2011 Winter C&R Reports

[ted4887]

I was just curious if anyone had been out lately?

Looks like this weekend is supposed to be pretty nice, and I'm itching to get out and try fly fishing again.

[itchmesir]

I suggest getting your fishing in as soon as possible.... with over a week of 32+ weather + rain mixed in.. there is gonna be a lot of melt..

[ted4887]

Yeah, that's what I thought too. I'll be out tomorrow, probably Hay creek, or down near Duschee. If anyone is out there and see's a maroon Grand Prix GTP(it's hard to miss), stop by and say hello.

[ted4887]

Well I made my first trip to Hay creek today. The weather was fantastic. Great day for hiking, and trying out my new waders.

I've definitely made some progress as far as casting the fly rod is concerned, but still having a hard time getting bites with it.

I carried my UL right with me today too, just as a backup, and caught 4 on PM's. I would have been alright with getting skunked, just because the weather was so great. I had a reading of 49* at one point today. WOW!

[Jospeh]

Got back out to open water this weekend! Had a blast brought my uncle and he out fished me and it was his first time fishing open water in the winter like this. But gorgeous day, we got around 20 trout, biggest was 19 caught by him. but had a great day and got some nice facebook pictures HA. Really starting to get the hang of fishing these fish.

[Ic3wind]

I hammered them this weekend as well. Brought 13 to hand in 2.5 hours on Saturday, All but 2 on dries because of a big midge hatch going off, fishing was so good I took off Monday and went out again. It looks like th snow melt cooled the water and the midges were almost non existant. But hooked 8 more on nymphs. Great weekend

[ted4887]

Icewind, I had a huge hatch going on where I was at too. Lots, and lots of bugs. It was nice to see. Getting the spring itch!

I'm headed out with a guide tomorrow to hopefully pick up some tips from him.

[ted4887]

Well, the guide was just what the doctor ordered. Went out with someone who couldn't have been more patient teaching me the basics. The weather was great too, and the fish cooperated.

If anyone is looking for a great guide , definitely google On The Fly Guide Service!

[Jerry]

How are water levels and clarity now?

[ted4887]

Jerry, they were surprisingly good.they will be worse today but I'm going anyways. We had almost a 4 hour window where the midges were going like crazy. Scud seemed to be the fly of choice

[Ic3wind]

Please hollar back as to how the stream conditions are today. thinking of going out tommorow. Id like to know if the run off is putting them down yet.

[itchmesir]

best bet for missing the cool off of thaw is to get out early.. before the snow is in full melt... i went yesterday and the stream was gin clear.. still lots of snow.. so it'll be some time before things muddy up

[ted4887]

Yeah, itch has it right. The bite seems to be from about 9-1 or so. Basically, the water is warmest in the morning, and cools down once that snow starts melting.

I went back out and fished today, and the streams were in rough shape. There was a LOT of snow melt going on, and the water had muddied up badly. I'm sure after a day or two it will be just fine. I know that i'm going to give it another shot Saturday for sure.

[ted4887]

Here's a few pictures from my outing the other day.

[Nate McVey]

Good looking fish Ted! Thanks for sharing!

[Jospeh]

Very nice looking fish! Keep emmm coming

[Jerry]

Nice pics, Ted, thanks. Probably won't make it out myself again until next month.. those gas prices are a killer.

[ted4887]

Agreed Jerry. I doubt I'll make it out until next month just based on the forecast and my schedule. I took an awful lot of time off last week for fishing, and this week is payback for it. I'm going to shoot for the 1st week of March for my next outing, or this weekend maybe! haha

Ps - If you ever want to car pool, just let me know.

[Jerry]

Thanks Ted, I'm kind of a loner when it comes to trout fishing, but I'll definitely keep that in mind!

[Andrew Erickson]

nice fish!

[ted4887]

Anyone been out on the streams this week? I'll be heading out tomorrow and just wondering if the stream clarity and levels have improved.

[ted4887]

Just thought I'd give a report from yesterday. I got out and hit Whitewater, which is still a bit higher than normal. However, the water is crystal clear. The fish were a bit finicky, but I managed about 12 fish total. Browns and a few brooks were what I ended up catching. Scuds seemed to be the fly of the day with a few fish taking a BH PT.

[Jospeh]

Water is very very very clear

[ted4887]

Yeah, it was frustrating trying not to spook the pools of fish. A few times I found myself crawling up to the edge, and than a few times I had to make some longer casts which I'm not nearly as accurate with. But they are willing to bite right now. I'll be heading out again tomorrow as it looks like I have no work to do. Hopefully I'll have similar luck tomorrow.

[pkv]

Awesome. Keep the reports coming. Can't wait for Spring break! Whitewater is my Cancun!