It’s still going up and down like a gosh darn see-saw.  The flow near town is sitting just above 5000cfs and should continue this pattern till high water really kicks off, which should be soon.  The main stem is much more boater friendly right now with the higher flows but the back and side channels are giving pretty decent options to the wade fisherman.  If you’re heading out this way, deep nymph rigs have been the best option with prince nymphs, pheasant tails, San Juan worms, Double beaded stones, Pat’s rubber legs, Red fox squirrels, or a hares ear nymph.  You may see a few bugs popping but the fish have been very picky eaters lately.  Bring some big parachute adams, purple hazes, march browns, grey drake extended bodies, and low riding skwala patterns just in case.  When the flows start to come up like they are, the fish tend to seek refuge in the back channels and towards the banks.  So keep your rigs close to the shoreline and if you see any clean water coming in from random channels that ARE NOT tributaries, drop anchor and hit it up.

HATCHES/Flies: Midges, skwalas, a few March browns and some blue wings. A Review of the Winston Fly Rod For more info on the Winston Nexus Fly Rod