February 6th Fishing Week Report
A chance of rain and snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a southeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.Ok, it is still winter fishing, but as some colder days start wearing on the mental wellness, it might be time to get outside and cast a fly rod. This week will have temperatures in the high 30s and cooling back down below freezing at night. This gives us our window of opportunity mid day to have some potentially good winter fishing!
Watch for midges hatching mid day as fish will rise to them happily if they are around. Otherwise, fish small and dark bodied nymphs below the riffles and drop leech patterns into deep holes.
The key to successful winter fishing is making sure you are fishing a rising water temperature. If the water temp is climbing, fishing will be good. Once it gets cold (sun goes away or snowmelt starts trickling into the system) fishing shuts down completely.
Mat will be at the shop Tuesday-Friday from 8-noon.
