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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! All of us down here at Picabo Angler want to give thanks for all your support the past four seasons. Your awesomeness has helped us grow bigger, better, faster and stronger than we ever thought possible in four short seasons! We are already ramped up for next year, our orders are placed, and we think you’ll like what’s on tap down here on the Creek!
With the Wood River Valley giving in to Old Man Winter this week, it is time to once and for all put that Midge box in your bag and get ready for the truly little bug season! Plan on spotty fishing in Silver Creek this week, with the chance for a decent Baetis hatch if conditions allow it. Remember that the Creek closes to fishing upstream of the Hwy. 20 Bridge (south) at the end of November. That is next Wednesday, the 30th! Be sure to also remember that the Creek downstream (north) of the Hwy. 20 Bridge is open to catch-and-release fishing until the end of February! This can be some of the best Streamer fishing anytime of the year on any body of water for large trout!
With cooling temperatures, expect a lot less hatch activity on most of our rivers, but with colder nights also expect a lot more voracious feeding activity from the fish. The Browns are coming off of their spawn looking to fatten back up, and the Rainbows can feel the cold water getting colder and they know food will be in short supply soon, so they are going to be packing on the calories over the next few weeks.
Nymphing and Streamer fishing are going to be key ways to fish until the first big Midge hatches of the winter. Expect to see these sometime after the snow flies and we are in the thick of the holiday season. Fill your fly boxes with Zebra Midges, Griffiths Gnats, Tie-Down Midges, Zug Bugs, Hares Ears and Prince Nymphs! Streamers should consist of Coffie’s Sparkle Minnow and Olive-colored Buggers.
With some snow predicted this week, keep in mind fish love the low-pressure systems and they really love the second day after the pressure changes. So if you see two days of snow, you better get out on the river on that second day, or you’ll miss some of the season’s best winter fishing!
Happy fishing, everyone!