The Blackfoot is running 718 cfs this morning and the daytime water temps are staying below the critical 70 degree mark. Focusing on the early mornings and hitting the water with PMDs and spruce moths right out of the chute is still the way to go. This productive window may get longer as the daytime highs drop this week, but in general, you’ll want to be off early even though there aren’t any restrictions on this river yet. The lower river, even early, has been giving up LOTS of little fish while the majority of the fatties we’ve been seeing have been mid river or higher. White or tan spruce moths are the good on the upper river. Give them some motion to really get things going. Batman nymphs or something similar is a nearly sure thing on the Blackfoot these days.
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HATCHES: caddis, PMDs, yellow sallies, hoppers and spruce moths – terrestrials in general
PATTERNS: golden stones in sizes 12 to 14. Attractor stuff in a size 8 or 10, elk hair or other caddis in a 12 or 14. Batman/ p-tail or red San Juan nymph rigs.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: If you’re heading up the Blackfoot, you’ll have company these days, even hitting the water at daybreak.