Fishing Has Been Good All Day Long

San Joaquin River - Stockton, CA

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by The Trout Fitter Staff
7-2-2021
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Flow Rates And Water Condition:

Flows are at 71 cfs as of 7/1. The weather of the last couple of days has brought the flows  up but it won't last long.

Fishing conditions and Hatches: Good-Very Good

Fishing has been good all day long and if the evenings are calm even better then. The crowds are also growing, luckily the shuttle starts today. I'm going to sound wishy-washy but there's incredible diversity in the food available. First thing in the morning it's midges and caddis size #12-18. Around 10 some PMD's #16-18 start emerging sporadically. All afternoon there are off and on hatches including Little Yellow Sallies plus terrestrials are starting to work well. Big caddis and big mayflies #12-18 are the stars of the evening hatch. Mornings until midafternoon nymphing is best after that the dry fly action picks up.

Recommended Flies

Dries: Elk Hair Caddis #12-18 | Para Caddis #14-20 | Sparkle Flag PMD #16-18 | Lawsons Thorax PMD #16-18 | CDC Flavilenea Dun #12-16 | Tan Stimulators #14-18

Nymphs: B/H Flash Back Pheasant Tail #14-18 | Tungsten Black Beauty #20-22 | Nori's Caddis #18-22 | B/H Prince #10-20 |Hogan's S and M Nymph #18-22 | Anderson Bird Of Prey #10-16 | Mercers Micro Stones #14-1




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