This morning at the shop it is 44* and overcast. Slightest drizzle dropping occasionally from low hanging clouds-to me that means Mayflies. Specifically the Ameletus and Baetis varieties. Look to the smaller gravel sections of the river for more consistent hatches of the little sail boats. The Split tail March Brown has been a consistent [...]
The record lows lately mean the river has dropped hard and is fishing great. Lots of Ameletus out there, with BWO’s, and stones mixed in for good measure. I was asked in the shop recently why the takes can be so ferocious on the Ameletus-simply, because the Ameletus nymph is a very agile/quick swimmer. Catch [...]
The downward trend continues with the downright COLD temperatures we have been seeing the last couple days. 27* at the shop this morning, don’t forget your gloves. The river should fish really well this week, with the upper end showing great things early, and the lower as the week progresses. Plenty of bugs out there [...]
Wow, that was a bit windy on the river yesterday. White out conditions at a few points-and a few minutes of clear blue sky. Pretty typical Skwala weather really. We did fair fishing, but did a great job on Killing the Jameson’s. Got a few fish on dries, a few on the worm, and a [...]
Things came up a bit with the rain and warm overnight temperatures (about 200cfs the last few days). This shouldn’t be a big problem for guys hitting the water today as the fishing continues to be great throughout the river. Mid-river has the most bugs (and boat traffic) so it might be time to start [...]
Are they catching some? Yes. Is it good? No-not really. Judging by the numbers of boats through the shop lately it seems guys are trying to convince the skwalas to hatch. I guess the saving grace of fishing this time of year is it does cure the cabin fever a bit, but these hours are [...]
Angler Joe Beckman of Nebraska fished with his dad and Uncle on Georgetown Lake On Thursday (pictured with Ross Hodek). Joe fished hard despite the -5 temps outside the shack, and iced a few more Salmon than his dad did at days end. The bite was slower than it has been in the last couple [...]
Forecast of 50* on Saturday could mean good things for anglers (those not planning on attending the GRIZ game). Warmer than average temps have the water a bit warmer than we usually see this time of year-what does that mean???Midges. Fish the slack water with a midge cluster pattern to the subtle sippers, or chuck [...]
There is still a few days left to rope a few given the warm fall temperatures we are seeing. Heavy fog in the valley today means diminished light on the water. This is usually just the ticket to get the fish chasing the bunny junk. Rubber legs, worms, and princes for the nymph crowd. If [...]
Hope you weren’t on the water for that blast. If you were you might learn to check the forecast before heading out this time of year. Gusts over 50 ripped through from what I hear, and I don’t care how low-profile a boat you are in that wouldn’t’ be fun. Foolishly I took the “wind [...]
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