FLOWS: 2320 CFS
WATER TEMPERATURE: 40 DEGREES
The nymph fishing has been fair to good. Afternoons often provide the best fishing, especially on sunny days. Scuds and sowbugs are the ticket this time of year. You can catch fish on midge pupa patterns as well, although there is not a lot of midge activity.
We’re catching some fish on midges when the wind cooperates. Fish the typical spring midge patterns: Sipper Midges, CDC Midge, and Parachute Adams will get the job done.
Streamer fishing can be productive but the water is very cold, so floating and pounding the bank is usually not the most productive method. Try a sinking line in the deeper water if you want to catch some big trout. Give it time to sink. The “Goldie” streamer (articulated white & gold), Rusty Trombone, and the ever-productive, Thin Mint, are staples.
PRODUCTIVE FLY PATTERNS:
NYMPHS: #14, #16 Orange Scud; #16 Two-Tone Scud; #14, #16 Tailwater Sowbug; #16 Carpet Bug Sowbug; 16, #18 Frenchie (gold bead, orange color); #14, #16 Ray Charles (grey or tan)
DRY FLIES: Sipper Midge, Smokejumper, CDC RS-2, Brooks Sprout Midge
STREAMERS: Goldie, Grinch, White Zonker, Rusty Trombone
