Good to Great Flies: Grey Drakes, Elk Hair Caddis (olive, black, brown), Mayfly (black, cream, tan), Midges (olive, black, red), Mosquitos (nymph and dry), and Gnat Griffiths Bait and Lures: Kastmasters (small red/gold, nickel/blue), Mepps (gold, red, silver, chartreuse), Powerbait (Pink, purple, yellow with glitter), redworms and nightcrawlers.
Fishing fair to good. Flies: Elk Hair Caddis (brown, olive, black), Grey Drake, Mosquitos (nymph and dry), Gnats Griffiths, Renegades, Damsel Flies (blue and green), Mayfly (dry and nymph) Bait and Lures: Redworms, baby nightcrawlers, pink and green powerbait with glitter, Roostertails (rainbow and gold spoon), Panther Martins (Gold/red, black/gold, silver)
Hattie was about 40% open maybe a bit more. There are 3 separate open areas; from the the West end all the way to just past the point, some in the narrows and by the old boat ramp. You can find fishable open water if you are looking for it. Dam and main boat ramp are still locked in ice.
Twin Buttes opened up significantly yesterday in the wind. About 65% of the lake is now open including the boat ramp. There is still ice in the first bay and on the East end of the lake by the first outhouse. It was open water from the West end all the way past the boat ramp and all along the North shore. Should start to fish well with chironomid flies, and eggs but we’ll have to see how this goes this year.
Meeboer was 100% open and free of ice. Looking forward to some great ice off fishing.
Gelatt was 70%+ open water with plenty of fishable area from shore. Boat ramp was clear of ice. East end was still capped with ice and a small amount of ice was still left on the West end. Fishing was fair to good before ice started to come off.
Thanks to or partners at Two Dogs for gitting out and checking some lakes yesterday. Now is a great time to look at booking your early season trip. https://www.flystore.net/two-dogs-guide-service/ Alsop is 40-50% open. Should be good fishing this coming weekend.
Fishing is fair to slow. Water is beginning to get high and murky due to run-off. Flows reported last at 2365 CFS. Flies: streamers with flash, leeches with flash Lures: Anything with bright colors, gold, and silver Bait: leeches and nightcrawlers
Fishing is Fair Flies: Pats rubberlegs, stimulators (yellow sallies, Yellow x), Elk Hair Caddis, BH Prince Lures: Kastmaster (Blue, Red), Thomas (Gold, Silver) Bait: Worms, Power Bait (Chartruese, Green)
Road just open today on Pole mountain but reports from people that hike back in is that the fishing at the beaver ponds has been phenomenal. Flies: renegades, small gnats, leech patterns
Granite was about 80% open water. Fishing has been Fair. Eggs, Power Bait (chartreus, red), Krocodile’s (Red & White, Orange and Silver) Streamers and buggers are best bet right now Browns and Blacks.
Crystal was about 40% open water. Fishing has been Slow to Fair Power bait (pinks and reds) or eggs have had the best luck.
Fishing good to great! Flies: Elk Hair Caddis (olive, black, brown), Mayfly (black, cream, tan), Mosquitos (dry), Gnats Griffiths, Renegades, Parachute Adams Bait and Lures: Smaller gold spoons (Panther Martins, Mepps, Kastmasters) Redworms, Baby Nightcrawlers, Pink and Chartreuse Powerbait with glitter
Most are still iced up. Have had a couple reports of the lower lakes like Hanging lake being open but not much for reports yet.
Lake Owen has around 6″ of ice and fishing is good. Access to the lake is day by day with drift conditions changing. People where able to get in with ATV this past week but may be snowmobile only any day.
Fishing has been fair. Fly fishing has been a little better than the bait this last week or so. Flies: hot heads, San juans, eggs, prince nymphs Bait: egg sacks, worms Luers: rapals (rainbow, fire tiger), panther martins (fire tiger, pink, green) CA