The river is down to 1600cfs which allows us to get to all those fish that have been hiding during the higher flows. The fish today were still adjusting to the change, I suspect they will settle into there new situation over the next few days. The fish are all in great shape from the high flows, I haven’t seen such fat fish in years.
Find the places where shelves and holes would hold fish when the water was higher. These fish have not seen any artificial flies for months and should be more than happy to give yours a try. The water is still off color so the brighter flies that get there attention are still the way to go. Eggs and San Juan worms are still good upper flies. Scuds, red and orange larve and disco midges will all work as your second fly. You will still need some stout weight to get your flies in front of the fish. Try different weights and leader lengths until you get it right.
Good luck and enjoy the lower flows while we have them, Chris
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