After months of abnormally high water on the LT, we have seen flows out of the dam step down a few times this week, with the current flows at 340 CFS. This will likely continue over the next week. It appears as though there may be a few weeks of good fishable flows out here before they drop it to a projected 45 CFS to begin work on the dam around the end of the month. 

Needless to say, for those of you waiting for the time to head back out here, we would say it’s now. After such sustained high flows for so long, it will be tough to say how the LT will fish this week, but typically this fishery is very quick to become good again after a change in conditions. 

This is the prime time to fish PMDs out here, and this would by and large be what we recommend focusing on for both nymphs and dries. Worms, midges and BWOs are also a year-round food source out here and will help round out your fly selection for this tailwater. With the flows still on the high side and far less fishing pressure than normal for out here, using larger flies like craws or stones would be a fun way to get the weight needed on your euro rod and grab those aggressive fishes' attention. 

We would also recommend streamers this week with the drop in flows. Because this is a bottom release river, it will fish great sun up to sun down, and anglers are encouraged to fish the odd hours of the day to see fewer people and potentially better fishing.