Daily Report

On Saturday we had mostly cloudy conditions with the wind finally calming down in the afternoon. The release from the dam was 750cfs and Pineville gauge is around 1010cfs. Overall we got mixed reports from anglers depending on what section of river they fished and experience level, some groups did well, while others had a slow day. In the upper end of the river between Altmar and Pineville depending on the day anglers have been getting into steelhead in both of the fly zones, below the Altmar bridge, Schoolhouse, Wire Hole, Trestle Pool and Pineville area. In the mid to lower end of the river anglers have been getting into steelhead in the normal areas such as Sportsman Pool area, RT2A, Staircase, Longbridge, Black Hole and the DSR. 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 nymphs, 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.