Flies need to be on or near the bottom. Indicator dead drifting tends to be more productive than swinging flies or high-sticking. Warm weather prior to opener caused some snowmelt, which raised the flow, and turned the water a bit off color, but anglers reported fair to good fishing on the opening weekend. On the other hand, the lower part of the river, below Simms Access, traditionally shows the most big fish. Fly-Only water fishing fair.
Flows are high.
Wading difficult, and lots of hatchery fish. Expect stonefly hatches. They have spent months gorging on the prolific insect populations found in the streambed, as well as inhaling pounds of hatchery-released salmon smolts. Fishing is slow. Lake level is low.