Today I fished the Goodwin Canyon reach of the lower Stanislaus River below Goodwin Dam. Goodwin Dam is the uppermost limit that anadromous fish can migrate and can be a great fishery throughout the year - depending on flow of course. The flow was down to 200 cfs today (it is schedule to increase to 700 cfs on Friday). The river is at its lowest during the month of September and can be a great time to get out and fish the canyon section.
I fished for about 3 hours today and was able to land 9 fish; including a 17" beauty! The fish seemed to be very selective today for small black flies.
