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Cooling down daily. The gloves are on in the a.m. The lucky beanie also. Hand warmers, full thermoses, spicy lunches and the super warm puffy getting used and abused. Sink tips, 6&7 weights, 0-2X fluorocarbon or Maxima, number one in the line up. Streamer boxes showing some gaps. If you have a streamer addiction this is dream time.

Streamer Fishing: Weapon of choice. Throwing two at a time working best. One large, one small. Mix up the retrieve. Fast, three fast then pause, tip strip, dead drift jiggle. Whatever you do mix it up. Old school down and across never stops working in the right hands.

Nymphing: Yep. The bobber is back. Alternate size and colors. Rubber leg stone in black followed by something funky has been the doing the voodoo. Focus on small P.T.s, Copper Johns or Engle's Baetis. Something that represents the absent BWOs.

Dry Fly: BWO hatches? Still weak. Will they come off? In numbers? We sure hope so. When they do come off, be ready. All rigged up, floatant applied and ready to throw. It's short lived right now. Sometimes an hour. Sometimes less. Sometimes the no show. Lawson's No Hackles, H&L Variants and Sparkle Duns all proving their value. Adams Hot Post Parachute for those visually impaired.

This week marks the end of full day trips for the season. Half days from here until the bitter end. Focusing on the potential midday rise. Gentleman's hours. Flask optional.