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The murky water from last week’s rains is starting to clear. We’re still using some higher-vis flies like zebra midges or disco midges, but we’ve also been fishing flies without any sort of flash with solid results. If in doubt, fish one visible fly to a less visible one…

Similar conditions to last week, so we only updated a couple parts of the report for this week. Conditions keep getting better and better. Highs this week are perfectly in the 70s, and we expect the days ahead to have intermittent cloudiness, which make for some more…

Conditions have been phenomenal. The summer heat is going away, and highs have been nicely in the 80s. Dry fly fishing has been excellent given the cloudier days we’re seeing. Streamers have also done well, especially in the morning. Several guides have spent the last few…

The weather has finally cooled off, and we’re easing back into the 80s. As the water clears more and more, we’re noticing a few trout heads breaking the surface. It’s time to grab those dry fly boxes because we expect that cloud cover this week will help We’ve seen some, but…

Well, the 90-degree temps continued into this week after all, but the forecast is for temps to finally fall back down into the low and mid-80s at the end of the week. We’re starting to notice the water clearing up a bit, which has us hopeful for some end-of-summer dry fly…

The first part of this week is looking pretty hot, but we’ll be cooling off in the second half. The drought hasn’t affected the fishing, as there’s plenty of cold water coming out of Navajo Dam. The fish remain focused mainly on subsurface midges and Baetis. The Baetis tend…

The fishing is strong even with our more frequent flow changes. This year the Bureau of Reclamation is incrementally adjusting flows throughout the week to meet water needs downriver. Be sure to check regularly. Like last week, don’t be afraid to get creative…