The Gardner’s July floods are old news, but the impact on the river remains. We still agree with the guys at Park’s in Gardiner that you really should leave the lower river alone until next year and give the survivors a chance to recover.

Brookies are still the game on the upper river, but only below Sheepeater cascade; above that feature the brookies have taken to the hills for their spawn.

Terrestrials and attractors in the sun, with a few Caddis and baetis on the overcast, drizzly days. 

Here’s to a better season next year, and some good fishing yet to come. 

Flows were 144 cfs at 0545, with today’s average 137 cfs; flows have been steady all week.

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Flies to have in the box

Dries:  Caddis – EHC, X Caddis, Electric Caddis, EC Caddis, Spent Caddis – tan and olive; Attractors – your secret weapon, Royal Wulff, Coachman Trude; Stims – yellow and orange; baetis – probably early, but have the box ready

Nymphs:  PT; BHPT; BH Hares Ear, Copper John, olive; BH Prince; Lightning bugs, gold, silver, green/olive;  SJW for stained water after the rains

Streamers / Other: Woolly buggers, brown, yellow, olive, black; Sparkle buggers, same colors; Girdle bug;

Terrestrials: Hoppers, beetles, ants, bees

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