Inconsistent might be the word for 11 mile Canyon right now. If your in the right place on the right day it can be great fishing. And great dry fly fishing. But on the wrong day such as when a cold breeze is whipping down the canyon it can be a whole different game. I think the heavy flows are also impacting the dry fly fishing. Why rise to tiny tricos in heavy water when the fish can just lay low and feed on nymphs and larvae and worms. In some sections we are also seeing great PMD hatches but once again it depends on the day as to how well the fish will rise to them.
If you find rising fish to tricos in the morning try your usual dry fly trico imitations. But experiment. I often throw a small parachute adams and that often does the trick. A small black and white winged parachute trico seems to work well. And a small yellowish olive bodied comparadun (size 18) has been working for the PMD's
As far as nymphing goes the old brown San Juan worm and small sparkle wing RS2 (try gray and black) has been producing as good as anything. Same old rig for 30 years now! :)
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