The flow near Bonner is 1290 this morning compared with 1820 a year ago. If you hit the river at daybreak and get off by about noon, you’ll be able to drift the lower river free of tube lemmings; the fishing’s been good early! If you’re planning on being out on the water all day, you’ll probably want to get a bit higher up on the river to avoid the non fishing crowds. The heat of the day fishing has been consistent with hopper/dropper rigs and deep tandem p-tails. Patience with dark bodied streamers has also been paying off with occasional but VERY big fish.
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HATCHES: caddis, PMDs, yellow sallies, hoppers and terrestrials in general
PATTERNS: golden stones in sizes 6 to 14, whitlock sculpines in black. Attractor stuff in a size 8 or 10, elk hair or other caddis in a 12 or 14. Double p-tail nymph rigs.
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