South Fork, June 29th, 2024

At Clark Hill Overlook

What the fly fishing world has been waiting for is happening, The salmon flies have begun appearing on the South Fork. They are present in good numbers around the Lorenzo area but moving upstream in smaller numbers as far as Byington. With warmer water and great weather, they will likely be in the canyon this weekend. Even a few green drakes have been spotted along the lower river, so make your favorite life cycle patterns for them available. River flow has settled down to usual for this time of the year, and Palisades Reservoir is full. There will be occasional boosts in flow depending on irrigation demands but the time is coming when caddisflies, mayflies and stoneflies will be available for feeding trout at any given time, and it will up to the flyfisher to determine which they are keying on. It makes for a fun and challenging game!