Lower Ruby

Updated 42m ago

Ruby · Ruby Reservoir / Ruby Dam to Twin Bridges (confluence with Beaverhead)

Fishing Report

Report conditions: 265 cfs · — 0.0% 24h · ↓24% median

Flows are running about 24% below median and holding steady at 265 cfs, giving the Lower Ruby clear water and easy wading. With cool morning air and full sun expected by midday, target hoppers and attractor dries tight to grassy banks and undercuts, then switch to ants and beetles as things warm up. Caddis are still active in the mornings and evenings, and midges remain a reliable player if the bigger bugs go quiet. No restrictions in place here, and conditions look solid for a full day on the water.

Conditions	Clear, Stable
Nymphing	Zebra Midge #20, Caddis Pupa #14
Dry Fly	Chubby Chernobyl Hopper #10, Parachute Hopper #12, Elk Hair Caddis #14, Foam Beetle #16

Based on current conditions · 1h ago

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Caddis Trichoptera

Hook: #14-16 Starts ~54°F

Dries	CDC Caddis #14-18 Corn Fed Caddis #14-18 Elk Hair Caddis #14-18 X-Caddis #14-18
Nymphs	Hare's Ear Nymph #12-18

Midges Chironomidae

Favorable

Hook: #18-26

Year-round

Dries	Griffith's Gnat #18-22
Nymphs	Mercury Midge #20-22 Spanish Bullet #16-18 Zebra Midge #18-22

Hoppers

Peak Favorable

Hook: #8-12

Meadow water; prime hopper fishing

Dries	Chubby Chernobyl #6-12
Terrestrials	Dave's Hopper #8-12

Ants

Peak

Hook: #14-18

Terrestrials

Foam Ant #14-16

Beetles

Peak

Hook: #14-18

Terrestrials

Foam Beetle #14-16

Conditions

Below Reservoir (Alder)

42m ago

Clear

Flow	265 cfs · 3.40 ft
Trend	↓24% med · ▲ 1.1% 24h
Wx	53° · 💨 10 E · 🌧️ 0% · H: 70° / L: 52°

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