Daily Report

Monday was a really cold day with the morning temperature only in the single digits and despite sunny conditions the temperature struggled to reach near 20 degrees in the afternoon. With the temperature in the single digits slush ice was a factor in the lower end of the river in the morning. The release from the dam has been 750cfs and as of this morning Pineville gauge is around 945cfs.  In the upper end of the river between Altmar and Pineville depending on the day anglers have been getting into steelhead in the Lower Fly Zone,  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, anglers have had success dead drifting with nymphs, using egg patterns under a strike indicator or swinging small streamers with sink tips. 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 6-10.

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