streamers there for browns, and you may get smallmouth on that as well if they're still active enough. As for hatches, there are always midges around, right through the winter. Right now you may run into some bwos as well.
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[Mike_fish]

I appreciate all the advice guys!! I will be sure to try as much of it as I can before I leave and be sure to post how it goes. So far I've fished the Logan twice and blacksmith fork once. I caught fish on both but I really felt like I just got lucky. Any info you can share is still greatly appreciated and if anyone wants to go hit the water somewhere I will buy lunch and cover bugs for the day. Thanks again guys
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