The St. Joe in September.

Zissou Intern said:
I was warned that there are dangerous sharks and orcas off Whidbey, so I never go SRC fishing. Now you tell me there are dangerous rattlers lining the banks of the St Joe, so I can't go cutthroat fishing over there now, too. :cry: I'm sad for me.
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This is America. Damn the rattlesnakes and wild Indians. Damn the sharks and man eating orcas. Live your life and accept the risks. The Oregon Trail is littered with the bones of the weak and the unlucky.

In order to be successful here, you need to research a few concepts. Including: “Hold my beer and watch this”. “ Them that dies be the lucky ones.” Manifest Destiny. And don’t neglect to watch the Jackass movies.

The problem with this country is we killed off most of the people who made it interesting.
 
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Cowlitz Bottomfeeder said:
This is America. Damn the rattlesnakes and wild Indians. Damn the sharks and man eating orcas. Live your life and accept the risks. The Oregon Trail is littered with the bones of the weak and the unlucky.

In order to be successful here, you need to research a few concepts. Including: “Hold my beer and watch this”. “ Them that dies be the lucky ones.” Manifest Destiny. And don’t neglect to watch the Jackass movies.
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There will always be critters along any stream running through the mountains so contact with them is almost inevitable and to be expected. But the greatest scourge on the St. Joe is by far the people. Way too many, often expecting the river to match the fabled stream of 50 years ago. At least in September the herd might be thinned a bit.
 
iveofione said:
There will always be critters along any stream running through the mountains so contact with them is almost inevitable and to be expected. But the greatest scourge on the St. Joe is by far the people. Way too many, often expecting the river to match the fabled stream of 50 years ago. At least in September the herd might be thinned a bit.
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I’m thinking school will be in session, adults will have used up their vacation time. That leaves us retired old farts…
 
Roper said:
@Scott Salzer and I are talking about a camping trip to the upper river the beginning of September. We have a campsite picked out ( if we get there first) but don’t know much about how to fish it. We’re not expecting big fish and will be taking 5,4, and 3 weights. What we’re curious about is what to take for flies. I’m a full sink, streamers and cast and strip kinda guy in stillwater. But I do have floating lines and a fair selection of dry flies. Oh, and a new to me bamboo rod perfect for floating lines. So, what kind if bugs should we be sure to have?
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Well, did you go? I only ask because I was there in early late Aug and again early Sept and the fishing was good. Trying to get back there next week before the rains hit.
 
Roper said:
@Scott Salzer and I are talking about a camping trip to the upper river the beginning of September. We have a campsite picked out ( if we get there first) but don’t know much about how to fish it. We’re not expecting big fish and will be taking 5,4, and 3 weights. What we’re curious about is what to take for flies. I’m a full sink, streamers and cast and strip kinda guy in stillwater. But I do have floating lines and a fair selection of dry flies. Oh, and a new to me bamboo rod perfect for floating lines. So, what kind if bugs should we be sure to have?
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I used mainly attractor's, a dry and a dropper, and a standard set of nymphs when I was out there with Ron T years ago. It wasn't in September, but a hatch chart or stopping by a shop on the way out should be sufficient.

Camping was easy, we moved around a bit and camped one day on one of the trib's that goes into the St Joe. If I can find my pictures, I'll post a few. We didn't float, but the river looked easy to do so.

I would go out there in a heartbeat again. It's beautiful and we caught some nice fish! Ron caught way more than me, when he hit a hatch on one of the tribs and I couldn't make it up there with feet issues.

Cheers!
 
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