From the benchGet on the water early — this morning's window before the rain intensifies is your best shot at technical dry-fly and nymph fishing in clear conditions. Focus on the flats and slow seams with size 22-24 midge and BWO patterns on 6X tippet, keeping your indicator set at 18-24 inches above the fly to match the low 221 cfs flows. As the storm builds through mid-morning and the sky goes fully overcast, expect the BWO hatch to fire hard — that cloud cover is your friend. If the river starts to color up by afternoon from runoff, move up close to the dam where the water stays clearest longest and switch to the Sparkle Minnow or Frenchie to find fish that have gone off the surface.