Tricos are still the name of the game early in the day, and if there’s cloud cover, the midday fishing’s been pretty good too. Unfortunately, it looks like sun, hot temps and some wind could put a damper on things over the next few days. Fishing small soft hackles or sparse midge subsurface patterns underneath a size 14 royal Wulff has been the easiest way to whack the ultra selective trico eaters in the mornings. If you hit the river at around 7:30 a.m., you’ll see LOTS of “bulging” rise forms just below the surface and depending on the day, these guys can be very easy with the previously mentioned setup. Using that rig during the rise (beginning around 9), fish have been very willing to take the soft hackles as well as the Wulff itself. The midday streamer fishing has been silly in the clouds with smaller olive streamers. If the sun’s out, it’s back to prospecting with hopper or attractor dropper rigs. Crickets and bee patterns have been pretty motivational for midday prospecting too.
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