Daily Report

On Wednesday we had scattered lake effect snow showers for most of the day and we picked up another couple inches of new snow. In the morning the release from the dam was lowered and now running 350cfs with Pineville gauge reading around 500cfs. The temperature did warm up in the afternoon reaching into the 30's.  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.