From the benchWith flows at 2,460 cfs and dropping, the salmonfly hatch is your primary focus — concentrate your efforts on the lower to mid sections of the river where the hatch is most concentrated right now. Work the willow-lined cutbanks and boulder gardens with your big dry, casting tight to structure and giving the fly a full drag-free drift before picking up. If you're not getting looks on top by mid-morning, drop a Pat's Rubber Legs nymph 18–24 inches deep along the same bank structure — fish that won't commit to the surface are still actively feeding subsurface on migrating stonefly nymphs. As the afternoon heats up toward 80°F, shift your streamer game to the deeper shaded runs and swing a Sparkle Minnow through the tailouts — the warming temps and high protein availability have big fish in a predatory mood.