Fishing Reports

 I've been over here for the past three weeks now, and the river is really turning on.  Deadwater, the ice-dam that blocks flows and the migration of steelhead around Shoup, has busted up which has brought a push of fresher fish to the upper river.  Most efforts have been focused from Shoup to Salmon.  It has been warm over here lately too, making the river a little cloudy (which it always seems to be) and melting the ice sheets that have been on the banks.  In the mornings, the water temp has been around 38 and has been warming up to around 45-47.  For those of you who swing, you know that ideal temperatures for this technique are above 40 degrees, which this river is currently at.  Look for the fish to be less grabby than in the fall though.  If you like to keep hatchery fish, make sure that what you're keeping are destined for the smoker, these fish have been in freshwater for quite awhile now.

Fish have been caught on the swing.

~Cornfed