Owyhee River, Lower
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GAGE
TIME
FT/CFS
℉/Turb
℉/Turb
GRAPHS
Importance by half-month
Super 
Major 
Minor 
Slight 
None
Hatches are matched from Westfly's database of "standard" fly patterns.
Adult
Size 12-18 Goddard Caddis, X Caddis, Parachute Caddis, Elk Hair Caddis. Body: brown, green, dark gray; Wing: tan, brown
Egg-layer
► Hatches may not be as strong as in July.
Pupa
Adult
► Look for evening hatches.
Adult
Lakes; rivers over gravel and cobble, undercut banks: count-down-and-retrieve, slow retrieve, wind drift, deep swing
► Streamers can be productive at any time in the slow water where the brown trout hang out.
Trout
► Irrigation season can render this river high and cold at this time of year.
► Mahogany duns may hatch later in the month, but usually this hatch is stronger later in the year.
► Pale morning duns should be hatching in the evening.
► During the day, you'll do best to work a size-18 nymph near the bottom, or try a red, tan, or orange San Juan Worm . . . or take a nap until evening.