August 10, 2009

[Zack Hoyt]

Water has slowly been dropping since the beginning of August. A few sparce rain showers have helped with being floatable, but still a little low. Fish tend to be very spooky and holding in very deep holes. Best fishing is morning or evening. For the fly fisherman, terrestrials and poppers are working great, as well as crayfish patterns and olive/white clouser minnows. Worms and lizards in watermellon or pumpkin seed bounced along the bottom, or hellgramite and stick baits fished very deep for spin tackle. Fish the shady spots in between rapids and also where the river changes from gravel to rocky bottom.