Thanks to Neil for the report and picture from Alaska. Hi Theaux and Jennie, Fishing was tough in Alaska with seven days of rain/wind, 24/7. Streamers, streamers and more ugly streamers…didn’t have a dry piece of clothing after day three. –Best char was on the purple leech.
The Gunpowder is flowing at 29 CFs is clear and warming up. Water temps have risen in the past week from a high each day of 52 F to temps approaching 58 F. Fish have been looking up after 11 AM and are taking tricos, small caddis and terrestrials. Flying ants and small beetles are also worth a shot. Wet wading is certainly possible as the river has plenty of exposed gravel bars at these flows. Small dries in the #18-22 range fished with a long (10-12ft) and fine (6-7x) leader have been accounting for lots of wild fish in the flatwater. As Josh’s recent …