Posts by Chris Taylor - Head Fly Guide

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…

The water is clearing up quickly, with visibility now at ~4 feet vs. 1 foot last week. Flows will also be going down to 500 cfs this week. These two factors change our guidance from the previous few weeks, when flows were high and the water was turbid. Instead of fishing…

Conditions are stabilizing after the flow increase 2 weeks ago and water should remain in 700 to 800 cfs range this week as well. The same advice from last week holds true for this week: don’t let the low water clarity scare you. The fish are eating away below the surface…

Flows ramped up to 870cfs, but don’t worry the fish are still eating. With no major rain the forecast, we expect the flows to stabilize at this level and water clarity to improve. Don’t let the clarity scare you; just think bigger and brighter. Instead of tiny size 22 midges in black…