About the Author

Joe Rotter

Joe is the "blogger in chief" here at Red's in addition to being our guide service manager and partner here at Red's. He is a father of 3 spunky children his wife Kelly can only be found fishing when the temperature gets above 85 degrees and the fish are gobbling up dry flies.

In addition to being a fly fishing junkie, Joe is a hard core bowhunter, is a volunteer Hunter's Eductation Instructor, and loves riding horses with his kiddos. Joe still guides a small part of the time but spends most of his time working on web marketing, travel, and helping customers find the right tools and information for the job.

Update and Summer Fishing

July 5, 2014

The wildfire just to the northeast of us is all but out. We're still without power for the time being, but that shouldn't stop anyone from hitting the river. The rising flows are bringing us right back up to normal summer conditions and the fish will be migrating toward the shore as the current velocity picks up momentum.

Two nights ago was amazing dry fly fishing using the "Double Dry" for the last hour or so. During the day we used a dry dropper and picked apart all the shallow water and the fish were noticeably attracted to the fast riffles mid-day. If it was less than 18" deep with white cap riffles then it was loaded with fish!

Here are a few fly ideas that we used the other night:

Corn Fed Caddis - Evening trailing dry fly

Yeager's Tantrum Tan - Dry Fly/Indicator Dry for Dry/Dropper Setup

McKnight's Fat Boy - Dry Fly Solo or lightweight dropper nymph transport

Bloom's CDC Caddis Emerger - Use this for the picky trout that are rising in the evening... most aren't picky right now though!

Dropper Nymphs:

Blue Holo Prince #12/14 - This thing was rockin' 'em underneath!

What do you charge for a full day float trip and a half day float in late july(last week of the month) .Thanks
$430 Full Day, $350 Half Day and we would love to guide you!