From the benchWith 52.9°F water and heavy cloud cover from incoming rain, the BWO hatch is going to fire hard between 10 AM and 2 PM — position yourself in the flat tailouts and slower glides where trout can sip emergers without fighting current. In the morning before the hatch, work the deep boulder pockets with a stonefly nymph tight-lined along the bottom; at these flows, steelhead are tucked into the soft water behind mid-channel rocks and along the far bank seams. Keep an eye on the gauge — if overnight rain pushes flows above 3,500 cfs, shift to larger, darker streamers and target the slower inside bends where fish will stack to escape the push.