I have minimal first-hand experience that time of year, but I do have a habit of reading entirely too much so take my advice fwiw.
From what I've read, the water temps drop considerably in Oct so you won't get much of a topwater bite but the smallies are still active into Nov. Your focus will switch from the shallows to the deeper pools so you'll be throwing streamers mainly. Rarely will these pools and cuts be any deeper than 6-8 ft (on the doah) so a wet-tip streamer line, small sinktip, or polyleader could help get down in the deeper sections. Otherwise a weighted fly and a good mend should get you down in the feeding zones. With the colder temps the fish will also respond to slower presentations.
The month of September is a transition period so depending on weather and water temps you can still get a variety of different bites. Best bet is to take a bit of everything with you, from poppers and terrestrials to streamers in a variety of weights. Trial and error is the name of the game.
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