The Big Bug Hatch is here and it’s shaping up to be a long and epic hatch! With the cooler water temperatures and the temperate Summer weather we very well may see extended hatches and just the best fishing! PMDs, Caddis, Salmon Flies, Goldenstones and Yellow Sallies have all been spotted from Ennis to Lyons Bridge. When they aren’t on the Dries, the bite with Nymphs has been epic. All the food groups are present right now and its GAME ON!!
This beginning of this week Streamflows were at 853cfs@Kirby and 1,520cfs@Cameron and a climb to midweek to 1,550cfs@Kirby and 2,200cfs@Cameron and then a drop by the end of the week to 1,390cfs@Kirby and 1,870cfs@Cameron. With these flows the fish have been podded against the banks, behind the rocks, in front of the rocks (in the soft pillow zone) and slower water out of the flow. The Trout are moving and following the hatches and we have had smatterings of hatches throughout the river from day to day.
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Nymphs: Delektable FB Sparkle or Sparkle Kaboom Stone #6 & #8; ; Pat’s RubberLegs Black, Black/Brown or Olive/Brown #4-#8; Delektable Guide Stone Brown/Yellow, Black, Olive/Brown, or Black #4-#8; Formerly Known as Prince #12-#16; Geppert Crystal Dip Olive, Black, or Brown #16-#18; BH Shop Vac Brown or Olive #16-#18; Delektable BH Prince Brandon #14-#18; Psycho Prince Caddis Green, Purple, or Yellow #12-#18; Delektable Lil’ Spanker Silver, Gold, Purple, or Pheasant Tail #14-#18. Delektable Jig Hook Tungsten Spanker Holo Silver, Holo Gold, Pheasant Tail, Miller Time , Holo Olive #14-#18; Delektable Mr. Rubberlegs Goldentstone #10; Delektable CDC Baby #12-#14; Split Case PMD #16-#18; Delektable TGBH Sure Strike Yellow/Peacock #14-#16; Delektable TGBH Big Spanker Warrior or Olive PT #14-#16; Delektable Rootbeer Float Yellow #16, BH Guide’s Choice Hare’s Ear #12-#16;
Dries: Delektable Lil’ Chubby Royal, UV Cinnamon, UV Olive, or Caddis Green #14-#16; Morrish Fluttering Stone Salmon Fly #6; Delektable Secret Stone UV Salmonfly, Royal, or UV Goldenstone #8-#12; Dornan’s Water Walker Pink or Peanut #6-#12; Delektable Mega2Tone Chubbyness UV Salmonfly, UV Goldenstone, UV Goldrush, or Royal #6-#12; Delektable Twisted Baby Purple, Tan/Brown or Brown #10-#14; Purple Haze Parachute #14-#18; Carlson’s Purple Craze #12-#16; Micro Chubby Gold #16-#18; Mercer’s Missing Link Caddis Amber #16; Corn Fed Caddis Tan & Olive #16; Delektable CDC Elk Hair Caddis Tan, Holo Olive, or Purple #14-#16; Delektable Halo Peacock, Tan, Pale Olive, Royal, or Dark Olive #16-#18.
Streamers: Delektable SS Jointed Screamer Olive/White, Olive/Black, or White; Delektable Double Screamer Olive, Black, White, Olive/Black, or Yellow; Delektable Single Screamer Olive/White, Black, Olive, White, Yellow, Olive/Black or Spawning; #6; McCune’s Sculpin Olive or Tan #4-#6; Zonkers Dark Olive, Copper or Natural #8; Trevor’s Sculpin Olive, Black, or Natural; #4; Dali Llama Olive/White #6; Galloup’s Silky Kitty Black, Tan, or White #6; Coffey’s Sparkle Minnow #6; Circus Peanut Articulated White/Black #6; Mini Loop Sculpin Olive or Tan #6.
