Typical Missouri mid-summer fishing these days. The best dryfly action is early trico/PMD stuff, then again in the evening when the caddis do their thing. If you find yourself not having luck on top midday, the nymphing continues to be solid with a wide variety of tailwater tandem rigs. We’re seeing enough fish rising throughout the day, however, to keep things interesting with a #14 or 16 cripple or comparadun. Sometimes 6x combined with QUIET casts/drifts is the answer. If you’re after numbers, it’s still tough to beat a tandem rig with the usual tailwater suspects.
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FLIES: Elk hairs, para and comparadun PMDS, standard para Adams in a 14-18, hoppers in a 10 or 12, brightly colored and sparsely tied streamers, soft hackles, the traditional bevvy of tailwater nymphs including zebras, rs2s, beerheads, lighting bugs, scuds . . .
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: We were on SCUBA in 1980 watching how the Missouri fish preferentially take downstream. Certainly better than graduation ceremonies!