Scattered flurries after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Light northwest wind.
Still wintertime. Fishing remains solid mid day with fish eating midges on the surface, heavy bead heads rolled along the bottom, and leeches twitched through the deep pockets and pools. The key in winter is moving often and finding the happy pods of fish. Cover lots of water and fish rising water temperature and you will catch fish!
Sunny, with a high near 30. Calm wind.
Nothing crazy to report. Things look ok today and through Saturday. Saturday night and through Sunday they are predicting a bunch of snow. Might be a weekend to skip if you have to travel far to fish. If you are local, or already here it could be a pretty Sunday to fish in the snow and temperatures at 33.
Next week looks about the same. Cold early and 30s mid week.
Cloudy, with a high near 26. Calm wind.
Yeah, it is still winter and it can be cold. However, on the sunny days water temperatures climb and fish are active. It is just up to you how cold tolerant you are. The banks are easier than normal to get around on this time of year as there is little snow left bankside. But, it is still winter and temperatures will barely flirt with 30 degrees over the next few days.
Nymphs and leech patterns are still the hot flies right now. Fish them slowly! There are still midges and winter stones hatching/emerging where you can find some pods of rising fish mid day too. Your best bet is a heavy competition style bug (perdigon, spanish bullet etc) fished below the riffles or a leech slowly twitched through deeper water.
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. North wind 10 to 13 mph.
Nothing fantastic weather wise. The creeks are in great shape, but until about Thursday (highs near 30) the weather is just average. Warm enough to get out, but cold enough to be bothersome. Luckily the trout do not care! They will still be eating thin bodied bugs rolled along the bottom as well as swiping at slowly fished leeches and streamers.
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Midge hatches have been really fun lately. The only problem is that they are not area wide, you have to find the hatching swarms to find the fish. Don’t get too attached to one or two spots, a little extra walking could help you find the pods of happy fish in the winter!
Small, dark and heavy is what you should be fishing subsurface. Things like spanish bullets, perdigons, and zebra midges. When the hatch comes off, fishing simple single bodied adult midges (clusters don’t seem to work as well).
As always, slow twitching a leech or streamer in the runs below the riffles can produce some larger fish right now too.
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Gorgeous day out there, except for the winds!
Creeks are low and clear (normal winter flows) with temperatures in the higher 30s. Expect things to start fishing early as the sun is shining today. Unfortunately the sunny and warm weather is a double edged sword. It will get things going quickly and you will feel comfortable as an angler, but it will also cause snowmelt to get into the creeks sooner. While it shouldn’t muddy anything up, the ice cold water hitting the creeks will shut fishing down. Watch your temperatures, once the water starts to cool down so does the fishing.
Dark and thin bodied patterns will be effective today all day long. While flies may hatch, expect the best dry action to be in the spots sheltered from the winds. If the gusts become too overwhelming, tie on a leech or smaller streamer.
Cloudy, with a high near 34. West wind around 8 mph.
Creeks are winter low and clear with temperatures in the mid to high 30s. Things have been pretty good for the winter the past few days, and today it will be comfortable to be out on the creeks. Fishing will be best between 10 and 2. If you want to chase rising fish, there is a chance to see them mid day today eating midges. Otherwise roll small and dark tungsten bead heads on the bottom or slowly twitch leeches through the holes. Sunday will be much warmer, but we run the risk of snowmelt dropping water temperatures in the early afternoon. Watch that thermometer, you want to be fishing rising water temperatures for the best fishing.
NOTE: Please do not handle trout with gloves on! It might take a while longer to warm your hands up, but gloved hands take a ton of protective slime off of a fish. Also, if it is around freezing air temperature, try to not take trout out of the water. Gills freeze easily!
A 20 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 31. South wind around 6 mph.
Creeks are clear and flowing a touch low. Fishing has been good (for the winter) between 9 and 3. Watch for snowmelt Sunday. Once the water temperature drops, fishing will shut off. It is a good idea to carry a thermometer with you.
Fish are eating small dark patterns early in the day. Perdigons, black copper johns, spanish bullets etc are very effective. Mid day if the midges are hatching, fishing a smaller (18/20) single body midge or emerger will get fish on the surface. After the hatch we like to switch to a thicker bodied nymph or scud. Purple Drank, coulee scuds, pink squirrels etc. Leeches and streamers are effective all day as long as your do not move them too quickly!
Scattered flurries between noon and 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 26. Calm wind.
While it is quite cold out, the fishing can still be good mid day. You just have to be ambitious to be out there!
Leeches and small, dark, heavy nymphs are key. There are still a few midges hatching, but the hatch is small, expect more when air temperatures climb over freezing.
Areas of snow and freezing drizzle before 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
While still seeming warmer than average, it isn’t all that pleasant out there right now for humans.
Creeks are low and clear with temperatures in the high 30s. We have been getting daily midge hatches and seeing fish rise.
Fishing small nymphs in the runs, and leeches or smaller streamers in the deeper runs and pools is effective right now. We’re eyeballing mid to high 30s coming up this weekend, that could be a green light for comfortable weather and great fishing!
