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The Stone has been fishing well from top down as of late. When flows are clean, the upper valley is still fishing well .Beatis/BWO's have shown up and made for some pretty consistent surface action. When the dry bite has slowed down, nymphing has been effective as well. Size 18 nymphs have been the most consistent. By midday, the caddis nymphs have been taking over. There have been a few stones kicking around subsurface as well. The streamer bite has been heating up but there have been some windows that have made it well worth it. Mornings, Evenings, and cloudy periods have been the best. Try black, gold, or olive.
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Dries:
Elk Hair caddis (16-18), October Caddis Dries (8-12) Beatis/BWO's (16-20), Purple Haze (12-18),
Nymphs:
Mega Prince (6-12), Rubber Legs (6-12), Frenchie (16-18), Lil Spanker (14-18), Blowtorch (16-18), Prince Nymph (12-16), Worm patterns, Wooly Bugger (6-10), Delektable Stones (6-10), Perdigons 16-18
Streamers:
dungeons, mongrel meat, Schultsys sculpin, rusty trombone, trout slider, sparkle minnow
