River Conditions


Midges and Magic :) .....

posted by Dave Breitmeier

Great midge fishing mid-day and a bowl of snout soup at dark ! With the levels down tiny flies are coming to the forefront during the day . It was a good thing to have a box full of tiny and black yesterday . Mind you it is not the only game in town as there is also great big dry and a dropper , pocket water action to be had and terrestrials are also starting to produce well during the day . 
The dusk fishing still belongs to the Sulphurs , the Green Drakes and the Iso's and every night produces a big rise . It's a good time of year to be an Elk River lover :) ! 

Full Blown Crazy !

posted May 25, 2012 7:34 PM by Dave Breitmeier

It flat out wailed again tonight and I do mean wailed :) !! Huge Sulphur fall at dark which topped off just a great day of top water action . Today started with great midge fishing , then big fly and a dropper pocket water fishing , a round of terrestrial tag and wrap it all up with a full blown cauldren of "Snout Soup" . What more can an Elkoholic ask for ? It was just a perfect day ! See you on the river.

Good Day , Good Rise But No Soup

posted May 5, 2012 7:00 AM by Dave Breitmeier   [ updated May 5, 2012 7:01 AM ]

It is hard to complain about a day that gives a client 2 browns over 20" , several bows hooked in that size class , plenty of beautiful smaller bows and a good rise at dark , so I won't :) ! I will just note that after 3 straight nights of a boiling river at dark I felt a bit of a let down when it didn't happen last night . Good Sulphur fall but not a great one . It was however another great day , spent with great people , on a great river . Life is good ! elkfisher 

Massive Sulphur Spinner Fall !

posted May 1, 2012 6:45 PM by Dave Breitmeier

It flat out boiled this evening courtesy of an absolutely massive sulphur spinner fall ! There were literally hundreds of rising fish . I have seen the full blown cauldron of  Snout Soup many , many times but it still amazes me every single time . Be advised the season of snouts is here . 
 

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