Latest from Slide Inn (8/8/07):
We're not sure when they're going to bring it up again, but after a good amount of pulsing, the river has dropped down to a reasonable 996 cfs. The evening spinner fall last night around Pine Butte was pretty impressive-- starting as early as 7:30 p.m.-- However, the fish seem to ignore them until around 8:45 until dark. That being said, we still got a few to come up on #14 spinners, and fish were feeding steadily from about 9:00-9:30. After days in which cooler fronts and rain has come in, there have been quite a few Pseudos on the water. We have also been seeing Gray Drakes hatching in between the lakes, which can produce some spectacular spinner falls at dusk. During the heat of the day, #10 parachute and Dave's hoppers have been bringing up some nice fish, and spruce moths continue to be extremely productive in areas abundant with conifers. Streamer has been very good over the past few days-- Start white and yellow, and then go through the tans, olives, browns, and blacks.