Unlike most recent years, there is still a lot of water in the Beaverhead. Flows out of Yellowtail Dam are slightly below 500 cfs as of this morning, well above average for this time of year. This only means good things from a fishing point of view.
There are a lot of different bugs on the water right now. Everything from Tricos, Craneflies, Midges, Caddis, PMDs, Spruce Moths and more! Sometimes it is hard deciding which hatch to fish! It is possible to fish dries all day long and catch a bunch of fish. Personally, I would be fishing Craneflies, as this hatch does not appear many other places.
Nymphing has been productive with your standard tailwater nymphs. Anything that looks like a Cranefly larva, either a dedicated pattern or a Yukbug or Mega-Prince, will work well. Streamer fishing has been pretty good on the cloudy days. Olive seems to be the best streamer color right now.
Tags: River - Beaverhead
