Fishing Report

Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
It has drizzled this morning, nothing too horrible, but with the warmer temperatures and this light rain we might see some mud later today.
So far, the creeks have held up perfectly. Clear to a very slight stain area wide. Temperatures are in the low 40s and fish couldn’t be happier. We are still running into the situation of having cold snowmelt slow things down in the afternoons. Get out there 8-9ish!
Stoneflies and midges are still the main menu item both surface and subsurface, however fish are starting to eat thicker bodied bugs and chasing larger streamers too. The oddball bug is the chubby chernobyl and hippie stomper. These larger foam patterns should not be working this early, but the fish are eating them very well the past couple of days!

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Yesterday the creeks were spared from muddy water. Area wide, there was not enough melt to blow things out and most creeks are crystal clear.
With the heat today and the potential rain tomorrow things have a chance at muddying up a bit. We will keep you posted.
In the meantime, fishing was quite good yesterday! Fish were rising early and continuing to feed on the surface until mid afternoon. Midges and winter stoneflies were everywhere along with the random BWO.
Nick had his client catching fish on a size 12 training wheel!
Subsurface fishing is trending towards more thick bodied patterns such as scuds and pink squirrels. While the small thin bodied patterns are less popular, they are still essential on the clear and slow flowing areas.

Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Creeks are clear and flowing well with temperatures in the low 40s. So far the snow has not impacted the clarity of the creeks, but it is still dropping water temperatures in the afternoon slowing fishing down.
It is warm enough today to potentially see some significant snowmelt of the shaded areas and north facing slopes. This could muddy things up. We will keep you updated.
Fish are very happy as the water temperature is rising. Feeding on midges and winter stoneflies on the surface and scuds, mayfly nymphs, and leeches subsurface. They are in a great mood until the water temperature starts to drop, then the fishing slows down to shuts down completely. In the later afternoon you can still get some fish to eat fishing a larger leech pattern to get their attention, but the window for good winter fishing is 10-2.

Sunny, with a high near 44. Light and variable wind.
So far we have been fortunate in that the melting has been a trickle and our creeks are still running clear. Snowmelt is hitting earlier each day and while not enough to muddy things up yet, it is cooling the water down and slowing fishing day just after mid day right now.
The majority of our snow is on the north facing slopes and shaded areas. As we hit 50 plus degrees the next few days (without re-freezing at night), we will see some significant melting and probably muddy water. This will not last long at all, just be careful over the next few days as conditions will change rapidly.

Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Creeks remain mostly clear. It still has not been hot enough to melt a bunch of snow and turn things muddy. The fishing has started a bit earlier, and slowed down after mid day as the melting that is happening hits around 1 and slows the fishing down noticeably.
Overall water temperatures start in the high 30s then can get up to the mid 40s mid day.
Winter stonelifes, midges, and even a few blue winged olives are showing up daily with fish rising late morning into the afternoon on some creeks.
Subsurface fishing has been great on scuds, spanish bullets, and purple drank.
Small streamers and leeches have also been quite good!

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
Gorgeous day to be outside today!
Creeks are clear and running in the high 30s temperature wise. Later on in the day water temps are hitting the low 40s.
The main thing to keep in mind right now is that the melting snow will slow down and stop fishing rapidly. We have been fortunate enough that it hasn’t gotten too warm and we have yet to see muddy water, however as the melt starts to trickle into the creeks and drop water temperature things shut down quickly.
Midges and winter stones are hatching and we are seeing a handful of olives too.
Subsurface has been good on pretty much anything right now with scuds, euro squirrels and beatis leading the way.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
So far, the melt has been perfect. It has not dumped muddy water into the system. Instead we are getting a slow trickle of melting snow that will cool things down in the later afternoon and slow fishing down. At night it has been able to freeze back up. This means creeks are clear and temperatures in the high 30s in the morning into almost the mid 40s mid day!
Watch for midges and winter stoneflies to hatch mid day as well as some possible olives.
Deep nymphing with a spanish bullet, purple drank, or scud will catch fish all day. Larger fish are still responding positively to streamers and leeches too!

Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Today is the last windy day. After this, things calm down quite a bit. It is getting just warm enough to melt snow on the banks of the creeks, but not enough to runoff and make them muddy. Overall creeks are clear and flowing well.
Pay attention to water temperature! You want to fish as water temperature climbs. Once the snowmelt starts to trickle into the creeks it will drop temperatures causing fishing to shut down.
We are seeing midges, winter stoneflies, and even some BWOs hatching mid day. Fishing the size 20 user friendly has been deadly on the surface lately!
Subsurface fishing is best on smaller, thin bodied bugs such as perdigons and spanish bullets. Do not neglect small streamers and leeches as they can get some larger fish to eat this time of year!

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Creeks are clear and flowing well. Fishing remains good in the later morning through the afternoon. Once the snowmelt hits the creeks things slow down to shut down completely.
So far, the melting has not been intense enough to muddy things up leaving creeks clear to slightly stained.
Midges and winter stoneflies are around daily, and the chance for rising fish is high right now.
Subsurface fishing is solid on midge larvae, and picking up on larger patterns like scuds and pink squirrels.
Leeches and streamers can be very effective right now, especially in the lower and slower sections of the creeks.