Suggestion
The S. Fork is not a great fishery come late July early august. As you are in between hatches. It is still good no doubt but it you want to hit it in primetime then take note. Earlier it was mentioned that the good fishing is considerably later than July 15 and that is misleading. The prime time fishing on the S.Fork is from July 4th until about the 3rd/4th week of the month. Once the goldens are gone then the banks get tough until the hoppers show up. The hopper hatch on the S. Fork is not that great. There are enough to get the fish interested but the golden stone hatch (matures and mutants) are really our main bank food. The matures come off in early July and the mutants start coming off in mid August once they start dropping the water. So there is a period between the two hatches where bank fishing becomes difficult. Plus the closer you get to August the more pickier the fish are as they have been fished over for more than a month. Less hatches and more fisherman makes for less success.
Two years ago the S.Fork was fishable by July 4th while last year was July 18th. I wouldn't plan on going any earlier than July but make sure to watch water levels to decipher what is going to be best this year. July is awesome and dont let anyone tell you anything different.
Guiding out here on some of the best trout waters of the west coast, it is my goal to fill your memory bank with plenty of fish tales, big and small!
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