Fishing Forecast

[Phil Lilley]

Thom's request has spurred me to go ahead and give an overview of trout fishing. Here goes.

There are still a bunch of rainbows from Cooper down to the Landing, close to the surface during low light times and deep at high sun. Jig and float early and late and when it's cloudy and power bait on the bottom when it's not. Also injected night crawlers are working good. Zebra midge #16 red or black if you see trout midging set 12-24 inches deep. Micro jigs 4-5 feet deep if no midging. Colors- olive, sculpin, tan. Gulp eggs- white with another color- pink, orange, yellow. Haven't heard much about trolling or casting spinners or spoons.

In the Short to Fall Creek area, lots of midging rainbows most of the day. Same as above.

Fall Creek to Lookout- midging off and on. When on, long leaders and small midges. RS2 and WD40 olive #22's and a very small indicator and cast to midging fish. Dries along the bluff bank- #8 stimulators and humpies, elk hair caddis and maybe ants. Been alittle slow on dries though. #14-#16 scuds in brown, grey, tan and olive fished on the bottom (gravel) on the drop or up on the flats. Jig and float with a half micro 4-5 feet in the channel. Olive or scuplin. Skip a crackleback or soft hackle if you see midging fish and there's a chop on the water. #8's in brown or cream.

At the dam... I'd be guessing. Somebody else needs to jump in and report (details please). I fished last evening but didn't do well. Did see alot of good fish.

[Thom]

Thanks Phil, this is what I was looking for so I could check my fly boxes and see what my inventory was. Still a little time for home tying.

Anyone else please jump in for any advice for next week either wading at the outlets or from my boat. My invite is still open for anyone who wants to join me in my boat any day M thru F for some fly fishing. PM me if interested. I am leaving Monday morning and will be there until Friday.

[MOBass]

Looks like I'll be fishing Taney Sunday. Table Rock wasn't too kind last weekend and I want something to tug the line other than rocks, sticks, and fishing rods.

Any word on bass fishing on the lower lake?

[Thom]

Thanks for the reply flyfish. Hopefully we can get sometime Monday or after.