08/15/16 River Report
River Flow 272 CFS - Visibility Clear - AM Water Temp 74'F. - Today is the PERFECT day to come up and go fishing!!! Water levels have come up nicely (more rain expected this week), Lower Humidity out there today and the ISO's are once again littering the surface of the river!!! Take a ride and fish for the monster smallies with your favorite poppers and streamers. Then grab a nice meal or nap and fish the ISO hatch in the evening. The smallies are looking up for these big bugs too! - Also the pike and carp fishing is hot up behind the dam.
Look for Bass behind exposed boulders in the deeper runs & pools. - Carp are very active in the TMA. - Try dragging some Woolly Buggers, crawfish or Big Stone Fly Nymphs by them. - Fish the side channels of the power house in Falls Village for Bass or Carp. Lot's of exposed river structure to target at the power house -- Nymphing & Streamer fishing is the way to go during daylight hours.
AM River Water Temp 74' - River Flow 272 CFS. - Morning Air Temp 73'- Today's Air Temp High 87' - Tonight's Air Temp Low 65' - Remember from June 15th until September 15th the mouths of tributaries that are posted by the DEEP are closed to fishing (Look for White DEEP No Fishing Signs).
Dry Fly Choices: Isonychia 12, Rusty Spinners 12, Green or Tan Caddis Size 16 & 18
Bass: Any Color Popper, Pick Your Pocket, Woolly Buggers, Zonkers,Circus Peanuts
Soft Hackles: Olive Caddis Pupae, Hares Ear, Pheasant Tail, March Brown Spiders, Partdrige and Green, Partdrige and Yellow, Partdrige and Orange, Red Squirrel, Pheasant Tail
Wet Flies: Lead Wing Coachman, Hornbergs, March Brown, .
Nymph Choices; Hares Ear, Green Caddis Pupae, BH Princes, BH Pheasant Tails, Big Yellow or Brown Stones, Rubber Legs(all colors), 20 Incher's, Yellow Wire Stones & Euro Bead Head Princes
Streamers: Pick Your Pocket, Zonkers, Woolly Buggers, Circus Peanuts, Home Invaders, Clousers
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