What can I say about
these rivers that hasn't already been written in hundreds of
books, the hatching activity times will fluctuate according to
the snow pack and run off, the last 2 years have been more like
normal. The previous 3 years were early by about 2 weeks, our
recent guess is that it will be likely to happen during our
trip:
The Beaverhead, just
minutes away, should have PMD
hatches all day, plus
some Baetis. Plus evening caddis hatches,
and we may see should
also see Yellow Sally
stonesflies coming
on about that time.
The
Big Hole,
just a short drive away, should still have Golden Stone
flies, PMD's
and caddis. Occasionally we can get smaller may fly
activity on this stream as well at this time,
small BWO's.
The Madison may still
have the big Salmon
flies and Goldens
still going, and the PMD's should also be getting
started, as well as the caddis.
The Jefferson
is similar to the Beaverhead but is generally 2 weeks ahead of
the Beaverhead in hatching activity.