Fishing Report

Increasing clouds, with a high near 89. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Hot, sunny, clear water…..Fish early/late… These reports are sounding like a broken record!
The good news is we are forecasted to get a little bit of drizzle this weekend and a pretty significant drop in temperatures back to normal! While the rain is not supposed to be a lot, any little bit will help. However, in the near future night time temperatures in the low 50s will help quite a bit, especially the morning half of the day.
Things are still tough out there with the mornings fishing well, mid day being almost unbearable with the heat, and the last hour or two of evening fishing well too.
We’re still getting some sporadic hatches here and there. Carrying some film stars in a light body color and a dark body color is a good idea as you will cover most everything out there. Otherwise, beetles and hippie stompers with a dropper, or an ant is catching quite a few fish. Don’t grease up the ant and let it sink a bit!

Sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
It’s the same as it has been for weeks… Hot and sunny with low clear water. The overnight temperatures are now pretty warm and we are making sure to watch water temperatures. Please use your thermometer and avoid fishing anything over 65 degrees.
There is a slim chance of some summer rain this weekend (and we NEED it!).
At this point, fishing is still decent in the mornings, but things are pretty rough on trout and anglers in the evenings. Find some upper sections of smaller creeks near the springs for your best results.

Sunny, with a high near 88. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Creeks are exceptionally low as we have had only an inch of rain in over two months. Temperatures are still stable on most of the smaller creeks in the monrings, but things are heating up quickly. Please use a thermometer and avoid fishing anything over 65. Focus on the morning and very late evening, shaded creeks, and smaller waters close to the springs.
Terrestrials are key right now on the surface with ants and beetles working well. Smaller training wheels (chubby chernobyls) with a zebra midge or purdrygon below are our go to when fish are not rising. We do still have a few sparse hatches of lighter colored mayflies and craneflies out there too.
The major limiting factor right now is still shade and associated water temperature. Hope for rain and use your thermometers!

Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Creeks are very low and clear with temperatures in the high 50s to mid 60s.
We did get some rain last night (up to an inch in a couple places!). While this is good news for our gardens, it will not yet move the needle on the creeks. The ground is so dry that the vast majority was soaked up by the ground. Even so, it is a relief to finally see some real rain fall!
Fishing is still best early and late with the mid day sun making fish spooky and unhappy.
Fish are rising to a handful of lighter colored mayflies, caddis and cranes especially in the evenings. During the day, a beetle or small hopper with a thin bead head below is still working very well.

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Decent chilly mornings have the water temperature in good shape, it is not spiking except on some of the lower sections and ‘big’ creeks. However it is still very low and clear. We have not had any rain and the low water and weed growth (we need some rain to give the creeks a flush too!) have fishing difficult in some circumstances. Fish early and late to take advantage of the sun being off the water, and focus on riffle water and undercut banks.
We’re seeing hatches here and there of sulphurs, some darker bodied mayflies (parachute adams hatch) caddis, and cranes. When the fish are not rising we are fishing beetles with smaller bead heads below them. Larger foam bugs are getting refused mid day, so scale down a bit when the sun is on the water.

Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Creeks are still very low and clear, but with some cooler nights recently, temperatures are normal to good for this time of year!
Shade is still the limiting factor. The low, clear water is making fish very spooky. Make sure you fish early and late when the sun is off the water, and concentrate on undercut banks, any shade from vegetation and the broken riffle water during the day to find fish.
Its a bit of a mix of bugs right now with fish eating beetles, ants and small hoppers on the surface in the sunny conditions (tie on a bead head below!). In the evening they are eating some sulphurs, caddis and cranes along with the terrestrials. For fussy fish, try a film star, they have been great lately.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
While not oppressive heat, it is going to stay in the low to mid 80s the next few days with bright sun. It is essential to fish when the sun is off the water for your best shot at fish. Creeks are very low and clear. Temperatures are right around 60 with some of the lower sections and ‘bigger’ creeks hitting 65 plus. If you use your thermometer and find mid 60s, it is not a terrible idea to move upstream or to a different valley.
It’s terrestrial time, and a beetle with a dropper (ruby red purdygon!) is fantastic this time of season. Hatches are mostly in the evenings with lighter colored mayflies, caddis, and cranes getting some fish to rise.

Showers likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Drizzle throughout the area last night, but nothing more than enough to knock down some dust. We are happy to take anything, but this rain will not help the low creeks.
Overall creeks are low and clear, but the temperatures are still holding on all but the larger creeks and lower sections.
Fish are eating indicator flies and beetles with a dropper when there is no surface activity. Concentrate on the riffles and undercut banks. WIth the clouds today fish may feel safer and move out into the thigh deep runs to feed today as well. Without the sun, the possibility of catching fish all day long is possible.
When fish are rising they are eating craneflies, egg laying caddis, and some lighter colored mayflies (Sulphurs, cahill, pmd).

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Creeks are very low and clear with temperatures in the high 50s to low 60s. Only the larger bodies of water are running over 65 degrees in the afternoon. The cool nights and mornings have really done the fishery wonders. While mid day fishing is still grind, the early and late hatch/spinner falls have been good to us! Watch for lighter colored mayflies, craneflies, and some egg laying caddis. Subsurface activity has been good on purdygons, purple drank and brush hogs.
If we get some cloud cover, the mid day fishing will be good on beetles and hippie stompers with a bead head below. If we do not get cloud cover, seriously consider a siesta and waiting for the evening to focus your fishing efforts.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.
We’re still waiting on any kind of rain. Thankfully the air temperatures have stabilized and it isn’t blazing hot anymore. Fishing is still solid very early and later in the day (siesta mid day!).
Creeks are very low and clear with temperatures in the high 50s to low 60s. We do have a couple of lower sections and larger creeks that are too warm to fish, so please use your thermometer and avoid anything at 65 or warmer.
We’re seeing quite a bit of bug activity with sulphurs, cahills, and isonychia mayflies hatching typically in the evening. There are some caddis and craneflies hanging still around too.
While the bugs can be abundant from time to time the trout just do not want to eat them with the clear water. So, a beetle with a bead head below does the trick. Remember to move those bugs as fish are keying in on the actively hatching and vulnerable stages of insects right now. A twitch can make the difference between a fish eating and ignoring your offering!