With flow out of Mackay Dam at 54cfs, fish are concentrated in holes, and wading is easy. Midge life cycle patterns will bring action along with small nymph patterns of your choice.
The South Fork isn’t the only one having a significant drop in flow. Flow out of Mackay Dam was reduced yesterday from 150 cfs to 50 cfs today. It’s great for wading but not for fish. Midging will get you into the fish concentrated in holes and runs.
Flow out of Mackay Dam is at 200 cfs, an amount that makes wading practical. Flows out of the dam will likely go lower as storage takes over in the reservoir. Tricos are diminishing, but BWOs are coming on, and there always is plenty of midges for fish to key on.
Tricos are coming out from the river below Mackay Dam. Fish there key on terrestrial insects later in the day.Only “fly in the ointment” is that flow out of the dam is around 400 cfs making wading a bit tough.
Flow out of Mackay Dam had been pretty constant at around 340 cfs ( very near its mean flow for this time of year) for the last several days. This AM, however, it was upped to about 430 cfs. That’s a pretty good jump for this small river, so wade carefully. Any day now tricos will be the major emergence, so be ready to try the river during the AM hours.
Flow out of Mackay Dam is around 350 cfs, but varies considerably. At 350 cfs wading with care is possible. Western green drakes and golden stoneflies should become important to fish any day now.
