Daily Report

Over the weekend we had mild conditions and the spring like weather is expected to continue over the next couple of days with the temperature reaching into the 60's. The last few days the release from the dam has been 1200cfs and the Pineville gauge is around 1700cfs. With the combination of melting snow from the warm weather and recent rain were getting plenty of runoff on the main river as well as some of the smaller local tributaries. At this point the best water clarity and least amount of runoff has been in the upper end of the river in Altmar where the majority of bank anglers are going. The drift boats are taking advantage of the higher flows and covering lots of water.  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 depending on the day,  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, beadhead 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.