A couple of noteworthy comments - bear activity has been unusually high lately in this corner of the park, and we spoke with a guy in the Trout Hunter shop who spoke of several impressive bear encounters this past week on the Fall and Boundary Creek.  There’s also still fairly active terrestrials at this point with BWOs the main hatch activity (at least this past week).

Given that data - your best approach to the river at this point will still be primarily weather dependent -  on the warmer, sunnier days, you still have  two best choices for prospecting  - a terrestrial dropper rig (hoppers, beetles and ants are working, generally smaller sizes) as well as a smaller attractor dry - dropper rig. 

Tricos are basically done (you might see some in pockets below riffles);  BWO are the main players on appropriately overcast days.  Be ready for Mahoganies, Grey Drakes and Fall Caddis.

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Flies to Have in the Box

Dries:  Tricos -baetis - BWO, Blue Dun, Olive Sparkle Dun, Para-adams; Caddis - EHC, X Caddis,  - tan, olive, black; Mahoganies - GTs, Sparkle Duns, Zlon cripples; Grey Drake - life cycle; your attractor package

Nymphs:  BHFBPT; SF PT; Copper John;  Caddis - Mangy, Pulsating/Electric, Super Pupas; Prince / MegaPrince / BH Prince; Lightningbugs, gold, silver;

Terrestials: Hoppers - Grand, Whit, Dave’s, Carnage, Kicking, Hoppinator; Beetles- Fire, Foam, HiVis, Sam’s;  Ants - Chernobyl, ParaAnt, black and cinnamon, CDC Flying ant, black, brown, cinnamon; Epoxy, same colors

Streamers / Other:  Buggers, black, brown, olive;  Sparklebuggers, assorted; Bow River Bugger; Girdle Bug; Orange/brown rubberlegs

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