Klamath River

GAGE LOCATION

DAY/YEAR
GRAPHS

CURRENT
STAGE/FLOW

WHAT TIME

Klamath below Keno

7 30 year

5.40 / 1090

12 pm

CITY

Klamath Falls

NOAA

Accuweather

TWC

HATCH

NYMPH/
LARVA

PUPA/
EMERGER

DUN/
ADULT

EGG-
LAYER

Spotted caddis

Golden stonefly

Yellow sally

Salmonfly

Hopper

The Keno stretch closed June 15 and will not re-open until October, but the river below the Boyle powerhouse will provide good hatches of spotted caddis all month. Fat 12-16 inch rainbows fill the river and are ready to terrorize drifting surface bugs. Look, too, for yellow sallies in the size 12-14 range. The golden stonefly hatch is fading fast, but an imitation, such as a size 10-12 Clarks Stonefly, can still catch trout because they just keep looking for those big bugs. A few small hoppers should be dropping onto the water, and later in the month hopper fishing can be excellent.

A size 10-12 yellow attractor pattern such as a Stimulator, Madam X, or Humpy, works well here. It looks like everything from a yellow sally to a hopper to a golden stonefly--all bugs that are on the river this month.

The road into this part of the river makes the Deschutes access roads feel like super highways. But if you persist for three miles past the Boyle powerhouse, you'll find a slight improvement in the road and excellent fishing. Unless you hate your car, it will take you almost half an hour to cover the three miles. The good news is that you won't have much competition.

For more on July tactics and flies, see the Rivers in General report.