Daily Report

On Friday we had cloudy and dry conditions with the temperature gradually warming up while reaching into the mid 40's. That same weather pattern is expected to continue as we head through the day on Saturday.  The release from the dam was lowered on Friday night and as of this morning the dam release was 750cfs and Pineville gauge was reading around 1010cfs. Yesterday was another day of mixed reports from anglers depending on where they fished and experience level. Some groups got into steelhead and knew exactly where to find fish in the high water, while others struggled and had a tough time.  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. 

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.