{"id":827,"date":"2013-05-29T11:26:44","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T18:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flyfishersproshop.com\/blog\/?p=827"},"modified":"2013-05-29T11:26:44","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T18:26:44","slug":"methow-valley-fish-report-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flyfishersproshop.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/29\/methow-valley-fish-report-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Methow Valley Fish Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Methow Valley Fish Report<\/b><\/p>\n

Rain and cool weather has kept the lakes fishing great.\u00a0 There has been hot action at Big Twin Lake with some nice sized cutthroat trout.\u00a0 Also Black Pine Lake has cutthroat that are biting well.\u00a0 Damsel nymphs have been working good.\u00a0 They work well by also imitating the callibaetis nymph.\u00a0 Use a light sink tip and a slow retrieve to entice the strike.\u00a0 Chronomid fishing is also a good bet as midge hatch come off. \u00a0 Use a 5wt rod with floating line and let the flies sink slowly.\u00a0 Slowly retrieve the flies back while keeping an eye on the fly line.\u00a0 If the fly line begins to straighten out, strip set and hopefully a fish ate your bugs.\u00a0 Experiment with colors and sizes to dial in what the fish want.\u00a0 All the lakes fish best from a boat, but Davis and Big\/Little Twin Lakes have some shore access for casting.<\/p>\n

The rivers are open but the flows are still high.\u00a0 Within the next few weeks we should see better conditions for fishing.\u00a0 Both Twisp and Chewuch Rivers should be fishable sooner than the Methow, so exploring these two smaller systems would be a good idea.\u00a0 Get out your deep nymphing rigs out to dredge the bottom for fish.\u00a0 Also a heavy sink tip with a streamer can attract the big ones from the fast water.\u00a0 The rivers are still to high to wade across so be careful and watch your step. \u00a0The photo below is a happy angler from High Rock Ranch.<\/p>\n

If you have any questions about my report, reply to this post down below.\u00a0 I will answer your questions as soon as possible.\u00a0 Tight Lines – Greg<\/p>\n

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Chewuch River<\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0OPEN May 25th 1,920 cfs<\/p>\n

Methow River<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 OPEN May 25th 3,580 cfs at Winthrop<\/p>\n

Twisp River<\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0OPEN May 25th 637 cfs<\/p>\n

Alta Lake<\/b> – OPEN Apr. 27.\u00a0 Statewide size\/daily limit on all game fish.\u00a0 Closes Sept. 30.\u00a0 Surface – 187 acres.<\/p>\n

Big Twin Lake<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 OPEN Apr. 27.\u00a0 Good cutthroat and rainbow fishing.\u00a0 Catch-and-release recommended.\u00a0 Daily trout limit 1, no min size.\u00a0 Other game fish statewide size\/daily limit.\u00a0 Internal combustion motors prohibited.\u00a0 Good boat launch.\u00a0 Closes Oct. 31.\u00a0 Surface – 77 acres.<\/p>\n

Black Pine Lake<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 OPEN.\u00a0 Good cutthroat fishing.<\/p>\n

Buck Lake<\/b> – OPEN.<\/p>\n

Campbell Lake<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 OPEN All game fish.\u00a0 Apr. 1st – Aug. 31 Catch-and-release.\u00a0 Selective gear rules.\u00a0 Internal combustion motors prohibited.\u00a0 Sept. 1 – Mar. 31 statewide size\/daily limit.\u00a0 Steep boat launch, ok for small craft.\u00a0 Surface – 11 acres.<\/p>\n

Cougar Lake<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 OPEN All game fish.\u00a0 Apr. 1st – Aug. 31 Catch-and-release.\u00a0 Selective gear rules.\u00a0 Internal combustion motors prohibited.\u00a0 Sept. 1 – Mar. 31 statewide size\/daily limit.\u00a0 Tight boat launch, not suited for larger craft.\u00a0 Surface – 9 acres.<\/p>\n

Davis Lake\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 OPEN All game fish.\u00a0 Apr. 1st – Aug. 31 Catch-and-release.\u00a0 Selective gear rules.\u00a0 Internal combustion motors prohibited.\u00a0 Sept. 1 – Mar. 31 statewide size\/daily limit.\u00a0 Good boat launch.\u00a0 Surface – 39 acres.<\/p>\n

Leader Lake<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 OPEN.\u00a0 Mixed bag of bass, trout and bluegill.\u00a0 Surface – 159 acres.<\/p>\n

Little Twin<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 OPEN Apr. 27.\u00a0 Catch-and-release recommended.\u00a0 Daily trout limit 1, no min size.\u00a0 Other game fish statewide size\/daily limit.\u00a0 Internal combustion motors prohibited.\u00a0 Good boat launch.\u00a0 Closes Oct. 31.\u00a0 Surface – 24 acres.<\/p>\n

Patterson Lake<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 OPEN.\u00a0 Statewide size\/daily limit on trout.\u00a0 Mixed bag of bass, trout and perch.\u00a0 Surface – 143 acres.<\/p>\n

Pearrygin Lake<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 OPEN Apr. 27.\u00a0 Heavily stocked with nice sized fish.\u00a0 All game fish statewide size\/daily limit.\u00a0 Good boat launch.\u00a0 Closes Sept. 30.\u00a0 Surface – 192 acres.<\/p>\n

To find out how to get to any of the mentioned rivers and lakes, use our fish map to point you in the right direction.\u00a0 The map is free online at\u00a0www.flyfishersproshop.com<\/a>\u00a0or pick up a printed copy at the Flyfishers Pro Shop (located in the lobby of the\u00a0Mt. Gardner Inn<\/a>) or at\u00a0The Carlton General Store<\/a>.\u00a0 Sign up for this blog and receive the fish report every week click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stop by the fly shop for more information and any equipment needs.<\/p>\n

Tight Lines,
\nGreg Knab
\nFlyfishers Pro Shop 509-996-2832
\nwww.flyfishersproshop.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Before you go out fishing check the regulations and have a license and catch card. Call\u00a0Flyfishers Pro Shop at 509-996-2832 for more information on current conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Methow Valley Fish Report Rain and cool weather has kept the lakes fishing great.\u00a0 There has been hot action at Big Twin Lake with some nice sized cutthroat trout.\u00a0 Also Black Pine Lake has cutthroat that are biting well.\u00a0 Damsel nymphs have been working good.\u00a0 They work well by also imitating the callibaetis nymph.\u00a0 Use […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fishing-report"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p27r3u-dl","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flyfishersproshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flyfishersproshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flyfishersproshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flyfishersproshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flyfishersproshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=827"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.flyfishersproshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":830,"href":"https:\/\/www.flyfishersproshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827\/revisions\/830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flyfishersproshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flyfishersproshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flyfishersproshop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}