Report Date 11/30/11

Fishing over the past week has improved greatly over the previous week or so.  During the past week day and night time temperatures rose and this stabilized the water temperatures in the lower 40’s.  Our guides were consistently putting clients on fish throughout the holiday week.  Most fish were hooked side drifting bait or back trolling plugs/diver and bait combinations.  During this time of year slowing down the presentation via back trolling seems to have the highest success.

We also heard a few reports of fly anglers getting into some fish last week.  Most of the successful anglers are throwing sink tips and winter steelhead type flies.  During the cold weather months many fly anglers think that the prime time to swing a steelhead is over, but for a few of us diehards we realize that by slowing our presentations down and fishing near the bottom we can have some very good days swinging flies throughout the winter months.  A few of our guides are so dedicated to the swing that they choose to fish this way throughout the entire season (even during the indicator tossing spring season).

For next week the weather is calling for some cold clear nights and lower daytime highs.  This kind of weather can sometimes slow the fishing down some, but often some of our best fishing of the year is done during the coldest weather.  Our guides know the places fish hold when the weather gets cold.