Daily Report

On Sunday we had plenty of sunshine with the temperature reaching near 60 degrees. Very warm and sunny conditions are expected for Monday with the temperature reaching near 70 degrees. At 4:00PM Sunday afternoon the release from the dam was lowered to 350cfs and Pineville gauge was reading around 506cfs as of this morning. We currently have drop backs scattered throughout the river from top to bottom, the upper end of the river still has some spawning steelhead and with the water temperature on the rise, smallmouth bass have started showing up in the lower end of the DSR. Yesterday we got mixed reports from anglers depending on where they fished, some said it was a good day, while others said it was slow for them. Whether your walking or in a drift boat, covering lots of the water has been the key to drop back success. With the recent drop in water level, the deeper holes and larger runs have been producing the best action. For those anglers who are fly fishing, swinging streamers with sinking leaders or dead drifting with egg patterns has produced steady results. For those anglers who are bottom bouncing or float fishing, egg sacs, beads and pink worms have all produced steady results.