| Beginning of the Month | Middle of the Month | End of the Month | Tip of the Month | |
| January | Midge | Midge | Midge | Very cold and windy, dress warm. You will need 'de-icer' for your rod. Great unweighted streamer action. Fish next to or under the ice on the banks. |
| February | Midge | Midge | Midge | Very cold and windy, dress warm. You will need 'de-icer' for your rod. Great unweighted streamer action. Fish next to or under the ice on the banks. |
| March | Midge | Midge | Midge | Very cold and windy, dress warm. You will need 'de-icer' for your rod. Great unweighted streamer action. Fish next to or under the ice on the banks. |
| April | Midge Streamers |
Midge Streamers |
Caddis Midge Streamers |
Very cold and windy, dress warm. You will need 'de-icer' for your rod. Great unweighted streamer action. Fish next to or under the ice on the banks. |
| May | Caddis Midge Streamers |
Caddis Midge Streamers |
Caddis Midge Streamers |
River starts run-off. Be very careful. Fish very close to bank. |
| June | Caddis Midge Streamers |
Caddis Stonefly BWO PMD Midge Streamers |
Caddis Stonefly Green Drake BWO PMD Midge Streamers |
Fish close to the banks, with in inches of shore for big browns in the early a.m. and late p.m. Use a two fly rig, dry-dropper combination, mid day. Read the slime lines for feeding fish. Watch the high mountain lakes that are still thawing out. First anglers there catch the biggest of the year. |
| July | Caddis Stonefly Green Drake BWO PMD Midge Streamers |
Caddis Stonefly Green Drake PMD Midge Streamers Terrestrials |
Caddis PMD Midge Streamers Terrestrials |
Fish the middle of the river for Rainbows. Great mayfly action in the riffles and head of pools. Start heading to the high mountain streams for brookies or cuts. |
| August | Caddis Midge Streamers Terrestrials |
Midge Streamers Terrestrials |
Midge Streamers Terrestrials |
Fish the banks on windy days with all terrestrial patterns. Go deep with weighted streamers. |
| September | Stonefly Midge Streamers Terrestrials |
BWO Midge Streamers Terrestrials |
BWO Midge Streamers Terrestrials |
Cool nights mean slower a.m. fishing. Watch for the September 5th stonefly hatch in South Fork. Lasts one or two days only. Great small stream fishing- all dry fly action. |
| October | BWO Midge Streamers Terrestrials |
BWO Midge Streamers |
Midge Streamers |
Stay close to the river. Riffle hunting season begins. WEAR ORANGE! Use a two-nymph rig. Some dry action on warm days. Start looking for pre spawn browns. Excellent brookie fishing at all lakes. |
| November | Midge Streamers |
Midge Streamers |
Midge Streamers |
Slow down, size down on all nymphs. Go deep. |
| December | Midge | Midge | Midge |
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