Weekly Methow Fly Fishing Report

Frog Mouthed Cutty

To say fishing has been good as of late would be to understate the already incredibly obvious. While the river is still a bit high for the first week of July it is still producing plenty of great action. The early summer hatches have started; Green Drakes, Sedges and other Caddis, Yellow Sallies and a slow trickle of Golden Stones as well.

Pretty Girl

With the renewed bug life and slowing flows fish are getting a chance to start packing the pounds back on after a long winter and for some a spawning season. The usual late-spring/early-summer tactics have been working well, pounding banks with dries and knuckle dragging nymphs has been the ticket.

Methow Cuttbow

Reports from the high and lowland still water have been good though I have not been able to tear myself off the river. However, soon will be the time to head to the hills for some views, big fish and tranquility.

Going Home

Look for the flows to go down as the temp goes up as there is not much to the spring run-off now. Bite time has been between 10am and 4pm with most fish hitting dries no but look for the fishing to switch from mid-day to both ends of the day as summer draws on.
Stimulators, Drakes, Foam Hoppers and Caddis have been the top water bug of choice with Caddis Pupa, Golden, Green, or Black Stones and dropping PT’s, Copper Johns or Hairs Ear always a good bet on the nymph side.

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Here is this weeks K-ROOT Methow Fishing Report with Deputy Don and Leaf, Fish On!

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Spring has done sprung and summer is beginning to hum and with the longer days come more and more chances to play. Lately I’ve been spending my time almost fifty fifty between the still and moving water but as the flows come down I spend more time on the river. It’s hard to bet the sounds and the feel of the waves be it on the boat or on your legs while wadding.

With so many of the lakes over wintering so well last year chances are no matter where you go you’ll find hold-overs of large proportion ready to put up a fight and right now is one of my favorite times on the lakes, the Damsel hatch. With most of the activity on any given day being between 10am-2pm for Damsels you want to try to hit the window right. As well Buggers just be for dark have produced great results.

Happy client with first ever Brown Trout

As for lakes a bit higher up like Roger and Tiffany well they are just starting to warm up a little and the fish are frisky with some especially nice cutties at Roger this year and the usual Brookies and Cutts at Lower Tiffany Lake. For those who would like a bit more challenge try the 2mile bushwhack from Lower Tiffany to Upper Tiffany sometimes the fish can be a bit bigger and the view is always worth it.

Roger Lake Cutty

As for the rivers well they are finally taking shape quite nicely, recent rains have put the squeeze on the last big snowfields in the high-country and now we can look forward to mellower flows and with it great fishing. On the river so far the nymph rigs (stones, johns, pt’s) are still the hot ticket but in the right water the dries have been yielding fierce strikes already.

Dry hungry cut

As the Methow gets below 2,500CFS fishing will get easier until then though be very careful one wrong move can put you in a bad spot when water is high. It’s always a good idea to fish with a friend or wear a life jacket if you’re wearing waders as they can fill with water and pull you under.

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