Owyhee River, Lower
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GAGE
TIME
FT/CFS
℉/Turb
℉/Turb
GRAPHS
06/01:
Midges and pale morning duns.
Importance by half-month
Super 
Major 
Minor 
Slight 
None
Hatches are matched from Westfly's database of "standard" fly patterns.
Emerger
Lakes, slow water: chuck-and-sit
Dun
Lakes, slow water: chuck-and-sit
► Callibaetis in rivers? Yup! It happens in slow stretches of this stream. During a hatch, use a Callibaetis Cripple or Sparkle Dun.
Adult
Size 12-18 Goddard Caddis, X Caddis, Parachute Caddis, Elk Hair Caddis. Body: brown, green, dark gray; Wing: tan, brown
Egg-layer
► Expect evening hatches in the fast water sections where the rainbow trout live. Carry size 14-16 dry flies in tan and olive.
Pupa
Adult
► When trout are midging, a Sprout Midge or Griffiths Gnat can work well, but a pupa pattern is always a good choice.
► Trout can be very picky about size and color of the pupa. You may need to swap flies several times to find the right combination. You can speed up this process by fishing two pupas at once and noting which one the trout show more interest in.
► Be prepared for morning midge hatches in the slow water sections.
Adult
Lakes; rivers over gravel and cobble, undercut banks: count-down-and-retrieve, slow retrieve, wind drift, deep swing
► Try large Woolly Buggers or other streamers on an intermediate line in the slackwater pools; focus on deeper water near rocks.
Trout
► You may encounter hatches of pale morning duns and midges in the slow water sections.
► Don't be put off by the murky quality of the water.
► Keep an eye on the river gage; when the irrigation season starts, flows will increase substantially and the water will be cold.