The Lamar this past week has continued its strong summer performance;  things will be even better with restrictions lifted effective today (still awaiting an “official pronouncement” from the Park at 0530!).

Until the “official pronouncement” from the Park lifting restrictions - the Lamar River below Cache Creek remains under special regulations - basically the river below Cache Creek is closed from 2 PM to 5 AM.  

Flows measured near the Tower Ranger station have reflected the fairly heavy rains that started last Thursday and occured in the region through the weekend.  Flows started up on Friday and peaked on Saturday near 300 cfs (after running in the range of 170 cfs before), and were gradually dropping, though there was slight uptick through the night.  Flows this morning are 210 cfs at 0415, with today’s average 308 cfs.  The river has been off with the flow spike but is improving every day.

If you’re on the water in the first half of the day consider targetting the waning PMD hatches; otherwise you’re looking at searching with small terrestials (hoppers, beetles, ants) and attractor nymph droppers.   Running a hopper-dropper set should be productive for several more weeks, and is just fun on most days.  Summer hatches are clearly winding down.

The Flavs are still around in pockets, and there should be some Western Green Drakes along soon above Cache Creek.  It’s perhaps a bit early for the BWOs but we wouldn’t be surprised to see some on the cooler days (it won’t be long).

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Flies to have in the box:

Dries:  PMDs - parachute, sparkle dun, sprout, cripple, CDC emerger, PMX - yellow, peacock, royal; Paradrake, gray, green/olive; Parachute Adams; Lime Tude; X-caddis (higher); Royal Trudes (higher); Stimulator, olive, yellow; Humpy, yellow;

Nymphs:  BH PT; Prince and BH Prince;  Micro Mayfly, olive, black; Barrs PMD emerger; small brown caddis nymphs

Terrestrials:  Hoppers, small to mid size, VW hopper, Grand hopper - tan; Beetles;  Ants - chernobyl, ParaAnt, black and cinnamon; Spruce Moths

Streamers / Others:  Wooly Buggers, brown / black (smaller); streamers not a key player on this water now.

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