Updated: June 16, 2009

(2700 cfs) Varied water flows in early June has caused the South Fork to fish slow, now as the water is beginning to settle the Cicadas are fishing well, also a good Caddis hatch has been seen daily. Anderson Ranch Reservoir is 100% full, if we see a spillover from the top of the dam the Salmon Flies will hatch quickly. With up and down water flows try nymphing a big heavy stonefly nymph trailed by a caddis pupa.

(270 cfs) The Owyhee River is fishing really well; consistent hatches of Blue Winged Olives with the gloomy weather have been seen from the morning to the afternoon. On the warmer sunny days you will see a Calibaetis hatch in the morning, look for a solid PMD hatch around 2:00 P.M., come around 5:00 look for the PMD spinner fall and the start of the Caddis hatch until dark.

The Drakes have come and gone! The wood river valley has been experiencing some nasty weather lately; this has caused some hatches to be pushed around. Look for Baetis and Midges in the morning to mid-day and PMDs and caddis in the afternoon. Also fishing small terrestrials such as beetles and ants will always produce fish on the creek.

Both Mountain View and Billy Shaw are fishing very well; some anglers are reporting 4 fish an hour on both reservoirs. With the cooler temps we have seen in June the fish have not made a bee line toward the deeper sections yet. A type 3 line will suffice until we see consistent temperatures in the 90’s. Damsel nymphs are out and fish are on them; also try putting a leech in front of Damsel or a Chronomid and stripping very slow.