South Fork 7-2-19

Palisades Reservoir is at full capacity, and in-flow is dropping.  Flow out of Palisades has been raised some in the last week. Now is 14000 cfs  (about the same at Heise, 7160 cfs at Lorenzo), which is  a bit above normal.

PMDs, green drakes and yellow sallies are emerging  upstream to Cottonwood making for improving dry fly fishing. Presenting flies around riffles is best strategy for doing so.  Big stoneflies are emerging up to Byington, but fish are just beginning to key on them. Rubber legs and streamers still working.

Fishing interest here is still well below that on the Henry’s Fork, but as fish become more interested in big stoneflies, look for boating crowds to appear.