Get em Preston
Well March is here and the fishing is good. As far as the Reef goes the river has been a bit dirty with Ledge Creek and all other lower creeks spitting in mud the past week. But from the Reef Dam down to Lusby fishing has been good! Despite the dirty water fish are eating! Top few miles of river are clear so most of us guides are hanging up there and getting as many fish as we can before moving down past Ledge Creek. Past Ledge when the warmer weather brings melting snow and mud into the river anglers can still expect to catch fish you just gotta be very picky where you put your boat. Fish are starting to spawn so be mindful where you walk and fish but I think we’ve got a week and a half before the spawn gets crazy. Leeches and worms have been my go to. Smaller bugs like mayhems will work if your fishing on the inside of the runs but if not go heavy and work the middle with worms and leeches and you’ll get em!
Fremont Canyon has been fishing well. They had the flows up at 500 CFS for a while and January and this brought some big fish in. Last I check flows were around 115 CFS so a little bit higher then the normal 70 CFS but it still fishes the same.
Good fish can be found in Fremont this time of year
I have spent a couple days on the Reef this week and I thought it was fishing great, but Ive spent most of my time up on the Mile with my buddy Preston and theres a good reason we keep going back there, weather has been good, flows are up at 1700 CFS (I always think the higher the better this time of year) and fishing has been awesome. As with the Reef fish are starting to spawn and move onto there redds so be nice to the fish. Guides on boats have been crushing it and Preston and I have been doing great just wade fishing it too. Lots of big fish in the river, start fishing inside and work your way out, most of the big browns we have caught have been on the shallower inside seams of the runs, so don’t go wading half way across the river to fish the middle, start inside and work your way out.
Why you always start fishing on the inside first on the Mile
Yeah fishing is good