The McKenzie River is very fishable now and I saw on social media my golf pro friend Kennedy (yeah Tokatee) and her husband Logan were out in the Drift Boat on a warm spring day over there catching fish.
I truly believe April, May, June and at least part of July are going to be our best float opportunities for the McKenzie this season due to such low snowpack. Get over there early and enjoy. I wonder if the flying ants will be hatching there this week? If they do, the rainbows love that when it happens. Otherwise, look for Olive Caddis and Orange Caddis to work well, Chubby’s with a nymph dropper, Perdigons, and larger Parachute Adams and March Browns.