Despite the impressive heat and low flows of the mid summer season, the Lamar is fishing pretty well at this point.

The Lamar River below Cache Creek is one of the many Yellowstone waters under special regulations right now - basically the river below Cache Creek is closed from 2 PM to 5 AM.  We feel that most waters should really be closed by noon - or whenever water temps rise into the high 60s.  You can fish the Lamar after 2 PM above the Cache Creek confluence and in the Cache itself, and the higher small tribs. 

Sporadic afternoon rains in the past week have muddied up the river intermittently, though typically for not more than 12-18 hours.

The best strategy right is to target the early PMD hatches; otherwise you’re looking at searching with small terrestials (hoppers, beetles, ants) and attractor nymph droppers.  There are a few larger olive stones left at this point also.  You might see a Yellow Sallie, but more likely a Spruce Moth to spice things up. 

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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; Parachute Caddis

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

Streamers / Others:  Hoppers, small to mid size, VW hopper, Grand hopper - tan; Beetles, Ants - chernobyl, ParaAnt, black and cinnamon; Wooly Buggers, brown / black (smaller)

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