The river is still low and clear, at 32 Cfs. Water temps are 44F to 46F throughout the catch and release area. We’re seeing Stoneflies, as witnessed by this great shot by Jason du Pont. On brighter days, black flies and cream midges should provide some light entertainment above Falls Rd. Fish are still holding in very shallow, quiet water at the base of riffles and in flats. Long leaders ending in 6 and 7x are essential to get close enough to the fish to trick them. Stonefly nymphs in the #10-14 range are working along the banks between Bunkerhill and Big Falls Rd.

This 22″ fish, released by Jason du Pont, fell for a #18 curved shank pheasant tail after the first snow last year. Now that I have your attention, the water temps have cooled a little in the past week. Currently, the river is flowing at 32 Cfs, and water temps have cooled a bit from the a high last week of 48 F to a low this morning of 42 F. We ‘ve been finding lots of fish in riffles and shallow flats with #10-#16 Copper Johns. The fish are ambushing stoneflies nymphs along deadfalls and log jams before the nymphs can crawl out and …

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