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We haven't seen a whole lot of change locally from
last week's report, although much of the great trout water east
of here has dropped into shape nicely over the last week or so.
Specifically, Idaho and Montana streams
have really turned on. Peter (our beloved co-owner) has been making
his way through Montana since last Saturday and, while he hasn't
divulged any specific spots, has reported excellent water conditions,
insect activity, and of course, fishing there.
We have heard about a few specific rivers: Rock
Creek in Western Montana has been excellent. Stoneflies,
caddis, PMD's abound. Great dry fly fishing of late. Clark fork
has apparently shaped up nicely as well. The Dillon/Twin Bridges
area has been putting out some fish; the bighole, Beaverhead, and
Ruby rivers came down too, and we've talked to some folks in that
area who have given the thumbs up. They should be seeing pretty
much the same hatches we're seeing on the Eastside here: PMD's,
Yellow Sallies, caddis, etc...
Now to the local front:
The Yakima is in good shape. 2700cfs
(approx) at Cle Elum and 3200cfs give or take, down in Ellensburg.
Hatches include PMD's (#14-16), Yellow Sallies (little yellow stoneflies
#12-14), Caddisflies (12-16), and still some Green Drakes (#10)
in the upper sections. Stimulators always fish well on the Yakima;
and we're getting close to the time when terrestrials will begin
to play a role, so don't be afraid to try an ant pattern, and fine
tune your casting stroke for the onset of hopper time! I myself
have not fished the river in the last week, nor have any of our
staff, but the guides over there have resumed their trips, so the
fishing can't be too bad...If I weren't here I'd be over there.
It should be fairly easy wading, even in the canyon. Hopefully,
our pal Jim Rivetts will get this after his float today and be kind
enough to let us know how his day was for some good first hand info.
Pass Lake is very slow throughout the
day, and the fishing is fair in the evening. If you're headed up
there, STAY LATE!!! The hour after dark will undoubtedly be the
most productive by far. Suggested patterns include woolly buggers
& streamers #4-6 casted towards the bank into the shallows for
lurking browns. Damsel nymphs ought to be in full swing nowadays,
and the adult, while not a staple in the trout's diet, can induce
the occasional strike when twitched just so...
Rattlesnake seems to have slowed a bit...Lake Alice continues to
be pretty good, but with this nice weather we're seeing look for
all of the lowland lakes to warm up and the fishing to slack off...early
morning will yield the coolest water temps, which will become increasingly
important as temps approach 60 degrees.
Local steelhead are in the streams and
dropping/clearing water will open the door for us all to take a
whack at it. The Stillaguamish is in shape. The Snoqualmie looks
good, but we heard that the Skykomish came up a bit. Runoff isn't
completely over, as you can imagine, so things are still kind of
volitile.
That's about it for today, Thursday, but as I hear more I'll supplement
to y'all tomorrow if there are any glaring oversights...
Thanks for reading the Creekside Babble Fishing Report. Hope you're
enjoying it.
Hugh Pastoriza
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