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KTRT Fishing Report with Deputy Don and Leaf
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Fishing Report
Someone turned on the fire-hose, with the pine apple express pointed straight at us the temps are back up and there is presip again finally. I don’t know what I’m happier for the snow or the warm up but I will take them both and so will the fish no doubt.
Look for fishing to improve with the weather also expect more fish to start to push up river. I would stick to the old reliable small bead heads, chronis and stone fly as well though think about throwing some egg patterns back in the mix too, remember steelhead don’t just eat other fishes eggs they are also famous for gorging on eggs from their own species as well.
Late winter is here and it should just keep getting better so get out there!
Steelhead Gear: 7-8 wt floating line with a nymph and strike indicator set up. Switch 6-8 wt rod work great also. 7-8 wt floating line with a dry skating fly works well early in the season. 7-8 wt floating line with a sinking line for swinging.
Summer River Gear: 4-5 wt dry fly hopper/dropper set up, a deep stone fly nymphing rig with a strike indicator and a 6-7 wt sinking line with a big bugger/nymph set up.
Chewuch River – CLOSED – Open May 25th – Aug 15th.
Methow River – OPEN FOR STEELHEAD – Open for trout May 25th – Sept 30, Catch and release only.
Twisp River – CLOSED – Open May 25th – Aug 15th.
Fishing Report
Methow Valley Fish Report
Temps have come down a bit again, mid thirties by day and upper twenties at night which can be a good thing for steelhead. I would much rather see a cloudy thirty six degree day than a bright one and right now that’s what we’ve got in spades. With the inversion almost like a giant back eddy in the clouds we’ve got very stable weather and the fish have liked that.
Chironomids have been the thing; red, black, double, single, whatever just put it out there. Fish are still in the very slowest water whether that’s inside at the top, around whatever is left of the back eddies or under the foam at the low end of the hole they are there.
Winter Cuttbow
Believe it or not it’s still winter out there so target the 10am -2pm stretch on the warm days, use some smaller stuff and try to be stealthy because the water is slim.
Catch has been good all the way from the mouth to Twisp and even as far up as Winthrop, though I would focus on Twisp down.
Steelhead Gear: 7-8 wt floating line with a nymph and strike indicator set up. Switch 6-8 wt rod work great also. 7-8 wt floating line with a dry skating fly works well early in the season. 7-8 wt floating line with a sinking line for swinging.
Summer River Gear: 4-5 wt dry fly hopper/dropper set up, a deep stone fly nymphing rig with a strike indicator and a 6-7 wt sinking line with a big bugger/nymph set up.
Chewuch River – CLOSED – Open May 25th – Aug 15th.
Methow River – OPEN FOR STEELHEAD – Open for trout May 25th – Sept 30, Catch and release only.
Twisp River – CLOSED – Open May 25th – Aug 15th.
Winter Steel with Leaf and the General
Unseasonably warm temps have been a nightmare for skiers but is sure has given a rare chance to throw flys at many bitty fish all without the hassle of picking the ice from your guides. My friend Jeff “the General” Lyman and I got a chance to hit a few holes over the weekend and had quite a few memorable fish, from Jeff’s two steel in two casts to my keeper buck in the lower river witch put up quite the fight and with ice shelves was a chore to land.
Another nice catch on the Golden Stone.
Most fish for me have come on my Golden Stone or my red ice cream cone head double Chironomid, Jeff how ever had luck on black Little Prince.
Jeff “the General” with one of two fish in a row.
A rare keeper
Most fish came on rock walls or deep runs with very soft flow and were very spooky, stealth was a must.
