From the benchWith flows down to 800 cfs and a cool overnight ahead, the best window today is the mid-morning PMD hatch — position yourself downstream of rising fish in the Railroad Ranch meadow section and cast upstream with a reach cast to get a full 10-foot drag-free drift. Don't wade into the flat; stay low on the bank and spot your fish first. In the afternoon, walk the grassy banks and look for the subtle sip of a fish eating an ant flush in the film — these are often the biggest trout in the system and they will refuse anything that drags even slightly. Switch to a hopper pattern only after you've confirmed fish are willing to move, typically when air temps climb above 70°F and the wind picks up off the meadow.