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Flows are dropping into comfortable mid-October levels with clear water and pleasant weather. Midday hatches of Mahogany Duns and Blue Winged Olives should draw trout between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Fall fishing on the South Fork means dropping flows and strong nymph-and-dry action on Mahoganies and BWOs. Mid-day is prime time as overcast skies trigger consistent rises.

Flows at 159 cfs are extremely low, but streamer fishing is solid and fall hatches are active with rising fish.

Flows hold steady at a comfortable fall level with clear water and active hatches, but incoming rain will push turbidity into upper reaches by weekend.

South Fork is running 4,120 cfs at normal levels with stable flow and clear skies through Friday. Rain and cloud cover arrive Saturday, pushing mayfly hatches and aggressive streamer fishing.

Low reservoir levels and dropping flows have made nymphing and dry-dropper tactics the go-to approach on the South Fork right now.

Gin-clear water and low flows make the Henrys Fork challenging, with heavy Blue-Winged Olive hatches and an incoming storm system expected to bring heavier Baetis emergence and temporary discoloration.

Low flows at 159 cfs have stabilized on the Henrys Fork with Blue Wing Olives hatching. Fish have concentrated in deeper channels as weed beds expose, making precise placement and attractor patterns more effective.

The South Fork is slightly off-color with moss, but fish are feeding actively on small bugs along foam lines. Small Baetis patterns and midges will do the work.

The Henrys Fork runs gin-clear at 159 cfs with fish on high alert, so low and slow is the move. Best dry fly action arrives midday when Mahogany Duns and Blue-Winged Olives are most active.

Clear water and moderate flows have the South Fork concentrating fish along cutbanks and seams, with Mahogany Duns and Blue Wing Olives driving the midday bite.

Flows around 4,100 cfs have opened up wade access and slowed float times. Fish are working slower banks and foam lines on BWOs and Mahoganies.

Flows are at very low levels and stable. Dry-droppers and nymphing are most productive as the river settles into its autumn pattern.

Flows are low and falling into the off-season range, but clear water and midday olive hatches offer solid midday dry-fly opportunity.