Flow
112 cfs
Trend
Steady
Observed
78d ago
Hatch Status
Blue-Winged Olive (Baetis) size 20-22 moderate activity 7 AM - 10 AM.
Conditions
Silver Creek is running clear at 93 cfs and 67°F as of August 26, normal and stable for early August, ideal for methodical dry-fly and nymph work. Pale Morning Duns are heavy from 8–11 AM; target them with small tungsten nymphs (#20), then switch to Blue-Winged Olive patterns (#22) in the early morning. Evening caddis (6–8 PM) bring solid feeding; consider tan and olive CDC versions fished near weed edges and current breaks. Afternoon wind will build, so plan your best fishing before conditions deteriorate. Approach from downstream, stay low, and fish long 12-foot leaders tapered to 6X or 7X, these trout spook easily in gin-clear water.
Gauges
Techniques
- Black Zebra Midge (TBH) #20 working.
- Corn-fed Caddis (CDC) Olive #20 working.
- Corn-fed Caddis (CDC) Tan #20 working.
- Pheasant Tail Tungsten #20 working.
- Stealth Link Mercer - PMD #20 working.
- Tungsten Split Case Nymph - PMD #20 working.
- Fish flat, weedy channels with emergers and parachute dries 6 AM - 10 AM during prime dry-fly window for BWO and PMD hatches.
Recommended flies
Tungsten Split Case Nymph - PMD #20Stealth Link Mercer - PMD #20Parachute Adams Blue Wing Olive #22Juju Baetis Tungsten #22Corn-fed Caddis CDC Tan #20Corn-fed Caddis CDC Olive #20Pheasant Tail Tungsten #20Olsen's Hare's Ear Blowtorch #20Black Zebra Midge #20Bionic Ant 2.0 Black #16Bionic Ant 2.0 Brown #12