For the amount of bugs on the water the dry fly fishing has been a little slow. We’re seeing a lot of smaller fish up on the surface. Swinging and nymphing has been productive and will continue to be for the rest of the season. The Upper Main has been safe the past couple days to fish and will continue to be for the next 7 days. I had a good variety of bugs the past two evenings on the Upper Main, but very few fish on them. The early morning streamer bite has been very productive as well, which leads me to believe those bigger fish have seen the amount of 1-2yr old fish in river and turned to eating them instead of S22 Olives. This is not to say we aren’t getting bigger fish on top, but you have to be smart and pick the best fish in your stretch as to not spook them with the smaller fish. There is still plenty of dry fly fishing left in the season. On a good year we’ll have Olives, Caddis, and Midges into November! 

Hatching:

Trico #20 – 24

BWO #16-24

Sulphurs #14-18

Tan Caddis #16 – 18

Cahills #12-14

Isonychia #12

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