Hatch Chart

Very cold and windy, dress warm. You will need ‘de-icer’ for your rod. Great unweighted streamer action. Fish next to or under the ice on the banks.

Very cold and windy, dress warm. You will need ‘de-icer’ for your rod. Great unweighted streamer action. Fish next to or under the ice on the banks.

Very cold and windy, dress warm. You will need ‘de-icer’ for your rod. Great unweighted streamer action. Fish next to or under the ice on the banks.

Very cold and windy, dress warm. You will need ‘de-icer’ for your rod. Great unweighted streamer action. Fish next to or under the ice on the banks.

River starts run-off. Be very careful. Fish very close to the bank.

Fish close to the banks, with in inches of shore for big browns in the early a.m. and late p.m. Use a two fly rig, dry-dropper combination mid day. Read the slime lines for feeding fish. Watch the high mountain lakes that are still thawing out. First anglers there catch the biggest of the year.

Fish the middle of the river for Rainbows. Great mayfly action in the riffles and head of pools. Start heading to the high mountain streams for brookies or cuts.

Fish the banks on windy days with all terrestrial patterns. Go deep with weighted streamers.

Cool nights mean slower a.m. fishing. Watch for the September 5th stonefly hatch in South Fork. Lasts one or two days only. Great small stream fishing – all dry fly action.

Stay close to the river. Rifle hunting season begins. WEAR ORANGE! Use a two-nymph rig. Some dry action on warm days. Start looking for pre spawn browns. Excellent brookie fishing at all lakes.

Slow down, size down on all nymphs. Go deep.