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May 30th Fishing Report

Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 8 to 11 mph.
Creeks are low and clear with temperatures in the low 60s. Unseasonably warm for this time of season, we need some rains!
While fishing isn’t great, it isn’t horrible either. Fishing early and late, skipping the mid day sun, and finding shade is key right now. Summer fishing in springtime….
Hatches are concentrated during the first and last two hours of daylight. During the day fishing a beetle or hippie stomper with a dropper is key. When fish are rising they are eating egg laying caddis, light colored mayflies and craneflies.

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May 29th Fishing Report

Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
The high pressure system is still over head. The lack of rain and sunny weather has fishing difficult. It is not impossible, and we are just now seeing some water temperatures climb into the 60s. If you find shade, and fish early and late in the day things are still ok.
Ants and beetles with bead heads below when possible will catch you fish in the riffles and broken water during the day, but the real action is coming at night with caddis, craneflies, and lighter colored mayflies hatching and fish rising to them.

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May 26th Fishing Report

Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Creeks are clear and quite low. Fish are very spooky
Best fishing is 5-9 in the evening when the sun is off the water. You are able to grab a few fish in the riffles in middle part of the day, but it is more difficult than normal for this time of season!
Caddis, Craneflies, Sulphurs, Beetles.

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May 25th Fishing Report

Sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 8 to 11 mph
Yet another sunny, high pressure day. These conditions are making fishing quite difficult. Fish early and late, and find the shade for your best success. Happy trout are in the broken water, or tucked underneath banks until the sun starts to lower in the sky (or early morning too).
Creeks are very low and crystal clear. While temperatures are good, the sun is really slowing things down.
Caddis, Craneflies, Sulphurs, Beetles and ants are all on the menu for the surface. Subsurface, unweighted pheasant tails, and thin bodied bugs (purdygons, zebrea midges etc) are catching fish.

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May 23rd Fishing Report

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Creeks are very low and clear (we need rain badly!) and the fish are quite spooky. Look for shaded areas and for fish to be sitting in the shallow riffles and underneath banks right now. Fishing early and late and skipping the high mid day sun is also a good idea!

Caddis and craneflies are around, and fish are responding to them skittered in the riffle water. We have started to see some sulphurs and cahills but it isn’t what we would consider a ‘hatch’ yet. They will appear in numbers soon….

Subsurface has been better on thin bodied bugs due to the clear water and clear skies. Food, purdygons, zebra midges etc.

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May 22nd Fishing Report

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Creeks are very clear and low for this time of year. The dry fly fishing has been slow because of the conditions. Subsurface fishing in the riffles and broken water as well as deeper pools has been solid still.
We are seeing some caddis and cranes, but not enough risers the past couple of days to get excited. We are watching the evening time as sulfurs have started to make an appearance.
Subsurface fishing below a beetle or hippie stomper is the way to go through most of the day.

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May 21st Fishing Report

Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 7 mph.
Creeks are low and clear. Caddis and cranes are hatching and we are starting to see some sulfurs in the evening.

Most of all, it has been very crowded out there. We ask everyone to please make sure to check in with other anglers before fishing a spot. There is still enough room to spread out. If the spot you wanted to fish has a car on it, head to another spot. Even break out the map and explore a different valley!

There is no reason to hop in upstream of another angler (high hole) and fish. If you can see the angler(s), please walk down to them and check in before you fish.

When you park at a public access point, it is very helpful if you leave a note on your dashboard indicating which way you went!

Enjoy the weather, enjoy the fishery, and be good to each other!

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May 19th Fishing Report

Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Creeks are low and clear with temperatures in the mid to high 50s.
Today is the last mild weather day, the weekend will be warmer and sunnier. While this is helping the caddis hatch, it is making mid day fishing difficult! Focus on early and late fishing for the best results. Caddis and craneflies are the main menu item but we should start to see some lighter colored mayflies soon with the warmer weather.

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May 18th Fishing Report

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Creeks are low and clear with temperatures in the mid to high 50s.
The haze from the fires out west is keeping things a bit overcast (as will the weather rolling in). Right now the fishing is being held back by the sunny weather, so we will take any break we can!
Caddis are in full swing, fish are eating mostly lighter colored bugs, but a few will still be selective on darker body colors. If you are seeing caddis rises and not seeing any bugs they are eating craneflies! Skittering or twitching a cranefly right now can be deadly on the surface.
During the day when fish are not rising, beetles with a dropper have been great. The smaller terrestrials have been producing, and subsurface fishing in the riffles and just below has been fantastic!

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May 16th Fishing Report

Sunny, with a high near 76. Light northwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Creeks are clear and low. The sun had fishing a bit more difficult yesterday than normal. Fishing was the best in the shaded areas, and in the broken riffles. Hatches came off late in the day and were much more sparse than the past few days. Today’s sun and high pressure system is similar to yesterday so hopefully a bit more ‘stable’ weather has things back on track.
We are seeing caddisflies and craneflies daily. And while it is still too soon to get excited about, we have started to see a sulphur or two. As the water temperature warms a bit and the days get a bit longer, watch for them hatching in the evenings.
Subsurface fishing has been solid on euro squirrels, brush hogs, and hot spot pheasant tails. Streamers and leeches have been good, but typically only morning and evening when the sun is off the water.

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