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May 1st Fishing Report

Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Light north wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained with temperatures in the low 50s.
We still can’t really explain why, but orange bodied foam patterns have been hot lately.  Hippie stompers, stupid orange beetles, training wheels.  For your edible indicators, try something orange!
Subsurface fishing has been good on the normal stuff, thinner in the morning, thicker profile in the afternoon and with a bit of flash.
We are seeing hatches of caddis and craneflies mostly in the later part of the day.

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April 30th Fishing Report

Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Nothing too crazy out there fishing wise.  Trout are still happily eating subsurface all day long.  Thinner bodied patterns early, then switching to thicker bodied bugs later in the day.
Mid day and into the afternoon we are getting some hatch activity.  Craneflies and caddis.  The gunch and front end loaders have been fishing quite well.
Heads up.  We are closing at 2:30 today.  Extended May hours start tomorrow.

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April 29th Fishing Report

Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Creeks are clear to stained with temperatures in the lower 50s.  Fish are eating subsurface on thin bodied bugs with a lot of flash and caddis pupae.  In the afternoons skittering some caddis or craneflies can be effective to get rising fish to eat.
Nothing super special about the week.  Fishing is solid, but keep in mind with the sunny weather and clearer water, trout are very spooky!

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April 28th Fishing Report

Cloudy through mid morning, then becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
We get a break from some rain, and the rollercoaster temperatures for a few days!  Stable weather all week long it looks like.
The rains yesterday were not heavy, nor did they put more than 1/4 of an inch into the system.  A light soaking rain that did nothing to the creeks.
Overall creeks are clear to slightly stained with water temperatures in the lower 50s.  We’re doing well on nightmare perdigons and zebra midges as well as a coulee scud below a beetle.  On the surface we are seeing a few caddis flies (mostly black) in the afternoons

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April 27th Fishing Report

Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. High near 66. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
. Creeks are clear to slightly stained with temperatures in  the low 50s.  We’re seeing a few caddis, both black and tan, but the majority of action is subsurface on caddis larvae, scuds, and thin bodied bugs.
There might be some rain coming through, and it is forecasted to be a pretty quick cell.  If it is heavy enough or lingers long enough we will let you know, but it doesn’t look like it will mess with fishing much.

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April 26th Fishing Report

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Rains coming tonight and into tomorrow.  It does not look like anything major, but we will keep you updated.  The rainy spring has fish in an incredible mood right now.
Leeches and drank.  Scuds and squirrels.

Watch for black caddis on the surface (coulee caddis)

 

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February 14th Fishing Report

Sunny, with a high near 55. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Excellent winter conditions for a few more days. Subsurface fishing has been solid on pheasant tails, midge larvae, purple drank, and mini leeches.
A few dries here and there, mostly midges, but with the warm weekend we have seen one or two blue winged olive mayflies hatching too.
Focus on mid day when the water temperature is climbing for the best fishing. The water is very clear and a bit low, so hit spots where there is some broken or choppy water to give you a stealthier edge.

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February 13th Fishing Report

Sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Creeks overall are ice free (especially those in open meadows) and flowing with water temperatures in the middle to higher 30s. This warm spell has fish and bugs in a pretty good mood for the wintertime! Remember, this is still winter fishing. While we can find some happy fish during the period of time water temperature is rising (approximately 10-2_, it can still shut off quickly once the water starts to cool down. Make sure to use your thermometer regularly.
. Midges, winter stones, and even some blue winged olives have been spotted mid day. The best fishing is subsurface right below the riffles though. As the sun warms the streamed, the bugs in the riffles start to move around and trout will start to move into feeding positions right below those riffles.

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February 10th Fishing Report

Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Not too terrible today and tomorrow with highs in the upper 30s. However we are keeping an eye on later this week and into the weekend when temperatures will be in the 40s to almost 50 degrees. As long as the little snow we have on the banks does not let go all at once, this could be a fun winter weekend.
As always, water temperature is key. You want to fish a rising water temperature, once things cool down naturally, or snowmelt enters the creek, things shut down quickly.
Midges, winter stoneflies, and leeches are on the menu right now.

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February 9th Fishing Report

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. South wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
. Creeks are mostly ice free, and running in the high 30s. Sporadic midge hatches mid day and a few winter stoneflies as well, but most of the activity is subsurface on perdigons and small pink squirrels. Leeches are effective dead drifted below riffles too.
It is winter time. Don’t expect crazy good fishing, but if you hit the water during rising temperatures (roughly from 10-2) you can have some decent fishing and get rid of a bit of cabin fever right now!

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