08-11-2004, 02:19 PM
Beaverhead River - August 10th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
The Flows at Barrett's Diversion Dam are 165 C.F.S. The dry fly fishing remains very good on the Beavehead. They have bumped up the flows a bit again for some more irrigation water downstream. The fish are happy and the hatches are still comming off in good consistent numbers. Pale Morning duns are good in the morning with a break in the hatch activity throughout the heat of the day. Once the sun starts to go down the caddis hatch heats up and there are good numbers of fish looking up just prior to dark. You will need to nymph fish during the heat of the day. So far things are holding on well on the Beaverhead and hopefully we will continue to get some moisture in August which the Dillion are could really use.
Fly Pattern Suggestions :Red San Juan Worms, Red Sawyer PT #18-20, Grey Scud #14-16, Olive Scud #14-16, Red Midge Larvae #18-22, Olive Midge Larvae #18-22, Olive Hares Ear #16-18, Green Weenie #18-20, Headlight Sally #14-16, PMD Comparadun #18-20, Parachute PMD #16-18, Hen Wing Caddis #14-16, Spent Partridge caddis #16-18.
supplied by: [url "http://www.fisheyesoup.com/redir.php?recKey=86,re"]Montana Troutfitters[/url]
FISHING: Good
The Flows at Barrett's Diversion Dam are 165 C.F.S. The dry fly fishing remains very good on the Beavehead. They have bumped up the flows a bit again for some more irrigation water downstream. The fish are happy and the hatches are still comming off in good consistent numbers. Pale Morning duns are good in the morning with a break in the hatch activity throughout the heat of the day. Once the sun starts to go down the caddis hatch heats up and there are good numbers of fish looking up just prior to dark. You will need to nymph fish during the heat of the day. So far things are holding on well on the Beaverhead and hopefully we will continue to get some moisture in August which the Dillion are could really use.
Fly Pattern Suggestions :Red San Juan Worms, Red Sawyer PT #18-20, Grey Scud #14-16, Olive Scud #14-16, Red Midge Larvae #18-22, Olive Midge Larvae #18-22, Olive Hares Ear #16-18, Green Weenie #18-20, Headlight Sally #14-16, PMD Comparadun #18-20, Parachute PMD #16-18, Hen Wing Caddis #14-16, Spent Partridge caddis #16-18.