Discharge from Libby Dam has decreased further and will arrive at approximately 7000cfs by Friday, July 10. Hatches of pmds and caddis are pretty good in the lower river but spotty above Libby particularly if day is hot and sunny.
Hot patters include parachute adams, Barr’s pmd emerger, Quigley pmd cripples, and Rosenbauer’s rabbit’s foot pmd. Goddard caddis are moving fish in faster water and generally speaking it seems fish are concentrated in swifter currents. Look for bigger fish in really deep runs, like twenty feet, and try sink tips and deep water nyphming if you’re really looking to bang a big one.
The Koot is really starting to turn on and hatches will be increasing and the dry fly action will be picking up significantly in the coming days.