July……..

With the minimal snow pack this year, we are already looking like late summer. Water temps are hovering near my temp cutoff by the end of the day 64-65…….. Dawn temps are around 60-62. So if you fish, do so early. The fish suffer from stress before we even hook them. I’ve started finding dead fish in the morning……..Don’t subject your personal best fish to a dismal end. Little fish don’t seem as bothered by the heat, but big guys resuscitate poorly. We are locally doing a Hoot Owl closure after 1:00 pm. Thanks for your support! The bugs go very early….Seeing PMDs doing a flight by 7:00 am. Hoppers are going by noon, then, bug-wise it slows to nothing mid-day. It gets tubular at high-noon anyway. When humans are lounging in a stream without squeaking…..it’s too hot to fish.