South Fork

Water flow out of Palisades Dam has been dropped step-wise from 12000 cfs on July 19th to about 9600 cfs. This is around 10-15 per cent below normal for this time of the season. This brings more wading opportunities along the river. Still there is plenty of quality water for fish. Fishing success can be a bit spotty, so it is a bit of a challenge to find where fish are foraging on such as caddis flies, golden stones, PMDs and other forms. That is the advantage of float-fishing compared to wading.

Flies to fish:


Fly Patterns to use:
Henry’s Fork Foam Stone Salmonfly
Dornan’s Micro Circus Sally
Improved Sparkle Dun PMD