Daily Report

On Tuesday the morning temperature was near single digits and reached into the 20's in the afternoon along with scattered lake effect snow showers for most of the day. In the lower end of the river slush ice was a factor in the morning but cleared later in the day. The weather is expected to warm up as we head into the upcoming weekend. Tuesday night the release from the dam was increased and is now running 750cfs. Yesterday the few anglers we spoke with reported getting into steelhead in the upper end of the river in Altmar.  In the mid to upper end of the river the normal winter holding areas such as Lower Fly Zone, below the Altmar bridge, Schoolhouse, Wire Hole, Ellis Cove, Bovines, Trestle Pool, Pineville and Sportsman Pool have all produced action depending on the day.  In the lower end of the river on days that slush ice is not a factor, the Town Pool, Longbridge/Staircase, Black Hole and DSR have all produced results. 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: Prince nymphs, Copper John's, Hare's ear, Rubber legged stones, Wiggle stones, estaz stones, steelhead hammer, steak-n-eggs in size 8-10.