Big Lost River, August 10th, 2021

Flow out of Mackay Dam is around 125 cfs. This flow makes for easy wading in the river below and may go lower. AM tricos are becoming more numerous with fish beginning to respond until late morning. Terrestrial insect patterns ( mostly those for hoppers and ants ) and caddis life cycle patterns are best bets from late morning on. Don’t overlook traditional attractor patterns such as the renegade in medium sizes and two-nymph rigs to drift into deeper holes. Expect some company arriving from the Ketchum-Sun Valley area even though The Nature Conservancy has re-opened their portion of Silver Creek to fishing.