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March 3rd Fishing Report

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.

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March 2nd Fishing Report

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.

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Leap Day Weekend Fishing Report

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.

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February 28th Fishing Report

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!

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February 27th Fishing Report

Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph.
Today is one of those days that fishing will be a ton of fun, but it is borderline. At 25 and sunny the stream beds will warm up enough to get bugs and fish moving and probably trigger a hatch (if the sun stays out). However, it is still very chilly and if the clouds move in it can shut things down quickly. So, if you are in the area, or just need to get outside, go fish! If you are planning on driving a bit, it might be better to wait until the weekend when the temperatures are in the 30s.

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February 26th Fishing Report

A chance of snow, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of flurries after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. North wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Chilly, but sunny this morning. Things will be fishable, it will just be cold and the window of fishing will be narrow mid day. If you are in the area and want to fish, or need to get outside go fishing! Otherwise it might not be worth the drive until the weekend when it gets into the 30s again.
Nymphs in the morning, especially thin bodied tight competition style bugs in black, then fishing midge dries if possible during the mid day hatch, then leeches and streamers in the later afternoon.

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February 25th Fishing Report

Cloudy, with a high near 37. Northeast wind 13 to 15 mph.
No snow, no cold, no worries!
Fishing has been fantastic the past few days with fish eating on the surface mid day, pounding nymphs early on, and switching to leeches in the afternoon and sometimes into the evening.
Midges and winter stoneflies are hatching at the warmest part of the day, typically around lunch time. They are still fussy and you have to get a darn near perfect drift, but they will eat.
Otherwise, drifting thin bodied and heavy nymphs subsurface is key. Focus on the spots below riffles as fish are in the runs feeding on hatching bugs until tomorrow when things cool down.

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February 24th Fishing Report

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Last day of nice weather, then it goes back to the mid 20s. Still fishable, but not very comfortable to be outside in especially after 40 plus degrees!

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February 22nd Fishing Report

Sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind around 9 mph.

Creeks are low and clear, normal winter flows. Fish are super spooky, so approach as stealthily as possible.
Nymph in the morning with spanish bullets, perdigons, and zebra midges fished slowly and deeply below the riffles. As water warms up look for rising fish eating midges and winter stoneflies.
After the hatch, fish a leech or smaller streamer and hold on!
Once the water temperature begins to drop, fishing will shut down rapidly. The peak hours of fishing are between 10 and 2.

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February 21st Fishing Report

Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tomorrow and Sunday are supposed to hit 40 degrees and be sunny!
This is one of those winter windows that everything aligns and conditions will be excellent for fishing, and a cure for cabin fever.
Creeks are winter low and clear with water temperatures in the mid to high 30s. Very normal for winter. With the sun and warmer weather, the peak water temps should hit above 40, that is THE winter trigger for feeding fish! Just make sure you are fishing while the water temperature is rising, if snowmelt hits, and when the sun goes down, things shut down quickly. Remember your thermometer!
Hatches happen mid day at the warmest part of the day. We have seen daily hatches of midges and emergences of winter stoneflies lately. Even yesterday our guides have clients catching fish on dries.
Subsurface fishing is best on small, thin bodied bugs like spanish bullets and zebra midges. Roll them along the bottom below riffles.
With the warmer weather, some fish will start to chase streamers and leeches again too!

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