Hoot Owl Restrictions have been put in place for the Dearborn, Smith, and Sun rivers.

The Missouri is also getting a rise from the rain. It’s usually less dramatic over here, due to the dam control, so it’s not something to be too worried about. The trico hatches on the Missouri right now are consistently good, and the hopper fishing has been turning out numbers and size. The nymphing has been next to terrible as of late, but should pick up in September, or at least when the algae starts to subside. For dry flies, use cripples, standard Adams parachutes, midge clusters, elk hair caddis, parachute baetis, baetis button emergers, small flying ants, and hoppers. For subsurface, stick with sow bugs, czech nymphs, caddis pupae, scuds, small PTs, lightning bugs and micro marflies.

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HATCHES: Tricos, hoppers, callibaetis,

FLIES: Tricos, beerheads, Joe’s Hopper, Rainey’s Hoppers, goddard caddis, CDC caddis, micro mayflies, wire worm, Morris Hoppers.

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