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The Farad gauge has been hitting 68 Degrees daily, and the Sparks gauge has been showing upwards of 75! At these temps, the best place to fish will be anywhere from Hirschdale to the Nevada stateline where temps on the river will be at their coldest. The name of the game will be fishing from sunup until a bit after noon. If you are still looking to fish much beyond mid-day, carry a thermometer with you and keep an eye on temps. The fish are currently sitting in fast water, like faster than you would think. When fishing this water type, a good amount of weight will be needed to get your flies in front of them quickly in what are often pretty short buckets. If indicator fishing, you don’t necessarily need to be fishing deep, but using heavy flies with split shot will be your best friend. We have been focusing mostly on golden stones, crawdads and PMDs, with a mix of some caddis and green drakes for good measure. As we head into the end of July, consider downsizing your flies a bit more, size 18 perdigons have been working a bit better than the rest lately as the hatches of PMDs become smaller and we anticipate the baetis to return back to the river some time around August. The success of smaller imitations is also likely a product of the summer’s fishing pressure setting in.
