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An odd, and interesting, week. Overnight lows dipped enough to allow for some better daytime fishing. Canadian smoke painted some wild sunsets. The tricos sparkled in the morning light. The afternoon rise improved dramatically with deer flies, ants, and attractors. The evening mix of light cahills and BWOs was pleasant
Hey guys, just thought I’d post up a quick little life update before I heads out tonight with Jake for our trip to Alaska. (Not a bad shop bonus for a guy who’s been doing such a great job for us! ) Our manager Jake, my business partner John K
August is here and so are August fishing conditions. The rivers are low and clear and with the cooler overnight temperatures, the water temperatures are ideal. It’s a fun time of year to wet-wade with a box or two of flies in your pocket and some tippet and just keep
Temperatures have finally broken from the stranglehold of heat we’ve endured the past couple of weeks. Last night, I was out on the river mousing, and the air temperature dipped all the way down to 42 degrees—it was cold!
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Sorry for the big lapse in reports. We are still alive and preparing for a great fall! It has been a tough summer with low water levels and high water temps. It appears we are good with water temps now, but we REALLY need
You gotta love a season when you can catch a brown trout on a 5-inch long mouse and, a few yours later, a brown trout on a size 26 Trico. It’s this miniature fishing that comes first. There are some true trico devotees at the lodge right now and, a
Northern Angler Fishing Report 7/26/25
This week, we had some tremendous storms roll through the area, and the rivers are up and stained—great news for water levels and fish, especially during a time of year when conditions are typically low
The initial hint of fall: It’s time to sign up for the 2025 River Cleanup on September 6th at 10 am at the lodge. First time? No problem. Twentieth time? Thank you. Have a “beat” you’d like to clean? The beat list is at the bottom of the report. Can’t
Boardman River Report
The Boardman remains nice and cold – great for this time of year. We saw a quick bump in flows Wednesday night with rain but the river is mostly back to normal flows for this time of year. If you want to explore the Boardman, concentrate your
Sorry for the late report, especially because conditions have changed, to say the least. As of Thursday at 4 pm, the mainstream and the North Branch are very high and discolored. The South Branch, interestingly, is not. In fact, flowing at 140 cfs, it is still very low. Hence, a