“If you leave your porch lights on overnight, you’re apt to see hundreds of caddis on the walls the next morning. There are three colors -- black, yellow and brown. The fish seem to prefer the brown patterns.

“In fall, the salmon begin moving into the stream,” Cressey continued. “They drop down from West Grand about the third week of September, and the fishing is prolific for the first 20 days of October. Last year, the pattern that worked best was a No. 20 nymph -- very tiny.”

The Domtar Paper Company of Woodland controls the water level on West Grand Lake. In fall, the company works with the MDIFW, who for low water levels by Oct. 20 so that spawned salmon eggs don’t end up on dry ground. The outflow depends on how high the lake is and how rainy the fall has been.

“Some years, it’s hard to fish the stream if it has been very rainy,” Jordan said. “Other years, the water levels are perfect for fishing. By September, the fresh-run salmon are dropping into the stream from West Grand to get ready for the spawn. At the lower end, they are moving up into the stream from Big Lake. Sometimes a good fly-fishing enthusiast will catch five to 15 salmon a day. Angler success depends on the kind of day it is and on getting the right fly directly in front of the salmon.”

For more fishing information, call the Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife at (207) 287-8000, or log on to Maine.Gov. For travel information, call the Maine Office of Tourism at 1-888-624-6345, or visit VisitMaine.com.