Fishing Report

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind.
Creeks are clear in the mornings and will get a slight stain as the last of the snow melts slowly. We really only have snow in shaded areas and north facing slopes. Our ‘runoff’ is over.
We’re seeing midges, winter stoneflies, and blue winged olives hatching as water temperatures are in the 40s now.
Subsurface fishing continues to be excellent on subsurface bugs that are thin and dark bodied. We just got in another batch of flies and will be adding them to the web shopping page soon!
Leeches and streamers are also doing well especially in the afternoons after the hatches subside.

Rain. High near 47. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Warm and drizzly today. The melting will continue. It was nowhere near as bad as we first thought. While it did slow down fishing, it didn’t cause any crazy flooding or ruin fishing yesterday until the afternoon. Expect creeks to be stained to murky for another day or two. The good news is most of the snow has melted, leaving only shaded areas and north facing slops with snow on them.
In these conditions, your best bet is throwing a leech pattern or san juan worm. Make sure you check water temperatures, and spend some time looking at different creeks. There is some good water out there, but it is not everywhere due to snowmelt.

Sunny, with a high near 39. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest in the afternoon.
We have started to see real runoff (cold and mud) on the small creeks in the afternoon.
Good news: It re-froze overnight
Bad news: It’s going to be warm the next few days.

Today looks good still, we expect decent conditions through the day today and expect to see some runoff this afternoon.
Tomorrow will be very warm and sunny and things will start to melt quickly.
Sunday is downright balmy and the melt off will not re-freeze overnight which means we expect the rivers to be murky and cold.

Deep nymphing, midge hatches and maybe olives Saturday before the snow lets go.

It started sooner than expected but our guides today started to see a significant amount of muddy snowmelt hitting the creeks this afternoon. With the warmer temperatures and lack of re-freezing overnight, the situation has changed quite a bit for the weekend outlook. Quality fishing is questionable right now for the next few days. We will keep you posted here and on social media.

Sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Things have been so much fun this March. Perfect winter conditions to fish mid day. Make sure you are fishing rising water temperature. Once snowmelt hits the creeks the fishing shuts down. Typically the best fishing is between 9 and 2.
Spanish bullets, zebra midges, surrender jigs and simple black copper johns are doing very well subsurface. On the surface, miracle midges, massacre midges and simple parachute adams are catching fish.
Look for rising fish in the afternoons on the tailouts of pools.
Creeks are low and clear (normal for winter) and the fish are spooky. Make sure to approach with as much stealth as possible!

Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
These conditions are the absolute best you can ask for when snow is on the ground. It is warm enough to have good fishing, but not so warm that things melt quickly and muddy/cool down the creeks. We will get some snowmelt, but it locks up again at night and should not be enough to cause fishing to be poor.
Make sure you are fishing between 9 and 2 or 3 and you will have the best success.
We should continue to see midges and winter stoneflies. The olives we saw on Sunday might show up again, but normally it has to be a bit warmer for olives to come out.
Subsurface fishing on thin, dark patterns as well as leeches and streamers fished slowly subsurface.

SHOP IS CLOSED TODAY AND THURSDAY.

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Today is the coldest day this week! Every other day is forecasted to be in the 40s!!! This is what we look for in winter fishing!
Yesterday got warm enough to see olives hatching, and the fish fed with abandon. There are still midges and a few winter stoneflies around, but outside of adding some olive dries to the mix, you do not have to change things up drastically.
Nymph wise, anything 16-20 in black, brown, or dark olive with a slim profile matches every bug right now. Dry wise, your single bodied midge adults and BWO patterns are the ticket.
Do not neglect leeches and streamers, with the water temperatures warming up a bit, the fish are more active.

Creeks are clear and flowing just a touch low. Normal for wintertime.

Temperatures will hit the magic 40 degree mark today and tomorrow. That will trigger some midge hatches and winter stonefly emergences. Sunday gets quite warm and has a slim possibility of having olives hatch.

Stick with heavy, dark bodied nymphs in the morning, then switch over to dries when the fish begin to rise. Leeches and streamers will be great all day long with warming water as the fish will be a bit more active.

The key is to fish rising water temperatures. Once snowmelt hits the creeks and the temperatures drop, fishing slows down and can shut down completely.

Sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph.
Fishing will be solid today, although chilly.
The sun is out and warming the stream bed right now. Expect decent fishing subsurface and look for hatches mid day.
The weekend ahead looks incredible. Saturday is pushing 40 degrees, and Sunday is pushing 50!
The only thing to watch out for is snow melt. What it gets to that 45+ mark, snow will start to melt rapidly and dump cold water (and potentially dirty water if it gets too hot) and will shut the fishing down. Saturday should be fine, but Sunday you might want to start a little earlier. 9-1 instead of 11-3.
Store is stocked up with all kinds of stuff for the spring, so stop on by and grab your bugs and check it out!