This fall fishing trip started terribly. Then these 2 flies changed everything.

A Maine angler describes how a fall fishing trip started poorly and how a switch in fly selection turned things around. Writing in the BDN outdoors section, the author frames autumn as a time to transition from smallmouth bass to trout and salmon as water cools and fish move toward rivers. The piece notes that trout and salmon become harder to manage when water temperatures reach 70 degrees or higher, citing risks related to warm water and low oxygen. The author plans around Blue-winged Olives, expecting rainy, cooler conditions to match hatches, but says the initial approach did not deliver as anticipated—setting up the later change to two flies.