Flows are dropping, and the bugs are starting to show up. Be prepared with an assortment of dry flies to imitate salmonflies, smaller golden and brown stones, and caddis.
With the flows a bit higher, throwing a streamer first thing in the morning might not be a bad ideabut quickly change it up to a dry and have fun!
Patterns/Bugs:
Stonefly Dries: Stimulators #6-12, Rogue Foam Stone #4-8, Sofa Pillow #4-10, Chubbies 6-12.
Caddis #12-16: RIOs Big Boned Caddis, Elk Hair Caddis, Parachute Caddis
Black Buggers
Flows are a bit high right now, and fishing will be tough with the colder water.
Our summer season is almost here, and fishing will begin to pick up soon.
Nymph and Streamer fishing will be your best bet, but Baetis will be hatching occasionally as well, so be ready with smaller dries.
Patterns/Bugs:
Nymphs: Prince nymphs 12-18, Runt Stone Golden 12-16, Pats Rubberlegs 8-12, 20 Incher 10-14, Flashback Pheasant Tail 14-20, Blowtorch Jig 14-16, Hydropsyche Caddis nymph 14-16. Splitback BWO Nymph 18-22, Juans Jedi Master 20, Juju Baetis 18-20.
BWO Dries 18-20: Parachute Adams, CDC Comparadun, Vis A Dun, Baetis Parachute.
Streamers: Sculpinator, Meat Whistle, Dungeons, Cheech Leech, Flugenzombie, Black Buggers