Check the water temp this time of year.
Spring time is the time I'm most concerned with the water temp. If you can find water that is even a couple of degrees warmer than the surrounding water (usually a North West cove), concentrate on that water. The bass and panfish will usually turn on there first. Use the thermometer on your depth finder if fishing from a boat. If wading or tubing, get a fishin' thermometer from a fly shop and tie a string on it. The second most important time I check the water temp is in the Fall when it starts cooling off. I look for the first places for it to cool down. Got any Spring time tips for me?
Robert
High river and stream water ???
Just returning to fly fishing after a 40 year layoff.
Our rivers and streams here in Idaho are really starting to rise; and going to get worse.
How do you fish these high, roiling, muddy waters now; and with what?
I don't want to wait util they clear; and I don't want to go back to bait and lures.
Ken
Re: High river and stream water ???
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Originally Posted by woodsman1st
Just returning to fly fishing after a 40 year layoff.
Our rivers and streams here in Idaho are really starting to rise; and going to get worse.
How do you fish these high, roiling, muddy waters now; and with what?
I don't want to wait util they clear; and I don't want to go back to bait and lures.
Ken
Typically, the higher up stream you go, the less water you'll have, however, my best advice for ya is to forget about the rivers and concentrate on stillwater for now. If you don't have a float tube or pontoon, get one. Or a canoe or anything that can get you out there. One nice thing about your neck of the woods is that typically the fishies will be in shallower water. So you can also do well from shore, if you can manage a back cast.
Trying to fish the rivers, especially with the rapid increase in temps you've been having is going to cause a huge amount of runoff resulting in extremely high cfps and water too muddy to fish.
BTW, after a 40 yr. rest, you should be ready to rock! Welcome back!! 8)