Hudson Weber

The Gunpowder is at 31 cfs and 46 degrees and climbing. The fishing has been good despite the low water. Fishing higher up in the river seems to be producing more fish than the lower river. We expect the fishing to pick up these next few days with warmer weather and increasing flows. Fishing patterns such as a grey waltz worm and a pheasant tail as a double nymph rig has been working best. Slowly stripping a black or olive wooly bugger along the bottom with a sinking line has been producing great results as well. If you are looking to fish dry flies, small …

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On Tuesday, December 17th the water levels at the dam reduced from 60cfs down to 38cfs. With this, expect a greater fluctuation in the water temperatures. On warmer days you may be able to find some fish rising to midges or blue wing olives, but you can expect them to be rather picky. Long leaders and light tippet are the way to go when targeting these fish. To cover water, small streamers and light nymph set up is effective in the deeper and faster water. We recommend the classic zebra midge or other midge pattern paired with larger fly like a tungsten jig or a …

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  The river is currently flowing at 82 cfs and the water temperature is 55 degrees. Trico Season has arrived! We are seeing them in the lower river from 7 in the morning and they are gone by noon. Terrestrials and caddis have been the most prominent bugs on the river. Throwing a Hopper Dropper rig is still a great way to target trout. Having a Chubby Chernobyl or a Stimulator as your dry fly and a Waltz Worm or Jigged Pheasant Tail as your dropper is a great place to start out. If you are fishing in the middle of the day and are …

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