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The Firehole saw some great Baetis activity early in the week and I imagine we'll see that continue through the weekend. Swinging soft hackles like a #18 Olive Remote Control or #16 Spider Hare and Patridge should continue to be effective. For dry flies we've been fishing #20 Baetis Improved Sparkle Duns, #20 Baetis Mimic Mays and #22 Upright Baetis. It may not be a bad idea to have a few caddis dries just in case, a #18 Missing Link Caddis would be a good choice.
The Madison in the valley has continued to fish well in both the float and wade section, especially with nymphs. The upcoming forecast looks like it may provide some good dry fly fishing with blue wings though. For nymphs it is still hard to beat a #8 Black Rubberlegs with your favorite caddis or blue wing nymph behind it. A #16 Crystal Serendipity and #16 Montana Bullet have fished well. If you're down there in the afternoon look for fish up on Baetis, a #22 Baetis Sparkle Dun will work nicely if you find them.
The Madison in the park seems to have picked up some this week and is worth poking around. We had some good reports Wednesday from both the swing crowd and the nymphers. #6 Montana Intruders and #6 Grandmaster Flash in Black/Copper. Some of our go-to nymphs have been #16 Guide Serendipities and #16 Quill Rib Perdigons. Fish are in the system from top to bottom so there should be plenty of room to go explore.
Northeast Corner received a good bit of water from the rain the past few days, so be sure to check the gauge before heading over. There are still a few drakes on Slough Creek but look for Baetis and midges to be the main course most days. #20 Baetis Missing Links and #22 Baetis Sparkle Duns will cover your Blue Wings and a #20 Improved Zelon Midge should cover any midges. We Still like a #18 or #20 Zebra Midge as a dropper.
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