Posts by Chris Taylor - Head Fly Guide

The conditions and tactics from the last few weeks have not changed for this week. We have plenty of water and flows. The fish are focused mainly on the sub-surface action. We’ve had an uptick in reports from guides having success on streamers, while dry fly fishing remains.…

The fishing hasn’t changed much since last week’s report. Flows are around 700 cfs, and we expect them to increase by around another 100 cfs during the week. This shouldn’t be too noticeable to fish or anglers, so stick to subsurface mayfly and midge patterns. Olive and gray…

The ant fall wrapped up last week, and now the action is primarily subsurface. If you still want to fish dries, you may still find a few fish eating hoppers, ants, and beetles on the surface. The afternoons can still produce BWO hatches that fish well with a small Parachute…

The ant fall happened at the end of last week. Monsoon season is here, bringing with it lots more dry fly opportunities. The fish have been going crazy for ants on the surface. We expect the fish to continue to look up as we get into hopper and beetle season. With almost…

Not much change from last week. Fish are still happily taking both small flies and larger patterns like leeches and worms. A safe bet is to fish a rig with a larger pattern on top and a smaller midge or mayfly pattern on the bottom. The Bureau of Reclamation is releasing…

Not much change from last week. Fish are still happily taking both small flies and larger patterns like leeches and worms. A safe bet is to fish a rig with a larger pattern on top and a smaller midge or mayfly pattern on the bottom. The Bureau of Reclamation is releasing…

Things are pretty steady state right now. Both the water clarity and the flows are the same as last week with all river sections fishing well. Fish patterns like leeches and worms in addition to the usual midges and mayflies. The Bureau of Reclamation is releasing water…

The water clarity is the same as last week, but the flows are likely to go up this week. Fish patterns like leeches and worms in addition to the usual midges and mayflies. Use 4x fluorocarbon tippet to the larger top fly and 5x tippet to your smaller midge or mayfly…

Flows went down to 500 from 900 last week and have settled nicely since. The slower, clearer water has the fish seeking out midges, mayflies, and caddis, especially if fishing the village or lower river. The fish are also starting to look up for dry flies, especially on…