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It’s one of those places that to get to the good fishing, you have to get away from the road and down into a gorge. There are a few places that have easier access next to the road, but I’ve always had better luck in the harder to get to spots. (go figure) There are reports of mountain lions around there as well, but at least the rattle snakes should still be in hibernation, unless that warm spell a few weeks ago woke them up… Not too long ago, I heard of a CaFG warden or Ranger who was being stalked by a lion, but luckily the ranger was able to get into his (or her) truck from the other side. However, it’s a hearsay story, but…
It is difficult wading with the famous bowling ball size boulders that seem to be covered in Vaseline. (Save the jokes) I’ve never broke anything there (YET), but have fallen in, as with most people who have fished it often. If you were by yourself, and an ankle or arm did decide to bend where it’s not supposed to, then you are in trouble because it takes some effort to get out of there.
With that being said, if you are going alone, then I would probably go down the backside of the dam, at least there are steps and ladders and a relative path to be had. And you can fish for a while without wading.
As far as flies: this time of year I would go big stones, yellow and brown (golden stones, rubberlegs, salmon fly nymphs, etc…) with a smaller mayfly dropper (micro mays or bhfbpt) I’ve had good success with the color yellow. Maybe that was because I almost pissed myself when I went reaching for a tree branch to help me get some footing, and the branches decided to slither up further into the tree. There were 2 good size snakes (not rattlers, but over 5ft in length) in the tree at head level above the water.
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