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[Brian Sloss]

I have gotten out a few times lately on my own and guide trips. The river has been going up and down a lot lately, though no flooding. It is a little high today, but very fishable with a green stain. The key recently has been getting deep given the higher water. As long as you are not shy with your weight, you should do fine. I have had a few wild fish lately including 3 in the 17-18 inch range that fought like they had never seen an hook. San Jauns, stoneflies, crawdads and marabou jigs have been key. Sorry for the lack of reports, I've been too busy. Gonna fish a little tonight though.

[FlyfishingEngineer]

Brian,

Do you generally run a dropper off of the stoneflies, crawdads, and other larger flies? Also, did you have to get it right on the bottom or were you fishing at a set depth this week. We have fished the last three weekends straight and had decent luck, last weekend was a little more challenging with the water being up though we did seem to get more strikes they were just very short strikes. The most consitent fly was a copper John dropper off of a black stone. Also had to fish two drunks out of the river, theier canoe got lodged in a root wad and they were just floating down the river mid stream. We got their canoe loose for them just as the game warden arrived, he then asked if we stole any of their stuff, talk about getting the business for just trying to help someone. When we took out we noticed the same druken pair had sunk the canoe and it was completly submerged under a log at Turners.

[Brian Sloss]

Fishing right on the bottom will produce more, especially in the shoals. Fish some of the deeper water with current between shoals as well and you'll get a few extra fish. I always run a dropper off the stone. Sorry about the agent, that was a low rent question. One of my employees pulled that canoe out for the other outfitter whose canoe was lodged at Turners.