Originally Posted by Capt. Lou (Post 538618)

The issue in spring is that water is higher in most cases , and fish are not spooked as easily . Temps generally lower in early spring but by mid to late April generally ideal .
The higher water flows of spring may provide more oxygen in the water and trout even in lower temps may react better .
Yesterday’s temps in the 2 streams I fished were good but water levels low, so stealthy approaches are necessary to get hits .
Also many fish I feel regardless of water temp etc just need to acclimate to the new surroundings and may be off feed for awhile . This I know to be true since months from now I always get bigger fish , thru winter months .

Originally Posted by anthrax2244 (Post 538648)

IMO the water temp, air temp, and angling pressure will all determine if the fall stockies bite. With the low, clear water this fall, it’s not going to be a good, steady bite for awhile. Early morning will produce best. Not to hijack the thread, but I had some success on the upper nbr yesterday afternoon. 6 wild browns, 1 fall stockie rainbow and some small lmb and smb. For the most part, the fish you don’t see are the ones that will bite. I saw fresh rainbows swimming through 6” deep riffles. The water is very low.