fishing report

The shop will be open this weekend from 10AM till 4PM Saturday, Sunday, and Monday-and we do sell fishing licenses. We’ll also have a booth at the College Park Show full of great stuff from Patagonia, Fishpond, Winston and St. Croix. As for the river, flow is 640Cfs as of this morning and should drop quickly over the weekend. If you’re itching to go fishing, check the USGS gauge and look for levels under 275 Cfs, limit your wading by using the trails along the river and be prepared to chuck large streamers and heavily weighted nymphs.Prior to the rain, we had several reports of …

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After a healthy rain yesterday, the river is in great shape. The river level is at 2.11Gh, (gauge height) and flow is 142 Cfs. With the water temps in the low 40’s you won’t find many fish going out of their way to chase flies zooming past their heads. When nymphing, make sure that you cover riffles and shelves with enough weight to slow everything down to a crawl. Larger #10-14 Zug Bugs and #12-14 orange butts should work fine. A number of nice fish in the 10″-14″ range were taken on larger than usual, (a #4-6 instead of #10-12) streamers last weekend, so keep …

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“Data values reported on these pages may be significantly higher or lower than actual streamflow.” so says the USGS, so until we get an updated advisory we’ll be checking out flows the old fashioned way. For those of you unfamiliar with the old gauge, it is located on a picnic table sized rock along the North Bank of the river in a very nice pool just downstream of the Falls Rd bridge. Fish can often be seen midging during the Winter months in this pool and several photos of it and John Lambdin appear in our photo gallery. The old gauge gives a stick height …

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The water is dropping but is still relatively high. We’re hoping to see the river drop to just under 300 by Sunday-should be a nice level given the amount of snow we’ve had and it will be nice to get out and fish while the water is down. Large streamers like black or brown super buggers and attractor nymphs such as a bead head tellico or Hare’s ear are a good bet. Be sure to bring a wading staff with you-the trails will be muddy.

Finished up for the holiday? Go fly fishing this weekend. The weather has been darn nice for December, the river level is at a great level and fish have been taking streamers in the #10-12 range along with #10-12 Bead Head Princes and #14 Orange Butts. Try Bunkerhill upstream and enjoy some unusually warm weather.

Stuck in traffic? Try thinking pleasant thoughts, like swinging soft hackles, (orange butts, sizes#14-16) in riffles during the morning and stripping streamers along cut banks and deadfalls, (#10-12 olive flash-a-buggers) later in the day. The river is in great shape, Water temp is 53 F and the river has been clear throughout the rain events of last week. With cold weather on the way, make the long hike up to the plunge pool and ply the slick water with midges, midge emergers and tiny BWO’s. Note: If you have a pair of Chota Stl+ shoes, it’s time to check your spikes and put a new …

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