Man steering a small boat across a misty lake at dawn

October 4, 2026 · 5 min

October: the last fortnight on the mountain lakes

What I fish in the final two weeks before the ice, and why I leave the smallest flies at home.

Campfire coffee pot and a pan of trout beside a lake

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