x 2 on skwala nymphs. Also smaller stoneflies, lots of winter stones around. The trusty san juan worm will catch a few whitefish to keep things interesting and I even get a brown every now and again with it.
Also streamers, swinging a woolly bugger has been producing lately!
Agreed it's early for Skwala, they do tend to be a short hatch though. The Black Stonefly and March Brown hatch is much more prolific and lasts longer.
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Often I have been exhausted on trout streams, uncomfortable, wet, cold, briar scarred, sunburned, mosquito bitten,
but never, with a fly rod in my hand have I been in a place that was less than beautiful.
In springtime small frog or tadpole sinking flies can be good too.
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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It is when you walk alone in nature that you discover your strengths and weaknesses. ~ Red Bullets
Muddler or bow River bugger swung slow and deep if you want size.
I’d be inclined to swing the streamers all day, April is usually single digit catches, may as well make em count. Plus you don’t have to worry about heat stress or oxygen concentration.
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