Daily Report

On Saturday we had mostly sunny and dry conditions with the temperature reaching 50 degrees. The recently increased flow has continued to bring fresh steelhead into the river and help spread them out. Overall the steelhead fishing has been good and it's no surprise with the increased fishing pressure, especially on the holiday weekend. The lower end of the river has been getting the most pressure on a daily basis, so if your looking to avoid other anglers and willing to walk, the mid section of river would be a good choice. Yesterday the anglers we spoke with who fished the lower end of the river reported having a good day, while other anglers reported mixed results depending on where they fished. For those anglers who are fly fishing, this time of year a variety of techniques can be effective, whether you like to swing streamers with sinking leaders, fish egg patterns under a strike indicator or dead drift them, they all can proudce results depending on the day.  For those anglers who are float fishing or bottom bouncing, egg sacs or beads have produced the best results. On the real windy days, when leaves are a factor, non leaf colors such as blue, pink and purple have been most productive.    

Suggested patterns:

Egg patterns: Glo-bugs, estaz eggs, sucker spawn, steelie omelet in size 6-10.

Streamers: Krystal buggers, egg sucking leeches, woolly buggers in size 4-8.

Nymphs: Rubber legged stones, estaz stones, steelhead hammer, steak-n-eggs in size 6-10.