It’s On!!
It’s time to get up here! Water levels are good and there are salmon in the inlets.
Suggested fly patterns;
Streamers–
Gray Soft Hackle Streamer,
Putt’s Favorite,
Gray Ghost,
Marabou Royal Coachman,
“93”,
Red Gray Ghost (OMR’s favorite)
and whichever streamer works best for you. I know how we all have our personal favorites. By all means use them.
Nymphs & Emergers– BH Pheasant Tail, BH Prince, Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail, Hatching Pupa, Jailbird, Snowshoe Emerger BWO, and a Flashback Pheasant Tail in sizes 14 to 18.
Dry flies– Parachute Adams, Brooks Sprout BWO, CDC Baetis, Traditional BWO, and a CDC Caddis Dun in sizes 16 to 18. You can go larger on the Parachute Adams and drop a small nymph behind it.
These are a few of the flies we’ve found work well. We fish two nymphs a lot, along with a strike indicator. A typical setup might be a BH Pheasant Tail ( we like Tungsten Beads) as the lead fly with a Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail or Hatching Pupa as the dropper, say 15 to 20 inches behind the lead fly.
It looks like the weather will be good this weekend. Salmon time is on! Jon has openings next week for guiding and the Rainbow Grille opens next Thursday, May 6th. Great fishing and great food. What’s better than that?? Nothin!
Good luck and see you on the river.
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