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Do the fish know that it is Bastille Day?

If there were any Brown trout named Louis around they’d be Racoon food about now.Enough History.The river was very quiet this morning. The songbirds were doing their thing, and a mallard hen was seen jealously guarding her clutch of eggs. Ella barked at a Leopard frog in some dead wood, sniffed out a big snake under the Bunkerhill bridge abuttment and rolled in a dead something along the stream. She doesn’t smell too bad unless she’s in the front window where it gets a little warm. The trilling of a cell phone finally broke through all of this beauty. I looked into the stream and …

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Christmas in July

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What rain?

The river is in great shape. Abandon all hopes of wet wading.Air temps in the mid 80’s and water temps in the high 50’s will make you wish for Gore-Tex. -Which we have plenty of– Stop by next time you are up and find out what the fuss is all about.  Caddis in the morning followed by a parade of ants, beetles and hoppers in the afternoon, should get you out of the house this weekend.Streamers have been working below the shop and lots of folks have been gearing uo for some much deserved time out West.

Fish love high water…

We had a few people in this weekend actually fishing. Most of the tubers we encountered had beer to spare.Folks that made the hike above Falls Rd were rewarded with less traffic, more scenery and quite a few willing fish.Caddis came off in the early morning hours and the fish settled for a beetle or a hopper by afternoon.Last night we had another epic rainstorm and flow was up from 150Cfs to around 600 Cfs. So, we have spillover- water coming over the top of the dam and the surface water might warm the river up from around 58 F this weekend to the mid-60’s …

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Have a safe 4th.

Fish were on top today chasing bottle rockets.San juans are great after a rain and we saw some nice recent pics of Rainbows released above Falls. Count on a flotilla this weekend but keep in mind most of those folks don’t hit the water until noon.The shop will be open from 10 till 4 PM on the 4th. Stop on by and let us know how you are fishing.Water is beautiful, try some caddis in the morning and have a great weekend.

Caddis, Beetles and Dogs…

Caddis, Beetles and Dogs were found throughout the river yesterday. Get out early to fish Elk Hair Caddis #18, try some beetles mid-day-we have a great hi-vis beetle in the shop that floats like a cork. Flow is 158Cfs, the water temp is 58 F and should warm up a bit and drop in flow by the weekend. Note: Dogs got you down? Call 800-Parkwatch for leash law violations.