Flows - 150cfs

Techniques and Conditions -  The river is low and tough.  As with everywhere else, anglers can choose between a variety of techniques: nymphing, dry-dropper, and dry flies.  The kokanee have showed up as well as kokanee anglers.  Fish deep rigs for salmon.

Flies and Hatches - Mid-day bwo hatch and a few caddis are around.  Also try larger attractor dries with beadhead nymphs dropped a couple feet below. 

Nymphs - BH Beatis, Small PT's, wd,  Western Coachman #8-14, 20 incher #6-16, Purple 20 incher #8-14, PT #8-16, BH Prince #6-16, Biot Stones #8-12, Copper Stones #8-10, Halfback #4-10,

Dries - Midges in the Hatchery ponds, stimulator, mad x, pmds, caddis, p adams

Below: This brown was caught below the confluence of the East and Taylor River.  He was a glutton full of kokanee fry.  Like many trout during the fry release, his eyes were bigger than his stomach. 4/18/09