August is a sneaky good month for fishing here in Pinedale, and this August has been no exception to that. We've started the month a bit warmer than we would like, but the cool nights have really helped and the extended forecast looks great. With the cool nights and lower daytime highs coming up this weekend and into next week, I expect that we will have good water temps in most places and be able to fish the whole day with cool water. We still encourage everyone to check the water temperatures throughout the day, but I think conditions are going to be mostly in our favor going forward. I wouldn't recommend giving up dawn patrol just yet because the fish have been very active first thing, but afternoon and evening floats should be back on the table pretty soon. I call August a sneaky good month because this time of year, I hear a lot of comments about low water and not seeing any fish rising, and I think those two factors often get associated with unfavorable conditions, which I think is a misguided sentiment. Lower water conditions here are excellent for wade fishing and still really good for float fishing in a lot of spots. When the water is low, the fish are consolidated into certain areas, and it makes it easier to find them, so shots at fish often go up in these conditions. While it is absolutely true that we do not see near as many risers as the month goes on, that does not mean the fish have stopped looking up. Fishing terrestrials and foam bugs are still producing a ton of top water eats, so don't give up on dries just because you don't see as much surface activity. With the cloudy weather coming up later this week and into the weekend, make sure you have those streamer rods ready for action. Here in the shop we just got an awesome new streamer called the Brain Damage, tied by our very own Eric Oram. I've seen this fly in action, and it's one you should always have in your box, so swing by and pick some up.