You will not be allowed to use a bright orange, fluffy yarn strike detector in September!! The elk are bugling and it may even scare a bull in full rut!! By now the river is usually fairly low and offers some of the finest dry fly fishing that you could find anywhere on the planet. The water is clear and the fish are becoming spooky. Only the stealthiest approach and precise casting and drifts will produce fish. The LARGEST fish in the river are caught on DRIES in September. the water has gone down and receded from the banks. The fish are out in the open and are accessible.