The Metolius is fishing good, but the drake hatch is still not what we’d expect to see for being through the 1st week of june and marching towards mid-june. Will it increase in intensity soon? I wish I had a crystal ball, but I would imagine that it has to get a little better at some point here in the next 2 weeks. I weird hatch cycle for sure, and PMD’s that normally are also strong hatchers this time of year are not strong either? PMD’s of course hatch all summer (starting in late April usually) and will go until almost November. My advice would be to not stop looking for, or fishing with Drakes because the fish are looking for them and between 3 to 5 PM most afternoons you should be able to coax a fish or two up to an emerger or dry fly.

Caddis in the evening and some rusty spinners at dusk are bringing up fish from 7 to Dark. Look for isolated hatches of small Blue Wing Olives too mostly after 5.

Nymphing remains very good. Think hatch cycles when picking nymphs: Green Drakes, PMD’s (split case and micro may’s + Frenchie, Brown perdigon) BWO’s (tiny purple perdigon, olive micro may, skinny nelson) and caddis pupa (olive and tan #14-18 mostly). Rainbow warriors, red lightning bug or red copper john, Walts worm, Fire Starter and Golden Stone nymphs.
Bull Trout are active and are being caught on nymphs and streamers and fishing is good for the big kids now.