Forresters Fly Bench Fishing Report 6/5/2020

Forresters Fly Bench Fishing Report 6/5/2020
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Water flow: 2050 CFS

Visibility: 24 inches plus

Water condition: Clear and mossy

Best time of day to fish: 10:00-4:00

Best stretch: Afterbay to Bighorn

Fly fishing hatches in order of importance:

Sow Bugs (not a hatch) Midges, Baetis

Fish species: Trout

Fishing season: Year Around

Nearest airport: Logan International (Billings)

Recommended fly-fishing leader: 6 Foot Leader

Recommended fly-fishing tippet: 3X Tippet

Best fly-fishing rod: 9' 6 Weight Fly Rod

Best floating fly line: WF Trout Fly Line

Fly Recommendations: 16 Grey Ray Charles, 16 pink soft hackle, 16 Eddie Vedder, 18 Root beer midge, 16 Olive snow hair, 18 Black Smoke Jumper.

The Bighorn river is fishing well! Expect to fish primarily nymphs right. Fish double sow bug patterns like a Ray Charles grey or Eddie Vedder purple in a size 16 or a size 18 midge pupa with a 6-foot leader and a small log of tungsten putty. Fish are finding target water in close to the seams so focus your efforts there. Dry Fly Fishing can happen right now nut you must have the right conditions. Keep an eye on the weather repost and look for cloudy days without wind. Rainbows are on their beds right now, so it is best ethically to leave them along and let them do their thing. That means more fish for the future. We are having some hot weather this week, I expect the inflows to rise and the river to come back up soon.

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