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Flows are fine, water temperatures can be the bigger issue on high elevation streams. I was out a couple weekends ago at 5000' elevation on the west slope and water was still a bit cold for good fishing.
Was at the NF Stan in Arnold last weekend and the water was cold, fishing was not good by my measure. Ditto for Beaver Creek. That said, I am not an expert on that area and probably was approaching it the wrong way as others have been successful from what I've heard.
Double check regs too, some streams do not open until July 1 (eg, those that flow into Tahoe).
I fished the Stan at Sourgrass on Saturday and the water level was much lower than I expected...looked more like September than June. the fish were looking up and they chewed their way through 3 Purple Hazes before I called it a day. Nothing better than throwing away a fly that was chewed to death! Biggest fish was about 10 inches.
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