Roaring River In Great Shape Dry Fly Fishing Everyday

[timsfly]

The river is still in great shape, an inch of rain or so this weekend didn't do a thing to change the river.

Flow is still about normal and the river is mostly clear, about 6' of visibility.

Dry fly fishing has been really good this week, we are catching them on hoppers, beetles, crickets, ants

cracklebacks, adams, caddis, griffiths gnats, tricos, and blue wing olives. 7X tippet for drys and for best results

don't use the fluorocarbon when fishing drys.

Nymph fishing is as good as ever, a tung headed rootbeer, pheasant tail, burlap, sow bug, chamois worm

san juan worm copper johns and zebra midges are all working well, I'm using #16 and #18 drys and nymphs most

of the time right now.

Woolybuggers are still working well, I like the larger #8's early in the morning and in the afternoons and evenings

I'll use the smaller baby buggers, tan, black, olive and brown are working best right now.

If you use marabou jigs, black/yellow, tan, white, brown, and olive are working very well right now. 1/32 size and

smaller are best right now.

Power eggs in orange, white, hatch brown and flo. yellow are best right now.

Plastic worms in cheese yellow, white, orange/white, orange, mint green and pink are all working well right now.

The water is very clear now so use the 2lb maxima, p-line or vanish for your best chance of catching trout right now.

Stay away from lines that are blue, white or fluorescent, and braids are bad in the clear water also.

Small crankbaits will catch fish all day long and so will small gold spoons right now.

Good reports comming out of zone 3, several reported good limits on power bait and night crawlers.

Good luck on the river this week.

Tim's Fly Shop

[redbird]

Hey Tim,

I am trying to get away for the weekend in a couple of weekends and would like to try RR. It would be our first trip there, as we usually hit Bennett. My wife's concern is there going to be any place to take the kids for a mid day cool off in the river? I know there has to be some good swimming holes down there, could you help me out and point me to one or two that might be family friendly or uncrowded.

I really appreciate the help, and always appreciate your reports.

Bill Cardinal

[timsfly]

Hey Tim,

I am trying to get away for the weekend in a couple of weekends and would like to try RR. It would be our first trip there, as we usually hit Bennett. My wife's concern is there going to be any place to take the kids for a mid day cool off in the river? I know there has to be some good swimming holes down there, could you help me out and point me to one or two that might be family friendly or uncrowded.

I really appreciate the help, and always appreciate your reports.

Bill Cardinal

there is a lot of swimming areas in the river to cool off during the mid day heat come by when you hit the area and I'll send you to a cool place below the park

if you want to be by yourselves, or there won't be many there usually

[redbird]

Thanks Tim!

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Tim - great report!

See ya there someday this week I hope.

Monday would be great! Not too hot finally.

cheers, tight lines, and screaming reels - Brian