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FREE STILLWATER FLY FISHING CLINIC !!!
May 19 Saturday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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What Happened at The Sandy Spey Clave?
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Nymphing trout can be close to the bank.

Cash In On The Giant Stone Fly Nymph Migration
Nymphs of the giant stone flies called "Salmon Flies" live in our rivers for up to three years before they hatch into winged adults. They are available to trout in several sizes, nearly year round. Behavioral drift

cycles happen during the low light conditions of early morning and late evening daily nearly year round. These drifts occur to redistribute population densities. The largest behavioral drift cycles occur mid-September through May. During these drifts many nymphs are exposed to feeding

The FFS Stone Fly Nymph is tied "in the round".

trout. You should carry patterns in several different weights to cover different water depths and speeds. You will also find it productive to carry several different styles, colors and sizes of flies. Even though there might be three generations of stone fly nymphs in the river at the same time, one size of nymph might be more active than the others at any given

moment. Several weeks before the hatch, nymphs of both salmon flies and golden stones will start to migrate to staging areas along the banks. No other occurrence in our rivers produces a feeding frenzy like a migration of big stone fly nymphs. Even the largest trout find it hard to

The Kaufmann Stone Fly Nymph series features cut wing cases.

The Bead Head Stone Fly Nymph features rubber legs.

refuse a big stone fly nymph fished deep along the bottom. The peak of this activity is the last two weeks before the hatch starts and the first week after the hatch begins. Remember that as these nymphs reach maturity, they

lighten up in color. This is because the outer layer of each nymph, or exoskeleton is stretched and thinned. The colors of the adult insect start to show through. Just before the hatch Salmon Fly Nymphs turn from nearly black to brown or orangish-brown and Golden Stone Nymphs turn from muddy-brown to yellow-brown.
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10 lb. Anchor.

Custom River Anchor

When you park the boat, the first and most important item is, "secure the boat". Nothing is worse than seeing your boat floating off "un-manned". These anchors are designed after traditional drift-boat river anchors, but scaled down for smaller, lighter weight pontoon boats and rafts.

Remember the longer the scope on the anchor rope the more the anchor will hold. Ten pound anchors are for boats to 10'.
Twenty pound anchors are for boats up to 13'. FREE SHIPPING

Item	Description	Price	To Top
ANCHOR1	Custom 10 lb. River Anchor	$38.00
ANCHOR2	Custom 20 lb. River Anchor	$45.00

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Up-to-Date INFORMATION on Local Lakes at a glance.
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Our Lakes Information Section is constantly evolving. Be sure to check often for up-dates.
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Badger Lake	The road is still blocked by snow.
Barnes Butte Lake	Superb fishing for both trout and bass.
Chickahominy Reservoir	Fishing is good with most of the fish in the 12-14 inch range and a few in the 18-20+ size. Last stocked 04/30.
Clear Lake	Road open. Snow in patches. Last stocked 04/30.
Crane Prairie Reservoir	CRANE PRAIRIE RESERVOIR: Angling was fair opening weekend. Cold water and wind reduced success. Hatchery fish are 100% marked with an adipose fin clip or left ventral clip. Please voluntarily limit your harvest of wild trout to protect this fishery. Expect fish to be scattered early in the season, target shallow areas for trout. The trout bag limit is 5 fish and may include 1 fish greater than 20 inches. Good numbers of brook trout are available. Early season is best time to target brook trout. Largemouth bass are numerous with a strong age class in the 13 to 16 inch category. Bass angling should improve as water temperatures increase. Target willow areas early in the season. Recent unauthorized introductions of black crappie and bluegill have occurred. There is no limit on size or number of crappie or bluegill.
Davis Lake	DAVIS LAKE: Water levels are low. Launching boats is difficult. Angling success has been fair to good. A reminder that Davis Lake is fly angling only with a two trout bag limit. Odell Creek and channel are closed upstream from the marker at West Davis Boat Launch until May 26. Odell Creek is open to angling May 26 through October 31, however is restricted to flies and lures only and catch and release for rainbow trout.
East Lake	EAST LAKE: No report on opening weekend success. Kokanee, rainbow, brown trout, and Atlantic salmon are present in the lake. Expect fair to good catches of rainbow and brown trout early in the season. Brown trout numbers are excellent with good numbers of large fish. Rainbow trout catchables are stocked through the season. Expect fair to good numbers of carryover rainbow early in the season. East Lake is becoming a popular fly fishing destination for Atlantic salmon. Hot springs and Cinder hill boat ramps are in the reconstruction phase. East Lake campground ramp is open and East Lake Resort as well as the second ramp at the back end of Cinder Hill.
Frog Lake	The road is still blocked by snow.
Grindstone Lakes	Open for fishing.
Harriet Lake	Last stocked 4/16
Hosmer Lake	?
Klamath and Agency Lakes	Angling for wild redband trout has been good for bank and boat anglers.
Laurence Lake	Last stocked 4/16
Lost Lake	Road open. Snow in patches. Last stocked 04/30.
Mann Lake	Most fish are in the 12" range with bigger fish running 18"-20"
Olallie Lake	Road still blocked by snow.
Pine Hollow Reservoir	The reservoir has been stocked and trout fishing is fair to good around the dam. Last stocked 04/30.
Rock Creek Reservoir	Last stocked 4/9
Roslyn Lake	Last stocked 4/16.
Timothy Lake	Accessible from Skyline Road & Estacada. Ice around edges.
Trillium Lake	Road closed.
Wickiup Reservoir	WICKIUP RESERVOIR: Wickiup Reservoir will fill this year with water levels similar to last year early in the season. Some large brown trout taken opening weekend. Kokanee angling was slow opening weekend, however, kokanee are slightly larger than last year and run 10-11 inches. Kokanee will be scattered in early in the season and begin schooling sometime in June. Target shallow water flats early and river channel areas as the water warms. There is a bonus bag limit on kokanee of 25 fish in addition to the trout bag limit. Growth of brown trout has been very good due to high feed abundance. Most large browns are captured early in the season and early and late in the day. Some large rainbow trout are available, few anglers targeting rainbow.

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