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Provo River - May 14th, 2008 |
FISHING: Good
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Lower Provo:
With higher flows deep nymphing has been good with midge larva and pupa, sowbugs, scuds, and blue wing nymphs. Watch for surface action from bwo's mid afternoon typically in poor weather conditions and in size #18. Midge dry action in eddys particularly on sunny days. .
Middle Provo:
TA great time to fish with Prince nymphs and other stone fly nymph imitations. Midges and blue wing nymphs still effective. Keep an eye out for PMD. Fish deep but on poor weather days look for fish to suspend feeding on midge pupa and any BWO still hatching.
Flies you will need for a day on the middle and lower Provo:
Dry flies:
Blue Wing Olives - Parachutes and standards. Gulper Specials, Midge: griffiths gnat, befus midge, parachute adams.
Nymphs:
20 incher #10-#14 Sow bug #12-16#, scud (olive and gray) #16-#20, zebra midge (red, black, rusty brown) #18-#22, miricle nymph #20, wd 50 (brown, gray) #18-#20, pheasant tail #18 With higher spring flows keep a couple of san juan worms and egg patterns in your box to use as an attractor fly.
Streamers:
Never a bad time to toss a streamer, right?
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Weber River - May 14th, 2008 |
FISHING: Great
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Once you find feeding fish in deep seams and runs stay put for a while to take advantage of the run and the fish feeding down deep. A sow bug or hare's ear trailed by a midge larvae or a baetis nymph will produce consistently. A san jaun worm as a lead fly on the weber is always a good idea. Also you may may want to try a black or brown woolly bugger as a lead fly with a dropper fly tied off the back. Dead drift this rig through the run and let it swing up at the end of your drift, then hang on.
Dry flies:
Blue Wing Olives - Parachutes and standards. Gulper Specials, Midge: griffiths gnat, befus midge, parachute adams.
Nymphs:
Sow bug #12-#16, Hare's ear #14-#16 (hello whitey),zebra midge (red and black) #20-#22, Barr's BWO emerger #18-#20
Streamers:
Double bunnies, clousers, woolly buggers and zonkers are always good.
Report provided by Brian Westover
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L.C. Ranch - Private - May 14th, 2008 |
FISHING: Excellent
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Although the Ranch was a little slow to get going this year (due to lingering ice and cold). The ponds are ice free and ready to go. Fishing has be phenomenal, the fish are hungry and chasing streamers. They are also hitting suspended nymphs. The late May and June hatches (like damsels) are right around the corner.
Book early to ensure the dates of your trip!
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Green River - May 8th, 2008 |
FISHING: Great
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PLEASE NOTE: HEADERS WITH AN *** preceding the title indicate no changes from the previous report.
RIVER FLOW INFORMATION-FLAMING GORGE - (Extracted from the Bureau of Reclamations Weekly Report). Average daily flows are flat 800-850 cfs until further notice.
Daily Release Patterns
Hour CFS Hour CFS Hour CFS Hour CFS
100 0800 700 0800 1300 0800 1900 0800
200 0800 800 0800 1400 0800 2000 0800
300 0800 900 0800 1500 0800 2100 0800
400 0800 1000 0800 1600 0800 2200 0800
500 0800 1100 0800 1700 0800 2300 0800
600 0800 1200 0800 1800 0800 2400 0800
RIVER WATER TEMPERATURES-
Water temperature is 40.0 degrees. Checked 5/07/2008. Temperatures are BOR readings as released from Flaming Gorge dam.
WATER QUALITY- Water quality rated poor, fair, good or excellent is currently: DAM TO LITTLE HOLE= Excellent. LITTLE HOLE TO RED CREEK= Excellent BELOW RED CREEK= Running stained some of the time and Red at others from pre-runoff snow melt. Best to check locally before depending on conditions to be favorable enough to fish.
A NOTE ABOUT RED CREEK: Rain storms or early spring run-off may cause Red Creek (12 miles downstream from the dam) to flow on occasion, it's effect depends on how much flow is occurring into the river-just a little, not bad, a lot, cloudy but usually can be fished with streamers. A heavy flow will cause the lower Green River to run completely red at times and be entirely unfishable.
AVAILABLE AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, AQUATIC INSECTS AND TERRESTRIAL HATCHES:
- SCUDS-Yes, available all year
- MIDGES-Yes, adults- some activity, larva/pupae available in the drift all year.
- BAETIS- Yes, Spring Baetis.
- P.M.D's- None.
- CALLIBAETIS- None.
- TRICOS- None.
- CADDIS- Yes, Winter Sedges. Fading
- STONEFLIES- Yes, Slender Winter Stones. Fading
- CICADAS- Yes, a few, see report below.
- MORMON CRICKETS- None.
- OTHER TERRESTRIALS- None.
***FLY PATTERNS
- SCUDS- Scuds should be olive/gray, #16-22 or smaller if you want to match. the natural micro-scuds. Larger scuds (#14-10) in Tan, Pink and Orange as attractors are also effective.
- MIDGES- Pupa: brassie, red, olive, or black #20-24. Tie some with tungsten beads for weight (known as Zebra midges), others with glass beads for color. Adults: the most common adults are black, olive, or gray. Small Adams and simple adult midge patterns (#16 to #22) will work including clustering patterns such as a Griffiths Gnat, Two Bead Midge or the local Fuzzball.
- BAETIS- For Fall/Winter Baetis #22-26 Para Adams, BWO patterns. For Spring Baetis: #16-18 BWO patterns in low profile adult patterns. Compara-duns, parachutes, extended bodies. For emergers: #18-20 RS-2’s, WD 40’s in grey and olive bodies, pheasant-tail nymphs, tungsten zebra midges camel brown. Flashback versions of some of these patterns are useful.
- PALE MORNING DUNS-None.
- TRICOS- None.
- CALLIBAETIS- None.
- CADDIS- Elk Hair Caddis tan, natural is blond color, #10-8
- STONE FLIES- Rio Grande King Trude #14-16, Flying Ant Black #14-16.
- CICADAS- None.
- TERRESTRIALS- None.
- ATTRACTORS- None.
- MORMAN CRICKETS- None.
- STREAMERS- Woolly Buggers 4_6, black, olive, tan, Goldilocks. Double Bunnies 2-4.
***THE "HOT" SIX
The fly list above suggests the available trout food and their imitations. Each week I will list the top six flies that were productive from the week before. The danger here is that things change from week to week, so while trends in fly selection can be consistent, keep in mind they do also change with current fishing conditions.
Para Adams #20-26
Griffith's Gnat #20-24
Tungsten Zebra Midges #14-16 brown, red.
small scuds- olive, grey #18-22
Blue Winged Olives: your choice of patterns #16-18. Compara-duns, Para BWO, Para extended bodies, Wingers, any other low profile dun pattern.
Barr’s Emergers #16-20
Juju Baetis #18
RS2's and WD 40's grey, olive or wine #18-24
Streamers #2-6 Buggers in tan, black, olive, Goldilox Buggers, Double Bunnies, and because of recent stocked rainbows- a good rainbow imitation #4 or larger.
Keep a few cicada patterns handy!
GREEN RIVER MEMO 05/09/2008 PLEASE READ !
Responding to a press release from BOR on May 8, The Salt Lake Tribune (and possibly others) announced that flows at Flaming Gorge were to be increased starting Monday. In an e-mail today (May 9) that forecast has been postponed until further notice due to changes on the Yampa River.
THE PAST WEEK IN REVIEW - RATED 6.5
The river continued to fish well this past week, in fact it has been superb! Blue winged olives were still the masters of the river. The weather was milder and a little warmer. The one glitch was a generator test that came without any warning on Tuesday intermittently and for the early hours on Wednesday. Since the river hadn’t been changed much all winter, the increased flows broke a lot of debris free and dirtied the river the first day. The impacts were less the second day. We have been getting decent warning from the BOR about some of these tests, but with the possibility of needing to run the generators at full throttle in the near future, they were under the gun to make sure all was in order. Needless to say, guests losing half their day to dirty water was not good. We work hard to stay up with any possible changes, but when you get the e-mail after the flow changes and everyone has gone to the river…………..what can you do? We should not see any other changes until we enter the spring flow period.
The river has been very quiet for a prime season on the Green River. Normally we see many more visitors than have been showing up. Just out of curiosity, is it the gas, economy or weather that might have kept you away from the river this year? If you feel like dropping me a short note at dbreer@union-tel.com I’d enjoy hearing from you and gaining a little insight.
UNCHANGED FROM LAST WEEK-
Spring Flow Forecast- Five to fourteen days of 4600 cfs sometime late May. We get these flows every year and have no real issue with them. Fishing that flow has been very good over the years and many anglers plan their annual visits to be here at that timeframe. Our real interest is in actually seeing a higher flow than that to create some flushing action on the river. Since the 2002 fire we have had a number of environmental impacts to the river from ash and silt flows into the river. In addition, colonies of mud snails seem to thrive in these environments too. So we made a 10,000 cfs for two days proposal to help the river. WAPA was the only entity that protested the proposal, understandable since water not run through generators creates no dollars. They suggested we wait until a spill comes along naturally. Well, we have waited through 6 years of drought; the river needs it too badly to wait further. BOR has the proposal; we’ll see what they do with it.
We are starting to see runoff from some of the small creeks into the river. Surprising considering the cold air temperatures. But it is happening some days. The impacts are localized with the dirty water being diluted quickly after spilling into the river. Flashback nymphs and dark streamer counter this problem if you experience it. For now the river is running pretty clean.
Red Creek is still a problem off and on. Pre-runoff snow melt is already having its impact on the lower river. Cooler air temperatures slow its progress, warmer temperature speed it, and hot days accelerate it. So you may find this reach (below Red Creek) in various states ranging from clear to completely red and non- fishable. Might want to check locally before driving all the way just to fish that reach of the river.
The Blue winged Olives have been exceptional. They are the reason for, again this week, the higher ratings. Comments have ranged from very good to the best hatches they have ever seen. Most years the hatches come mid to late morning (11:00 am to 1:00pm) to being most active 2:00 to 3:00 pm. But many of the current hatches have come late 4pm or later. The size of the naturals too has started to drop, #18 have been good but #20’s are becoming the better size. As long as we get the number of cold overcast days we are seeing, the BWO’s will remain important in the everyday fishing.
Any day that BWO’s are active, midges can also be a factor. Recently, the midges have often been the trout’s preference, even over the Baetis. So you have to watch for those shifts to or away from these hatches that will require different flies and setups to be most effective. Guess the point is that rising fish does not always mean Baetis. Ignore that and you might find yourself scratching your head. Black or red tungsten zebra midges have been good below and#22 Para Adams on top.
While it is really too early to tell what we’ve got, a few cicadas are in the report this week. Don’t get overly excited yet, but a few naturals have been found and some fish have taken cicada patterns. If the naturals don’t freeze out, we might have more to report next week. But on the safe side, carry a few cicada patterns with you on the river. And don’t be afraid to fish them!
Down deeper, 10 foot rigs are not uncommon, glo-bugs and San Juan worms (flies of color) have worked well with smaller nymphs trailering has been the workhorse. Streamers have been extremely good most days. Size 2-4 buggers such as Goldilox and patterns in olive, pink and white are effective too.
Winter stones and a (snow sedge) caddis are additional insects to watch for on the river. They can add a little variety to the fishing experience. See above for recommended patterns.
P.S. - We welcome you to stop by for a visit with us in our fly shop located on the corner of the Highway 191 and the Little Hole Road in Dutch John. Our daily winter hours are 7:30 am to 7:00 pm Sunday through Thursday, until 8:00 pm Friday/Saturday. We will be extending our hours as the season progresses.
FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AHEAD- RATED 5.0 and higher.
Baetis and midges are our strong suites into the immediate future. Cicadas and other terrestrials are on the move, do not forget them!
THIS PAST WEEKS CROWD MONITOR-Rated 1 to 10, with one being an empty river and ten stay home. I posted this note last year and it is still appropriate! Important to remember: Waders: There are only two access points on the upper river, Little Hole and Spillway. Everyone has to enter at one of these two areas. It's not important how many people are there, but what you do to separate yourself from others makes for solitary fishing. If you are unwilling to walk a little, expect to fish with others. Boaters: Seems there are always a large number of novice boaters trying out their river skills, not all are successful, hopefully they will improve as the year progresses. The worst transgressions: Following too close to others boaters, cutting too closely in front of other drifting boats, floating through or over another anglers fish, competing for fishing holes and fish already occupied by other boating or wading anglers. There's plenty of river and fish, let's give each other a little courtesy and room (i.e. try practicing the Golden Rule when it comes to our fellow anglers). This is supposed to be fun for us all!
These ratings are the lowest possible anytime.
Weekends A Section (Friday/Saturday)= 6 for fishermen, 3 for rafters.
B section (Friday/Saturday)= 4 for fishermen- 1 for rafters.
Weekdays, all sections =3
RECENT WEATHER
Daytime highs- 35-69 degrees
Night time lows, 25-35 degrees
This past weeks= blue sky, overcast, cold, often windy.
***EVALUATION RATINGS
On occasions I'm asked about my rating numbers that are used to evaluate the fishing in this report. The questions are generally things like: do you ever rate the fishing a ten? You won't see a ten from me very often, it has to be consistently incredible for a ten rating. Though we do get incredible days, we seldom get a full week of it. Other comments are that I'm to conservative only rating the river at a five or six. So here it is: 1,2,3 very poor to poor; 4 below average; 5,6 average to good; 7 great; 8 excellent; 9 superb; 10 incredible. So you can see, a five or six rating is not a poor rating and should be a great time to fish the river.
Report provided by:
Denny Breer
Trout Creek Flies
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Weber River - April 4th, 2008 |
FISHING: Great
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The Weber River is fishing well right now with some really nice fish being caught. This time of year you can still find some lake fish that have run up from the reservoirs. With or without the lake-run fish, the weber always has some nice fish to be had.
The Blue-Winged Olives are starting to show, but are not in full force yet and they they are even more inconsitent on the Weber. Nymphing can be really good right now. A couple of our guides snuck up to the Weber earlier this week and they came back with big smiles on their faces.
Dry flies:
Blue Wing Olives - Parachutes and standards. Gulper Specials, Midge: griffiths gnat, befus midge, parachute adams.
Nymphs:
Hares ears: with and without a bead 14-18. Never fish the Weber with out hares ears., Sowbugs, scuds and ray charles: Tan Sowbug, Zebra midge: 16-22 bro, blk, gry, wine, red, Red fox squirrel nymph: 16-18, Eggs, San juan worm: red and brown PMD
Streamers:
Double bunnies, clousers, woolly buggers and zonkers are always good.
Report provided by Dustin Carlson
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Provo River - April 4th, 2008 |
FISHING: Good
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Lower Provo:
The Lower Provo is starting to run high. With all the snow that we have received this winter, high water is to be expected, but this came a little early. There is some slightly stained down lower, but not enough to stop you from fishing it. That being said the Lower continues to fish well. The Blue-Wings are out, but with little consistency. Some days the hatch is stronger than others. Nymphing is still a great option when the bugs are not out.
Middle Provo: The same water conditions exist on the Middle as the Lower. The water level is not up near as much, but the feeder creeks are slightly staining the lower stretched. The BWO's are a little stronger on the Middle, but we still aren't ready call them consistent.
Don't be afraid to walk a little ways from the parking areas. This little walk can go a long way to finding some open water.
Flies you will need for a day on the middle and lower Provo:
Dry flies:
Blue Wing Olives - Parachutes and standards. Gulper Specials, Midge: griffiths gnat, befus midge, parachute adams.
Nymphs:
Hares ears: with and without a bead 14-18. Never fish the Weber with out hares ears., Sowbugs, scuds and ray charles: Tan Sowbug, Zebra midge: 16-22 bro, blk, gry, wine, red, Red fox squirrel nymph: 16-18, Eggs, San juan worm: red and brown PMD
Streamers:
This may be one of your best options right now. Try your standards, double bunnies, clousers, woolly buggers and zonkers.
Report provided by Dustin Carlson
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L.C. Ranch - Private - April 3rd, 2008 |
FISHING: Fair
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Well, there is no way to put this gently, the Ranch is still frozen. In years past, lakes have thawed by now, but our unusually cold winter is reluctant to let go. We suspect that the Ranch will be ready to fish within the next week or so.
As you would probably guess, ice off is a great time to be fish at the L.C. Ranch, so start planning you spring trip today.
Book early to ensure the dates of your trip! Report provided by:
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Green River - March 28th, 2008 |
FISHING: Good
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PLEASE NOTE: HEADERS WITH AN *** preceding the title indicate no changes from the previous report.
RIVER FLOW INFORMATION-FLAMING GORGE - (Extracted from the Bureau of Reclamations Weekly Report). Daily Release Patterns
Hour CFS Hour CFS Hour CFS Hour CFS100 0800 700 0800 1300 0800 1900 0800200 0800 800 0800 1400 0800 2000 0800300 0800 900 0800 1500 0800 2100 0800400 0800 1000 0800 1600 0800 2200 0800500 0800 1100 0800 1700 0800 2300 0800600 0800 1200 0800 1800 0800 2400 0800
RIVER WATER TEMPERATURES-Water temperature is 39.0 degrees. Checked 3/28/2008. Temperatures are BOR readings as released from Flaming Gorge dam.
WATER QUALITY- Water quality rated poor, fair, good or excellent is currently: DAM TO LITTLE HOLE= Excellent. LITTLE HOLE TO RED CREEK= Excellent BELOW RED CREEK= Running stained some of the time and Red at others from pre-runoff snow melt. Best to check locally before depending on conditions to be favorable enough to fish.
A NOTE ABOUT RED CREEK: Rain storms or early spring run-off may cause Red Creek (12 miles downstream from the dam) to flow on occasion, it's effect depends on how much flow is occurring into the river-just a little, not bad, a lot, cloudy but usually can be fished with streamers. A heavy flow will cause the lower Green River to run completely red at times and be entirely unfishable.
AVAILABLE AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, AQUATIC INSECTS AND TERRESTRIAL HATCHES:
SCUDS-Yes, available all year MIDGES-Yes, adults- some activity, larva/pupae available in the drift all year. BAETIS- Yes, Fall Baetis. P.M.D's- None. CALLIBAETIS- None. TRICOS- None. CADDIS- None, rare.. STONEFLIES- None. CICADAS- None. MORMON CRICKETS- None. OTHER TERRESTRIALS- None.
***FLY PATTERNS
SCUDS- Scuds should be olive/gray, #16-22 or smaller if you want to match. the natural micro-scuds. Larger scuds (#14-10) in Tan, Pink and Orange as attractors are also effective. MIDGES- Pupa: brassie, red, olive, or black #20-24. Tie some with tungsten beads for weight (known as Zebra midges), others with glass beads for color. Adults: the most common adults are black, olive, or gray. Small Adams and simple adult midge patterns (#16 to #22) will work including clustering patterns such as a Griffiths Gnat, Two Bead Midge or the local Fuzzball. BAETIS- For Fall Baetis #22-26 Para Adams, BWO patterns. PALE MORNING DUNS-None. TRICOS- None. CALLIBAETIS- None. CADDIS- None. STONE FLIES- None. CICADAS- None. TERRESTRIALS- None. ATTRACTORS- None. MORMAN CRICKETS- None. STREAMERS- Woolly Buggers 4_6, black, olive, tan, Goldilocks. Double Bunnies 2-4. ***THE "HOT" SIX
The fly list above suggests the available trout food and their imitations. Each week I will list the top six flies that were productive from the week before. The danger here is that things change from week to week, so while trends in fly selection can be consistent, keep in mind they do also change with current fishing conditions.
Para Adams #20-26Griffith's Gnat #20-24Tungsten Zebra Midges #14-16 brown, red. small scuds- olive, grey #18-22Glo-bugs #12-14 all colorsSan Juan Worms, red #14-12.RS2's and WD 40's grey, olive or wine #18-24Streamers #2-6 Buggers in tan, black, olive, Goldilox Buggers, Double Bunnies, and because of recent stocked rainbows- a good rainbow imitation #4 or larger.
THE PAST WEEK IN REVIEW - RATED 4.5
It is that time of year to shake the winter dust off this report and get back to regular updates. We should start seeing some changes over the next weeks and months. I am adding the (Spring Fishing information) to this report. You might wish to review that information before heading to the river. Winter is still able to play games with us. Cold and snow are still possible over the next month. But already we are seeing some of the beautiful spring weather that gets the blood boiling to get on the river and fish. Not that some days aren't still very cool and if the breeze picks up, whew! In preparation for upcoming visits to the river, don't leave your cold weather gear at home just yet.
There are two issues that you need to note.
First: Red Creek is running. Pre-runoff snow melt is already having it's impact on the lower river. Cooler air temperatures slow it's progress, warmer temperature speed it, hot days accelerate it. So you may find this reach (below Red Creek) in various states ranging from clear to completely red and non fishable.
Second: There is a lot of interest about whether we are seeing our spring Baetis yet. Reported sightings have been very non-existent at this point. Rumors? A Few. But nothing to strike the gong for. As this hatch is one that be nature starts lower in the river, compounded by the fact that few anglers are visiting downriver, it is not surprising that reports are few. Historically we are on track. Only in the warmest of winters do we see these bugs earlier than now. That said, they should be well on their way and soon.
Current productive fishing centers around midging and streamers as the most productive approaches. Secondary is fishing nymphs deep. Lastly is large dry fly with dropper, sometimes they take the big bug, but not consistently enough to fish large dry only. So nothing has really changed from what we did all winter. Wherever sun reaches into the canyon there have been groups of fish working. They are not always noticeable with their smut rising. So you have to watch for them. At Little Hole, you don't have to travel far to get some great top water action. Timing has been best between 11:00 AM and 1-2:00 PM. That can vary some days. Very small flies #22-26 have been most effective. Down deeper, 10 foot rigs are not uncommon, glo-bugs and San Juan Worms (flies of color) have worked well with smaller nymphs trailering has been the workhorse. Streamers have been extremely good most days. Size 2-4 buggers such as Goldilox and patterns in olive, pink and white are effective too.
Winter stones and a (snow sedge) caddis are additional insect to watch for on the river. They can add a little variety to the fishing experience. See above for recommended patterns.
P.S. - We welcome you to stop by for a visit with us in our fly shop located on the corner of the Highway 191 and the Little Hole Road in Dutch John. Our Daily winter hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. We will be extending our hours as the season arrives.
***FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AHEAD- RATED 5.0 and higher.
Baetis will soon add to the existing midge hatches to create strong opportunities to surface fish. The hours prior to these hatches will bring lots of fish to the net, but you'll need to fish deep or suspend nymphs at the fish's level. Water temperatures will start climbing soon and that will stir the trout some. Overall, we have a special time of fishing on the river just ahead.
***SPRING FISHING INFORMATION
As spring progresses there will be some big changes in the trout and insect activities from those of winter. Typically, longer days with longer periods of sunlight will move trout back towards reversal of what occurs in winter by their noticeable un-podding and re-stationing in the more typical river lies. This reversal will occur over time and overall create some great fishing. This Movement is further aided by the opening (around April) of the "Selective withdrawal structures" attached to the penstocks (outlets) at the dam. This "opening" provides the start of warmer temperatures through the dam and additional nutrients from the released water. Aquatic invertebrates will also become more active resulting in great midge and Baetis hatches. Midges should be active most every day until the air temperatures become consistently warm, I expect the strongest Baetis activity to start med-April, with the most consistent hatches late April and early May. The water temperatures will rise slowly, so still expect to find the most trout in the slower velocity water with fewer available in the fast/heavy river sections. This will continue until water temperatures reach close to the high forties. Many fish will have to be fished for deep with scuds and midge nymphs to be productive, but others will resume their bank hugging and feeding activities making them prime targets for anglers. The suspended pool eddied trout can be caught by suspending nymphs at 5 to 6 feet with an indicator or watch for them to start working near or just under the surface. The river should come into full bloom by mid-May with the return of our terrestrials such as the cicadas that are so important to our great surface fishing.
THIS PAST WEEKS CROWD MONITOR-Rated 1 to 10, with one being an empty river and ten stay home. I posted this note last year and it is still appropriate! Important to remember: Waders: There are only two access points on the upper river, Little Hole and Spillway. Everyone has to enter at one of these two areas. It's not important how many people are there, but what you do to separate yourself from others makes for solitary fishing. If you are unwilling to walk a little, expect to fish with others. Boaters: Seems there are always a large number of novice boaters trying out their river skills, not all are successful, hopefully they will improve as the year progresses. The worst transgressions: Following too close to others boaters, cutting too closely in front of other drifting boats, floating through or over another anglers fish, competing for fishing holes and fish already occupied by other boating or wading anglers. There's plenty of river and fish, let's give each other a little courtesy and room (i.e. try practicing the Golden Rule when it comes to our fellow anglers). This is supposed to be fun for us all!
These ratings are the lowest possible anytime.Weekends A Section (Friday/Saturday)= 1-2 for fishermen, 0 for rafters.B section (Friday/Saturday)= 0 for fishermen- 0 for rafters.Weekdays, all sections =0
RECENT WEATHERDaytime highs- 28-60 degreesNight time lows, 20 to 25 degreesThis past weeks= blue sky, overcast, snow, cold.
***EVALUATION RATINGSOn occasions I'm asked about my rating numbers that are used to evaluate the fishing in this report. The questions are generally things like: do you ever rate the fishing a ten? You won't see a ten from me very often, it has to be consistently incredible for a ten rating. Though we do get incredible days, we seldom get a full week of it. Other comments are that I'm to conservative only rating the river at a five or six. So here it is: 1,2,3 very poor to poor; 4 below average; 5,6 average to good; 7 great; 8 excellent; 9 superb; 10 incredible. So you can see, a five or six rating is not a poor rating and should be a great time to fish the river.
Report provided by:
Denny Breer
Trout Creek Flies
Fishwest Outfitters & Guide Service
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L.C. Ranch - Private - September 28th, 2007 |
FISHING: Excellent
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Once again our favorite time of year is upon us. Fall is definately the best time of year to fish the ranch. The fish are active and in great shape. Terrestrial fishing is still good, and a hopper dropper rig can be deadly. Most other techniques also produce fish.
The weather this last week really began to turn cold, we were actually driving through snow for the first time yesterday on our way to the Provo.
As always, be prepared for any type of weather when heading out to Utah for a fishing trip, one day you might be fishing in a short sleeve shirt and the next day or even later the same day, bundled up in fleece and jackets. To ensure your comfort during your trip, make to be prepared for any type of weather. Fall is a wonderful time of year to be on the waters at the LC. Book early to ensure the dates of your trip! Report provided by:
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Weber River - September 28th, 2007 |
FISHING: Great
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The Weber is a good alternative to the Provo. As many of you know who have fished with us, the Weber has the potential of producing a truly memorable day of fishing. There is a good population of mighty white fish, and some wonderful browns. If you are willing to work through the white fish, you will be rewarded with some large browns.
By this time of the season, the caddis and PMD hatchs are done. There are still terestrials along the banks, and a hopper dropper technique can be effective. Nymphing is usually the most productive way to fish the Weber this time of year. However streamers can also produce fish.
Dry flies:
Terestials: Hoppers, chernobyls, ants and beetles.
Midge: griffiths gnat, befus midge, parachute adams.
Nymphs:
Hares ears: with and without a bead 14-18. Never fish the Weber with out hares ears.
Sowbugs, scuds and ray charles: 16-20
Pheasant tails: 16-20
Prince Nymph
Zebra midge: 16-22 bro, blk, gry, wine, red
Red fox squirrel nymph: 16-18
San juan worm: red and brown
Caddis nymphs: Have a good variety of caddis patterns. The green weenie has been a good one.
PMD: barrs PMD emerger
Streamers:
Double bunnies, clousers, woolly buggers and zonkers are always good.
Report provided by Chris Pearson
Fishwest Outfitters & Guide Service
www.fishwestoutfitters.com
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