The North Fork of the Stanislaus River has been tough due fluctuating water levels and lack of plants.The water levels have been changing due to the release of water coming out of Spicer Res and snow melt.You can check the flows at dreamflows.com. Bait casters should try crickets, nightcrawlers. Power Bait has just released their new scents for 2010. They now have salmon egg scent, and garlic in the popular colors, along with the new hatchery pellet scent. Lure casters should try Panther Martin's, Rooster Tails, Kastmasters, Blue Fox spinners, and Rapalas. Fly fishermen should try bead head nymphs,adams, female parachute adams,ants, woolly buggers, stimulators, and caddis flies. There are still holdovers and beautiful Brown Trout to be caught.