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Madison · Below Beartrap Canyon / Ennis Dam to Three Forks (confluence with Jefferson and Gallatin)

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BWOs Baetis tricaudatus
Favorable
Hook: #16-20

Best fall dry fly; nymphs excellent

Dries
Parachute Adams #12-18 Parachute BWO #16-22 Purple Haze #14-18 Royal Wulff #10-18 Rusty Spinner #14-18 Sparkle Dun BWO #18-20
Nymphs
Copper John #14-18 Hare's Ear Nymph #12-18 Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-20 Spanish Bullet #16-18
Tricos Tricorythodes minutus
Peak Slower
Hook: #18-22

Large early-morning hatches

Dries
CDC Trico #20-22 Hi-Vis Spinner #18-22 Trico Spinner #18-22
Nymphs
Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-20
Slower
Hook: #8-14

Major food source in valley water

Dries
Chubby Chernobyl #6-12
Terrestrials
Dave's Hopper #8-12
Hook: #14-18
Terrestrials
Foam Ant #14-16
Hook: #14-18
Terrestrials
Foam Beetle #14-16

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