The Bitterroot has made a pretty decent drop in flows down to 6100cfs then shot back up to 7100cfs. The clarity is not that good.  The back and side channels should offer some refuge from the higher flows, but the main stem is definitely high and off color. You’re better off heading up to Rock Creek and getting into the Salmon Flies while they’re hot, but if you’re still inclined to fish the Bitterroot, bring some extended body drakes, standard parachute adams, orange and purple chubbies, parachute BWOs, cripples, and some smaller caddis patterns for the evening. Count on tandem nymph rigs and dry dropper rigs to work best until you see some top water action. Underneath use a bigger prince nymph, black double beaded stones, flash back pheasant tails, batman nymphs, psycho princes, caddis pupae, and smaller baetis nymphs. Hanging one of these off the back of a chubbie for a dropper has been a good searching rig for mid day. Keep pounding the banks with your rigs in these higher flows for you best luck.

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