From the benchWith flows at 396 cfs and gin-clear water, stealth is your biggest advantage today — wade slowly, stay low, and make your first cast count because these fish will spook on a bad approach. Focus your morning on shaded undercut banks and downed timber with topwater hoppers and ants, then transition to sculpin and crayfish patterns in the deeper ledge pools as the sun climbs and fish push down. In the evening, work the tail-outs and slower current edges as caddis come off and smallmouth slide up to feed in the shallows. Long leaders of 9–12 feet with a 4X tippet will help you stay off the fish in this clarity.