2010-THE REEF FLY SHOP-DAY TRIPS
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NORTH PLATTE TAILWATERS INFO:
GREY REEF: Flow- 500 Clarity- clear Temp.-39F @ Cable Hole Patterns-GREY REEF-LUSBY: pine squirrel leech(natural), yarn egg(light roe), yarn egg(chart.), tan scud, reef worm, ray charles (tan), PAL, LAZY,pulsating emerger(black), soft hackle sow bug (tan), jujubee midge(olive). GOV. BRIDGE-TOWN: open to Casper...*as of 2:54pm on 3/8/10 the water at Gov. Bridge is slightly off colored.
FREMONT CANYON: Flow-72cfs Clarity- very clear Temp.-38.5F Patterns-brassie(red), PAL, LAZY, tan scud, Dorsey's fb merc. black beauty,jujubee midge(blue), little lucy(red), Dorsey's Top Secret. dries: griffiths gnat, para adams, midgeling.
MIRACLE MILE: Flow-525cfs(note: flows at the Mile are subject to extreme change; refer to flow graph on home page sidebar) Clarity- clear Temp.-36.5F Patterns- hot head leech, orange scud, pine squirrel leech(brown and crawdad), PAL, pearl jam, otter egg(tangerine), flashtail mini egg(oregon cheese). streamers: goldie and bronze bugger. ROAD conditions from Alcova to the Mile; muddy in spots.
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***PUBLIC NOTICE***Walk-in access across from the Outhouse Hole is now CLOSED to public access midstream to South shoreline(river right). SEE BLOG FOR MAP.
SPRING FLUSH TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 22-26.
NATRONA COUNTY WEED and PEST calling for a big HOPPER YEAR...ummm?
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THE REEF FLY SHOP REPORT:
3/8 The past several days have been some of the nicest days of 2010. No wind, sunshine, and ridiculously good fishing made it the weekend to be on the water. Dean Applegate ventured yesterday and managed a 7lb.,24" monster on a streamer. The fishing continues to be about as good as it can be and there are only a few fisherman on the water.
3/5/2010**Winter Storm Warning** for Alcova and the Grey Reef area. We are suppposed to start seeing heavy snowfall anytime although it is calm and dry(gloomy) in Alcova right now 6:21AM. By tomorrow AM we could have as much as a foot on the ground with very warm temps slated for Saturday. A foot of wet heavy snow coupled with 50F air temps could very well be a blow out situation. It would be wise to not chance to the road to Miracle Mile if we get what the NOAA is predicting. Also, be careful going into Fremont. That road is not a plowing priority and if you get stuck you could be there a while. No cell service in the Fremont area until you get back up on the rim near Pathfinder. There is also no cell service at Miracle Mile but texts often make it to the recipient. Click the links on the home page (right side margin)to get current weather reports from 3 different services, current WYDOT road report and fishing reports. Please Take care.
3/2/2010 More good fishing on Grey Reef, Fremont Canyon and Miracle Mile. Miracle Milers are still reporting solid activity on streamers. Nymphing at the Mile has also been productive with beady leeches, worms of assorted varieties, eggs and midges. Some beatis being spotted out there as well. Grey Reef is its usual Old Faithful. Hard to go wrong with Grey Reef at any time of the year and now is no exception. Nymphing with the Bling Midge, JuJu midges, Reef Worms, PALs, Mercury midges etc etc. Eggs and leeches will be good company stuck in the corner of Mr. Trout's soup cooler right along with scuds and sow bugs. We are expecting seasonable temps around 50F all week.
2/26 Proved to a good afternoon to get out a swing a goldie. In less than a half hour picked up four fat rainbows 18"-20" on a pretty quick swing. The boats on the upper river had another GREAT day nymphing; pine squirrel leech, reef worm, and egg(chart).
2/24 The wind cranked up today but didn't stop the guys on the water from having a GREAT day. Nymphing was the name of the game, with multiple fishing over 21" seeing the inside of the net. I have to say the fishing has been on point thus far in 2010 and the size of fish is... pretty impressive.
2/23 Stu, Brad, Wes, and I slipped out to the Mile for a few hours and hooked up some nice fish. By no means was it "lights out" but everyone managed a fish or two. Brad landed a chunk of a rainbow, Stu managed a few eats with the two-handed rod (black peacock bugger), and as for Wes and myself, some grabs on a bronze bugger made things interesting.
2/21 The sun has finally shown itself this afternoon. Pretty quite weekend on Grey Reef, a small group of anglers made it out and managed to catch some pigs! The boy's from Freestone Films caught some really large rainbows wadefishing the upper access. The pictures were impressive! It looks like the weather is going to continue to get better this week...might be the week to be on the water.
2/19 condt...Went out with a good friend and his girlfriend this am/pm for a couple of hours. We floated from Dam-Outhouse and they continued on to Lusby. Fished streamers the whole time, had a few grabs and landed one fish, a 21-22" brown. Kelcie on the other hand fished a standard nymph rig (yarn egg(chart), leech(natural), and/or reef worm) and probably hooked up 15 fish. The temp. never got above freezing but with zero wind things were quite comfortable.
2/19 All is quite, the snow subsided and the sun is out this morning. I don't believe it's going to get over 30F today and the forecast shows more snow moving into the area by tomm. afternoon.
2/18 Seth and I headed out to the Mile yesterday for a couple of hours. We fished probably a half dozen runs and managed to stick some really nice fish on streamers. The fly of choice without question was the BRONZE BUGGER. That fly hammered fish! Staring out the window this afternoon, we have around 3-4" on the ground and the temp. is well below freezing. A good afternoon to get some work done.
2/15 Well we kicked off the guide season this past weekend! Seth, Adam, and Bobbi had a great day on the water. Adam convinced his girlfriend to go fishing on Valentine's day, sounds like a victory already. They reported great fishing and some fiesty fish. Strikes were subtle but the fish managed to fight pretty hard and they had the river to themselves. Lots of fish in the 19" range with several over 21".
2/10 It's been a pretty quite week thus far. Very few Grey Reef anglers have ventured out this way. The weather, aside from Monday has been pleasant, with breezy conditions but lots of sunshine. Ryan's last day on the water put a 24" brown and 26" rainbow in the net, reconfirming that we have some big fish this year. The weather looks like it going hold in the 30s for the next little while so it might be worth making it out.
2/8 It is cold and snowy this morning...a good day to get some work done. The size of the fish is the talk of the river right now. The few boats that have floated and the wadefisherman on the upper river have been catching some really large fish. Lots of fat rainbows in the 17"-21" range seems to be the standard.
2/6 Shaped up to be a pretty nice weekend. There was a really good number of people around the past few days and several boats on the upper river today. Jarrod Johnson, a good friend of the shop, landed a 24" pig yesterday on a streamer.
2/3 Looking out the window right now...calm and blue sky. It's amazing how much of this weather we have had in the last three weeks. It sounds like we are finally going to see some colder weather starting on Sunday.
2/1 The wind has kicked back up again but the fishing remains good. Seth did well a stripping a streamer(goldie) through the bottom of the Outhouse Hole. It looks like the weather is going to stay nice for the next 5-7 days.
1/29 The high yesterday was 32F. With blue skies and NO WIND it felt like 60. I managed to get out for about an hour yesterday afternoon and found a pod of around 15-20 fish rising like crazy. A size 20 black midgeling was eaten about every other drift until one cartwheeling rainbow put the rest of the bunch down. Tanner, from the Drake magazine was at the Mile yesterday and did well stripping vanilla's, goldies, and black leeches.
1/27 A friend from Laramie was out yesterday and had a great day wadefishing the upper river. Scuds, leeches, worms, and eggs were the ticket until the midges started coming off in the early afternoon. Today is looking like another beautiful winter day, with very little wind and lots of sun.
1/25 The temperature has dropped but the fishing remains good. If your headed this way prepare to bust some ice out of your guides. The forecast shows temps around the freezing mark the next few days. Nymphing is still the name of the game on Grey Reef, Miracle Mile, and Fremont Canyon but don't rule out a streamer and/or dry fly bite.
1/22 The wind has really started to pick up this morning and a few snow/rain showers have moved over the Alcova area. It looks like we are going to see some weather this weekend, with good potential for snow. As for the fishing, yesterday I slipped out for a few hours and managed to catch a 21" rainbow on a #16 Royal Wulff. That's right I said Royal Wulff! I honestly tried just about every "techie" midge dry pattern in my box without success. I guess sometimes looking like the real thing isn't always the best...sometimes you just have to stand out amoungst the naturals. Lee Wulff would be proud!
1/20 Yesterday turned out to be a nice day. Forecasts called for some substantial wind but it just never happened. The overcast conditions invited several fish to the surface during the pm midge hatch.
1/17 Well it was a beautiful weekend. Lots of sun, very little wind, and cooperative fish made for a weekend to be on the water. A few of the guides made it out this weekend and came back with solid reports. The streamer bite on Grey Reef was slow but the nymphing continues to be excelllent.
1/14 PART II... Seth and I ventured out to the Miracle Mile and managed to have some pretty damn good streamer fishing. A goldie and one of our test patterns were the streamers of choice on a SLOW swing/crawl. Several browns over 20" and lots of grabs made for some exciting winter fishing.
1/14 Yesterday was another beautiful day. Lots of sun and very little to no wind! The wadefishing on the upper river remains good and the forecast shows warm weather for the next four to five days.
1/12 So much for making it out. Yesterday was an ideal winter day, today not so much. The wind has picked up and should continue for the next several days. Despite the wind a few folks are out there and from the reports the fishing is good.
1/11 ISE show in Denver went well. Got to see a lot of current clients and met lots of new ones, good show! The weather this morning is beautiful! Mid 30s and no wind! I'm going to try and get out today so expect an updated report this evening!
1/5 A couple of nice days allowed for a little fishing. We are still picking up fish on a slow swing streamer and standard winter nymphing gear. It looks like old man winter is coming in strong starting tomm. Should be a great weekend for the ISE show.
1/1/2010 Happy New Year! Here is wishing all a happy 2010. Enjoy the rest of the season with friends and family.
The home page, as well as the NPL homepage, now has a group of links that have all the info you need for fishing Grey Reef and Miracle Mile. There are links to current Miracle Mile and Grey Reef flows, weather reports, fishing reports, flight info, road conditions and maps of the river and surrounding area. If you have suggestions for links that we din't include let us know. Happy New Year, again! We look forward to seeing you this season.
