I’ve been nymphing the past week and had settled into “Winter fishing mode”, so I was surprised to have quite a few fisherman come in this afternoon who were excited about catching Wild Browns on Hoppers, Griffith’s Gnats, Henryville Specials and Parachute Adams. The crowds along the river have thinned out. Why? -Weather. It has been nice and cloudy today. Most are using bead head nymphs sized #12-14 or small weighted streamers in Black or Brown sized #8-12. This afternoon we’ve been talking to folks about the benefits of Capilene under breathable waders. We have some new spiffy windproof, fingerless gloves from Patagonia that have …

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The fish are looking up. Water temps are 55 F, flow is 180 Cfs and the weather is not going to get any better. Small olives are still a good bet in the morning. Tired of fishing tricos? Come up and fish hoppers from your western box and use leaders in the 9 to 12 ft range in 6x. We had lots of smiling faces as the electroshocking survey concluded this past week. We will be posting results soon. A few sightings of fish have been recently reported in the 22-27 inch range. That’s big folks! Following is a stream report from Jed: Message: Some …

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With the electroshocking completed, the river is no longer at a placid 30 CFS…Expect water levels in the 170 to 180 Cfs range for the next few days. The water will still be clear, around 53 F and for many of the guides that work out of the shop, it’s big fish time. Bigger flows typically mean that fish are on the feed and can be tricked with large streamers in the #6-8 range and heavy and bulky nymph patterns sized #8-12. Keep in mind that you’ll wear yourself out in a hurry trying to wade upstream, so use the excellent trail network-over 18 miles- …

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With the electroshocking completed, the river is no longer at a placid 30 CFS…Expect water levels in the 170 to 180 Cfs range for the next few days. The water will still be clear, around 53 F and for many of the guides that work out of the shop, it’s big fish time. Bigger flows typically mean that fish are on the feed and can be tricked with large streamers in the #6-8 range and heavy and bulky nymph patterns sized #8-12. Keep in mind that you’ll wear yourself out in a hurry trying to wade upstream, so use the excellent trail network-over 18 miles- …

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