Smalllmouth Bass Streams Fly Fishing Report- September 12, 2017

Both the North and South Fork of the Shenandoah River are in good shape. We are getting exciting Hexagenia mayfly fishing on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. Where the water is over four feet deep I fish down and across stream with a Mr. Rapidan Bass Skater size 8 with a slow twitching action. If it is less than four feet deep I fish the same fly but I wade and fish it upstream with a dead drift. If you see bass swirling in the surface film they are probably taking the Hexagenia emerger. In this case fish the Mr. Rapidan Olive Soft Hackle Nymph size 8 on a two foot dropper below the Mr. Rapidan Bass Skater. The North Fork of the Shenandoah River is good downstream from access point #5 (Chapman's Landing). The South Fork of the Shenandoah River is good upstream from access point #14 (Bealer's Ferry). This hatch is best the last two hours of the day and may vary in density from day to day.