South Fork, August 26th, 2023

The relatively small fluctuations we are currently seeing in flow out of Palisades Dam have no big impact on fishing success. The density of thunder showers and rain storms have impacts that outweigh these. Here is why: During and right after these events relative humidity rises making aquatic insect hatches denser. Right after these storms clear up and downdraft winds decrease is also a good time to try patterns such as San Juan worm and woolly bugger types because increased flows free up annelids into the river.