Tricos, caddis and some PMDs are the main fare over here these days although smaller hoppers are taking fish for us too. The crowds have peeled off a bit due to the heat wave and the excessive algae bloom, but diehards are still getting it done! Fishing subsurface with anything is tough these days due to stationary and drifting algae. Working the surface is a LESS frustrating affair, but at this point, there’s just no escaping the role of produce manager. Finding sippers along the shallower banks is about your best way to stay clear of the muck, and there are good numbers of fish looking up early and likely throughout the day in the overcast conditions. Water temps peaked out yesterday at a reasonable 64 degrees near Holter.
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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: The big goal on the Mo right now is staying algae free. Hard to to with nearly all offerings at this point.