Hatches;
Midges in the morning from sun up to about 10:00am. Fish above Texas hole with grey and olive midges size 24 and 26. I have had some good luck on cream this week as well.
Blue winged olives from noon to about 5:00pm.
PMD’s from 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Midges in the late day from 6:00pm to dark.
Streamer fishing has been good at night or first thing in the morning!
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There are thousands of small rainbow trout in the river that were recently stocked. Try stripping streamers at night in the upper flats or Texas hole. Big fish are eating the stockers, a much bigger meal than a size 26 midge. Try a tan colored baetis nymph with a dun colored emerging wing! Fish it in the riffles and faster water when you see the blue winged olives coming off, it has been deadly! This is the best hatch of PMD’s I have seen in over 6 years! From 3 island run to frustration point. Look for them between 2:00 and 6:00 in the afternoon. Fish are eating them on top and under the surface. Fish a size 18 greenish or yellowish comparadun on top and a size 18 or 20 phesant tail under the surface. There are many quality fish looking for these bugs! Fish are starting to eat moss, looking for the insects hiding inside. Try different color bunny leaches (olive, brown, natural) as your top fly. Twitch them once in a while. They have been working well early in the morning! |
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Best Fly Fishing Techniques & Tips |
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The fish are eating well in the morning from sun up to about 11:00am on the midge hatch. They will get tricky to catch as the sun gets higher in the sky, they can see our line and hooks better. The fish are concentrating in shallow water over weed beds where the bugs are hatching. The trick is to find the correct color midge. Some days it has been olive and the next cream the only thing consistent is the size, 24 and 26. I know and I’m sorry but it is what it is, use 6X fluorocarbon as well. This hatch is going on all day but has been most productive from sun up to about 11:00am and then in the evening when the sun gets off the water. There is still a good baetis hatch from lunch to about 4:00 or 5:00. It is coming off from the bottom of upper flats all the way down river. Baetis live in fast water so look for them in the riffles at the top of holes and at the bottom of holes in the tail out. Fish are eating grey, olive and brown nymphs in these places, again it just depends on the day so have them all. You may have the chance to see fish on top during this time as well. A parachute adams or comparadun should do the job. |
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7-Day Fly Fishing Forecast |
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Things are cooling off a bit, it was 45 degrees yesterday morning. That’s not to say it didn’t get to 91 in the afternoon. So its not as hot as it has been but make sure you still have plenty of water with you. The mosquitoes are not as ferocious as they were a few weeks ago but I am still using bug spray before entering the bushes. I had a customer who liked tanning so he used no sunscreen on his shoulders and wore a tank top all day. I think his skin must have had 2nd degree burns if not 3rd by the end of the day. I thought everyone used sunscreen? Good luck to all the Fisheads out there, Chris |