Simple Math: A passing front + spike in flows = good fishing

We HATE that saying "That's why they call it fishing not catching". We like to think that persistence pays off. Well, a little science doesn't hurt either. Trout being "cold water species" do, in fact, prefer cool water and although our summer was somewhat mild, the streams do get warm. The recent weather that has made the fish frisky has also bumped flows and cooled the water on the Merced in just the right fashion. October Caddis season is upon us and they are starting to show as well. The Sierra in general has been fishing great just about anywhere we have been guiding.